On October 26th, the zdi girls camp took place for the second time at the highlight of this year's Heroine October. At the girls' camp, the community can show what it has to offer in terms of STEM girls' work. The offers are also put to the test: What are young people - especially girls - really interested in and how can enthusiasm for technology be aroused? In over 13 workshops, students from the Gütersloh district were able to try out MINT educational opportunities together, examine them closely and give feedback.
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Interview: Getting girls excited about technology with Juliane Orth and Gesche Neusel
In an interview we were able to talk to Gesche Neusel and Juliane Orth from the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences about what makes technology interesting for girls. Personal experiences in the MINT area also came into play and the importance of dealing openly with mistakes.
Portrait: Phyllis Ndugire from the zdi center cleverMINT
Phyllis Ndugire was already enthusiastic about engineering at the age of six, is now doing her doctorate at the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences and heads the zdi center cleverMINT, which is affiliated with the university. In the zdi heroine portrait, we shed light on her career and the importance of strong women's networks.
Portrait: Karin Ressel from the Minden-Lübbecke Technical Center
We met Karin Ressel at the Minden-Lübbecke Technical Center and introduce the recipient of the Federal Cross of Merit in a heroine portrait.
zdi Science League teams honored
The Heriburg-Gymnasium Coesfeld was represented with an impressive five teams in the pilot season of the zdi Science League. They were subsequently awarded for their participation.
zdi youth advisory board reports on the 2023 community event
Anna-Marie from the zdi youth advisory board was at the zdi community event on September 8th and reported on her impressions and experiences.
Anniversary: 15 years of the zdi center ANTalive
The topics and projects of the zdi center ANTalive over the last 15 years were colorful and varied and yet they had one thing in common: the goal of making MINT understandable, tangible and tangible for young people. On September 4th, the network celebrated its 15th anniversary.
Under the Magnifying Glass: Easy-to-Ignore Groups and Outreach STEM Education – Part 1
In part 1 of the article we provide a conceptual classification of easy-to-ignore groups and outreach MINT education.
Under the Magnifying Glass: Easy-to-Ignore Groups and Outreach STEM Education – Part 2
In the second part of the article, we look at where outreach MINT education is already taking place in the zdi community and what steps can still be taken.
MINT and gaming go together perfectly: zdi.NRW at Gamescom 2023
From August 23rd to 27th, the largest gaming fair in the world, Gamescom, took place in Cologne. zdi.NRW was represented with its own stand in the Gamescom Campus Area and was able to show how much STEM is in gaming.
Change in the zdi country coordination
On August 2023, XNUMX, Claas Niehues will succeed Klaus Trimborn, director of studies, as zdi country coordinator. When he took up his new position, he took the time to talk to us about himself, his new role and zdi.NRW.
zdi-MINTlab: Discover sustainable circular economy in the new school laboratory
Science Minister Ina Brandes officially opened the student laboratory zdi-MINTlab in the SMART RECYCLING FACTORY Pohlsche Heide. The offers of the laboratory deal with the topics of recycling management and environmental technology.