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H-BRS awards children's university diplomas to 25 young researchers
"You have met many people with us who are professionally curious," said Vice President Teaching and Learning, Professor Peter Muck, who presented the diplomas. The researchers would read, experiment and ask lots of questions. "That's the trick for your whole life," he emphasised. "Never stop asking questions." Why is the sky blue? Why can aeroplanes fly? Why does cold pizza sometimes taste better than hot pizza? If you want to find exciting answers to such questions, the university is the right place for you. "The university is a place where you look for answers and sometimes discover new questions," says Muck. As Vice President Teaching and Learning at H-BRS, he is jointly responsible for ensuring that teaching not only fills people's heads, but is also exciting. The children's university was also about combining fun and learning.
Participating and experimenting at all events
Participating, experimenting and analysing is essential for all events, which the university had placed under the overarching theme of "News from the world workshop - our view of the future!" this time. A total of 140 places were available on the four dates - and, as always, they were quickly booked out. Children from third to sixth grade from all types of schools could take part. Those who attended at least two lectures were invited to receive a children's university diploma.
To kick off this year's children's university series, the young researchers dug in the sand for science. Their topic was plastic waste, which can often be found on the beach in all colours, shapes and sizes. "Plastic - how does it actually get into the sea and what can we do about it?" was the title of the event organised by the Vice President for Research and Transfer, Professor Johannes Steinhaus. Professor Derya Gür-Şeker taught the students how to use mobile phones, tablets and computer games cleverly and safely. "Use media correctly! But how?" was the title of her lecture. Gaming is a favourite pastime among children - but how are video games actually changing as a result of artificial intelligence? Dr Daryoush Daniel Vaziri discussed the potential and challenges with the youngsters with the help of an AI avatar. Things got sticky at the end of this year's children's university series. Lecturer Guido Krause invited students to the fruit gum laboratory and answered the question "How do gummy bears become gummy?" in a very practical way by making gummy bears himself with the students.
The organiser of the Children's University, Caroline Jahn from Event Management at H-BRS, will soon be preparing the eleventh edition of the Children's University. The content of the new lecture series will once again deal with various research topics and is expected to take place from the beginning of next year. The programme will be published in advance on the Children's University website - so make sure you apply quickly to get one of the coveted places.
Further information: https://www.h-brs.de/de/kinderuni-rhein-sieg
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