Stefanie Mühle, Sylvia Adscheid, Dr. Malte Tewes, Dr. Sonja Felder and Josephine Benna offered hands-on astronomy workshops at the “STEM Day 2025” of the University.
The text below was translated from the original article (in German): https://www.informatik.uni-bonn.de/de/aktuelles/unsere-news/2025-02-05-mint-tag
Getting more girls interested in studying mathematics and science: that is the aim of STEM Day at the University of Bonn. Numerous departments – from computer science, mathematics and physics to chemistry, geodesy, astronomy, meteorology and geophysics – offered schoolgirls a day-long opportunity to get to know their subjects and ask questions about studying.
Female students are still underrepresented in some STEM subjects (abbreviation for: mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, technology). The University of Bonn wants to counteract this and convince as many talented schoolgirls as possible to study in this field.
This year, girls and young women once again had the opportunity to get a taste of various mathematical and scientific degree courses. Under the title “STEM Day for schoolgirls”, a total of 101 schoolgirls from grades 10 to 13 took part in workshops during the all-day program, in which they experienced research and experiments up close. Lecturers and students talked to them about what drives them and gave them an impression of what studying in their respective subject might be like. The pupils also had the opportunity to exchange ideas with like-minded people and make contacts. At the end of the event, the students received a certificate of participation.
About the “Schnupper University” and the “MINT Day”
For 24 years, the University of Bonn has been organizing a taster university for schoolgirls under the title “Perspektive Math.-Nat!”. To mark its 25th anniversary, the concept of the event is being revised and is thus experiencing a creative break. In order to give interested schoolgirls an insight into the STEM subjects and to show them exciting study and career paths, individual departments at the University of Bonn have jointly decided to offer a “STEM day for schoolgirls”.
Title Image: MINT-TAG für Schülerinnen: Eine Schülerin betrachtet die Darstellung der Erde als Geoid.
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