A successful promotional campaign Girls go Science! It was held online for the second time. UG, and especially the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science participated in the action together with twenty leading universities from Poland.
The Girls go Science! and Girls as Engineers! are nationwide events organized by the Perspektywy Educational Foundation. They aim to convince female secondary school and technical school students to study engineering and science. According to statistics, the number of female students of science faculties is unsatisfactory, hence the actions aimed at breaking stereotypes in thinking and showing that women do well in faculties usually considered male-dominated.
'The percentage of women among those studying new technologies at technical universities is barely 17%, while in the field of IT only 15% are women,' - reads the report Women at Technical Universities 2020, prepared by the educational foundation Perspektywy
- 'The girls are doing very well and set a good example for other female candidates with their stories,' says dr Hanna Furmańczyk from the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science at the UG.
The next online edition of the campaign Girls go Science! offered an opportunity to learn more about the university's offer, participate in workshops, interesting lectures and talks with fellow students studying science. It is worth mentioning that the candidates had at their disposal the University's online stand called Career Clinic, in which the Recruitment Office and Career Office of UG were directly involved. - 'Candidates had the opportunity to obtain first-hand information,' - emphasises dr Hanna Furmańczyk.
Among other interesting events, it is worth mentioning an online lecture by dr hab. Marcin Pawłowski from the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics UG on Quantum cryptography or information security in the 21st century.
A special promotional video was prepared for the event:
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