“Thank you so much for encouraging me to become an engineer!” and “It’s a shame the summer school is only held once a year” – just two of the many comments from the schoolgirls who took part in the MINT Girls’ Summer School at the Faculty of Technology and Bionics during the last week of the school holidays. The 14 girls, aged between 13 and 18, learnt together how to build a Stirling engine, how elephant trunks work and how fish move underwater.
“Thank you so much for encouraging me to become an engineer!” and “It’s a shame the summer school is only held once a year” – just two of the many comments from the schoolgirls who took part in the MINT Girls’ Summer School at the Faculty of Technology and Bionics during the last week of the school holidays. The 14 girls, aged between 13 and 18, learnt together how to build a Stirling engine, how elephant trunks work and how fish move underwater. Working in teams, they built soapbox cars, tried their hand at skateboarding as part of the sports programme, and planted flower seeds in biodegradable film. In all the workshops, the focus was above all on getting involved and tinkering, guided by professors and staff from the Faculty. They received active support from three female students, who also told the schoolgirls about their everyday university life.
