Young Women in Technology Challenge 2012

The University of Adelaide’s Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences is excited to launch Young Women in Technology Challenge 2012! This one-day event aims to introduce female students in years 9 and 10 to technology-related career paths.

Students will participate in an exciting and interactive program including an information session and hands on activity challenges throughout the day.

This is a fun and free opportunity for students to engage with female university student ambassadors, academics and like-minded peers while using problem-solving, communication and teamwork skills to find creative solutions to stimulating problems.

Nominations are open for individual students or a class group (maximum 10 per school). To submit your nomination, complete the teacher nomination form and select your preferred date of attendance from those available below.

Date (select one): Wednesday 13 June 2012 or Thursday 14 June 2012
Time: 9am-3:45pm
Nominations due by: Friday 11 May 2012

Places are strictly limited, so be sure to nominate your students early to ensure their place in the program!

For further information, please contact Louise O'Reilly, Marketing and Outreach, on (08) 8313 6474 or l.oreilly@adelaide.edu.au.

Feedback from past participants:

In the second week of the holidays I visited the University of Adelaide for the Women in Technology Challenge. We learnt about the Engineering courses that are offered at Adelaide University. There were so many different types of Engineering and we experienced many activities and practicals in these courses. Everyone had a great day and we really enjoyed it. It was a great opportunity to give students ideas about what we want to study at University and explore all of the possibilities for our future. I really enjoyed this and I would like to go again if this experience was offered again. I hope that more students from OLSH might join in this challenge next time and have an opportunity to develop your skills in a new situation. -Nhi Vong

It was a great experience and it was so interesting to see what happens in different parts of the University. It was awesome being in a lab room with the walls, floor and roof where made of foam. In the room next door, the total opposite scenario was set up where a room was made completely of concrete and metal. We were well looked after with a delicious morning tea and lunch which was generously supplied by the University. Everybody was really friendly which made the day even more fantastic. We had a great experience where we learnt a lot about Maths and Science and it made us look forward to University experiences. -Emma Young