The next lecture in the Children’s University programme at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences will take place on 20 January 2016 and will focus on aerodynamics. Admission is free. The lecture begins at 5.15 pm in the Audimax at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences in Kleve.
Kleve/Kamp-Lintfort, 15 January 2015: An October sky over the Lower Rhine: flocks of wild geese are returning from Siberia. A marvellous sight to behold, but also astonishing when you look more closely. How do they do it? How are birds able to fly? Why can’t we humans simply strap on some feathers and fly away? What does the word ‘aerodynamics’ actually mean?
The Children’s University
Through the Children’s University, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences offers children aged between eight and twelve the opportunity to develop a passion for the world of science through lectures (45 minutes) specially designed for them. Just like proper students, they are given student ID cards. They sit in lecture theatres and can ask real professors all sorts of questions. The big difference from a proper degree course is that there are no exams to sit.
Get involved!
Children keen to take part in the Children’s University can attend either all the lectures or just a few. The current course catalogue for the Children’s University can be viewed on the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences website at www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de. No registration is required for the lectures. Admission is free.
