The 6th edition of the program was attended by technologists from Oracle, Aertec and Google.
The objective of the program is to promote scientific and technological vocations among female students.
A hundred young people have been able to enjoy this initiative, of which three sessions have been held.
Málaga TechPark has hosted the 6th edition of the Science and Technology for Women program, an initiative by APTE (Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain) aiming to promote scientific and technological vocations in female students.
The conference organized by the park was intended for students in middle school and the ones coursing the last years of primary school. The students were able to enjoy an educational experience that allowed them to dive into the world of technology. Thus, they have been able to see the exhibition “Women that changed the world”, a tour through an exhibition that shows the work of prestigious women scientists and technologists throughout history.
IES Campanillas (Málaga), IES Huerta Alta (Alhaurín de la Torre) and IES María Victoria Atencia are the educational centers that have attended these workshops in this edition. Thus, the initiative included the participation of Sofia Schneider, from Oracle; Ana Pérez, Beatriz Rodríguez and Isabel Granados, from AERTEC; and Ángela Dini and María Expósito, from Google. They talked about their personal experience as technologists, while also explaining why they decided to study a STEM career and what has been its development and application in the labor market.
The talks were followed by two workshops, one of them on robotics with Arduino and the other one on proposals for innovative solutions to challenges related to the SDGs. These workshops were given by the Official Association of Technical Telecommunication Engineers of Andalusia (COITTA) through the Andalusian Network of Robotics and Educational Technology.
During the conference, students received the illustrated guides “What are disruptive technologies?”, to introduce them to new technologies; and “What do I want to be when I grow up?”, as a guide when choosing STEM degrees.
A hundred young people have been able to enjoy this initiative, of which three sessions have been held.