Rebecca Bürkle's coaching service for women in the STEM and tech fields is called "MINT & heart-minded". For the TUM Alumna, the digital transformation can only be brought about in a meaningful way by combining level headedness and gut feeling (Photo: Lukas Schreck).
After graduating from high school, Rebecca Bürkle devoted herself to studying her favorite subject, Mathematics – initially to be a teacher. But she quickly realized that she wanted to apply Mathematics in real life, in business. So she continued with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at Freie Universität Berlin and then added a master’s degree in Mathematics in Operational Research from TUM. “At the time, TUM was the only university I knew of that offered a maths program that focused on real-life applications,” she recalls. “So I put everything I had into getting in. Making complex things tangible, that was and is 100% my cup of tea.”
FORMATIVE EXPERIENCE
With a fast pace and a high level the early days at TUM were challenging. At the same time, Rebecca Bürkle felt supported and educated in multiple directions. With TUM, she connects a very specific attitude and atmosphere. Persevering, always getting back up and believing in yourself – that’s what characterizes studying at TUM for Rebecca Bürkle. “TUM is literally my Alma Mater, a nurturing, caring mother,” she says. “This is where I learned to think big and that I can achieve anything I want.”
PRIMAL FEMININE QUALITIES SHOULD BE REACTIVATED AND EMBODIED IN OUR EVERYDAY PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
WITH HEART AND MIND
In 2016, Rebecca Bürkle successfully graduated from TUM. Since then, her life’s creed of combining heart and mind has guided her in her everyday professional life as an IT consultant and as a coach for women in the STEM and tech sectors. Rebecca Bürkle wants to shape the digital transformation with both heart and mind. “For me, this means making economically sound decisions while keeping people, our society and nature in mind, treating them kindly and thus initiating meaningful change,” she explains. “Primal feminine qualities such as connection, acknowledging feelings, intuition and dedication are crucial here and should be reactivated and embodied in our everyday professional lives.”
Rebecca Bürkle knows how important a good work-life balance is. For her, road cycling is a great way to clear her head. This picture shows the TUM Alumna after successfully crossing the Alps (Photo: Private).
The Women of TUM have a lot to look forward to on September 14, 2021. This is when Rebecca Bürkle will hold her interactive workshop “Ease and Performance – Female (Self-)Leadership in Employment”. “My aim is to show the Women of TUM how to navigate their work lives with ease and sustainability,” she says. “An internal attitude of openness and dialogue in each individual is what it takes. And this in turn requires us to connect with ourselves.”
Rebecca Bürkle (Photo: Lukas Schreck).
Master Mathematics in Operational Research 2016
In 2013, Rebecca Bürkle graduated from Freie Universität Berlin with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics. In 2016, she earned a master’s degree in Mathematics in Operational Research from TUM. As an IT in-house consultant at dmTECH/dm drogeriemarkt, she uses Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research applications to make the company’s merchandise management processes more effective. Since 2020, Rebecca Bürkle has been supporting women employed in the STEM and tech sectors as a freelance business coach in recognizing conscious and unconscious sources of stress in their everyday work lives and in feeling enriched rather than exhausted from work in the evening. Since 2021, the trained Kinesiologist has also been involved in the TUM Mentoring Program for Students by Alumni. Together with her partner, Rebecca Bürkle lives and works in Karlsruhe. She loves road cycling, good coffee, and heartfelt and inspiring conversations.
