The open day of the Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science has come to an end, and with it, the action of the educational foundation Perspektywy Girls go science. On April 7th, between 10 am and 2 pm, secondary school students could see what the building of the Faculty of Physics and Computer Science looks like and talk to students of different faculties. The event was attended by, among others, representatives of IT companies and the author of a book about famous female computer scientists - Karolina Wasilewska. 

- 'Once again, we participate in a nationwide action of the Perspektywy Foundation Girls go Science, which aims to encourage female secondary school graduates to study science, technology and engineering,' - says dr Hanna Furmańczyk from the Institute of Computer Science. - 'In connection with this we run a series of lectures under the common title "Women in Science". We also have a lecture by Karolina Wasilewska, author of the book "Cyfrodziewczyny, pionierki polskiej informatatyki" and lectures by representatives of Google and Intel, dedicated strictly to women.'

One of the attractions prepared for the participants were stalls where science students answered questions from younger colleagues. Secondary school students could play board games as well as observe various experiments, including a levitron. - 'The base of this device is a very strong electromagnet. Above it is a smaller, also strong magnet. They create a strong magnetic field between them, which counteracts the force of gravity, thanks to which one of them levitates,' - explains Magda Kuszmider, a student at WMFiI.

A field game with prizes was also waiting for the participants. - 'At our stand, we run a quiz. Participants draw questions about the information on the boards recently purchased by WMFiI. If they answer correctly, they get a prize. The second game is about reading information from QR codes and was entirely prepared by students,' - said Karolina Pomian, a student of WMFiI.

Intel company also had its stand and its representatives answered the question 'Working for Intel? Is it achievable?'. Later, company representatives also gave a lecture on Intel scholarship. - 'When I talked about my work the reactions were very positive. Everyone present seemed interested - students, secondary school students, among whom there were quite a few girls. A lot of people want to know about the internship and the scholarship programme. It's nice to answer specific questions like "What does the application look like?" or "What exactly does one do during an internship?" Few people ask such general questions as "What are you doing here?",' - says Aleksandra Wróblewska, an intern at Intel. 

- 'Thanks to the fact that we combined our event with the department's open day, whole classes of high school students came to us. Mainly with mathematical and physical profiles. A lot of girls came, who participate and ask questions. It is very valuable for them to be able to talk to students. Young people can find out what doubts their older colleagues had. In our experience, if girls decide to major in science, they do very well thereafter,' - encourages dr Hanna Furmanczyk.

O dodatkowym wsparciu oferowanym przez UG opowiadały pracownice Biura Karier UG. Na stoisku BK UG uczestnicy dni otwartych mogli dowiedzieć się o dostępnych ofertach praktyk, staży, oraz o nadchodzących szkoleniach i targach pracy.