On 28 March 2019, school pupils will once again have the opportunity to visit Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences. On Girls’ Day and Boys’ Day, girls and boys can find out about degree programmes and careers that they tend not to choose very often.
On Girls’ Day and Boys’ Day, school pupils have the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the higher education landscape and the world of work. This year, the nationwide careers guidance day for girls and boys takes place on 28 March. For young people, the main aim is to shift their usual perspective and embrace the unknown. In this way, they can view sectors and career paths which, at first glance, might not be seen as typically associated with one gender in a completely different light.
Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences is taking part again this year. As well as providing general information about studying and life at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, the aim is to spark pupils’ curiosity and interest through exciting hands-on activities and projects. To this end, talks and small-scale experiments tailored to their age groups will be offered.
For example, girls will be immersed in the incredible world of technology and gain an insight into the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) research laboratory on the Kleve campus. In Kamp-Lintfort, girls will experiment with natural materials and, with the help of LED strips in the FabLab, make a T-shirt light up. During the one-day social sciences work experience programme in Kleve, boys learn how to use interviews and questionnaires as social science research methods; or, in another work experience programme, they can spend a day discovering that early years education involves more than just playing with children. In the psychology workshop on the Kamp-Lintfort campus, boys are introduced to the fundamentals of psychology across four stations.
The full programme offered by Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences can be found at
The nationwide Girls’ Day and Boys’ Day takes place annually. The aim of ‘Future Day’ is to raise awareness amongst girls and boys from Year 5 onwards about new subject areas, apprenticeship-based careers, universities and research centres. For this reason, it is primarily companies, organisations and institutions where either women or men are under-represented that open their doors.
