On 21 June 2017, Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences is hosting the next lecture in its Children’s University series. The young participants will learn what life was like before the internet, how it helps us today, and where we can go online.
The internet has been around for more than twenty years. During this time, the internet has changed, and so have our lives. Dr David Kergel, a research assistant at Hildesheim University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HAWK), and Birte Heidkamp, a research assistant at the E-Learning Centre of Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, explore the topic of the internet in a child-friendly way during their lecture. Together with the young participants, they explore the possibilities of the digital world and explain how the internet can be used for learning, as well as the dangers that lurk online.
The Children’s University
Through the Children’s University, the 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) designed specifically for them. Just like proper students, they are given student ID cards. They sit in lecture theatres and can ask the experts as many questions as they like. The big difference from a proper degree course is that there are no exams to sit.
Get involved!
Children who are keen to study at 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 Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences website at www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de. No registration is required for the lectures. Admission is free.
