Equal Opportunity
“GIRLS DO IT”: Female Students Develop Creative Solutions for Everyday School Life
With plenty of creativity, team spirit, and technical skill, the participants tackled challenges from their own everyday school life and developed their own solutions. In the process, they were able to learn about new technologies, put their own ideas into practice, and gain hands-on experience in STEM fields.
At the conclusion of the three hack days, the university’s Chief Equal Opportunity Officer and representatives from the Kreissparkasse Bildung Foundation welcomed the participants before their final presentation. The foundation supports the project as a sponsor and, in her remarks, praised the students’ dedication and creativity.
A special highlight was the final presentation on October 11. During the presentation, the students presented the solutions they had developed and explained the reasoning and ideas behind their projects. Afterward, the participants received certificates in recognition of their work and dedication during the three days of the project.
The Hackdays are part of the school project “GIRLS DO IT – The Girls’ STEM Year,” which is organized by the Office for Gender Equality at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences in collaboration with the zdi network of the Rhein-Sieg district. The goal is to inspire girls to pursue mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology, provide them with practical insights, and encourage them to contribute their own ideas and skills in the STEM field.
Contact
Gesche Neusel
Equality office, promotion of girls in computer science and technology, vacation projects for girls, projects with schools
Location
Sankt Augustin
Room
C005.2
Address
Grantham-Allee 20
53757 Sankt Augustin
Telephone
+49 2241 865 795