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Inspiring a new generation of engineers

Tuesday, 03 October 2023

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  • School of Engineering and Children's University Workshop

    'Build a Bridge and Get Over It!' workshop hosted at ECU

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On 28 September, ECU’s School of Engineering again hosted a successful bridge building workshop for primary school age girls and boys from the Children’s University Program entitled ‘Build a Bridge and Get Over It!’.

The event allowed the children to experience what is like to be an engineer as they investigated and explored the world of structural engineering while learning about iconic structures from around the world. Fun activities included simulating their own bridge designs on a computer before constructing the actual bridge for load testing.

The Children’s University Program continues to seek out experiential learning including those that expose young girls to science.  The School of Engineering’s continued efforts in this space through collaboration, align with the University’s commitment to redressing gender disparity in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) disciplines. There is an urgent need to boost gender diversity in engineering, with Australia’s talent pool limited by underrepresentation of girls and women in STEMM educations and careers. It is important to have a diverse array of role models to improve the likelihood of students persisting in STEMM education and considering STEMM careers such as engineering.

ECU are proud to be accredited with a Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Athena SWAN Bronze Institutional Award and are currently on the Silver Award pathway, striving to embed genuine and sustainable gender equity, diversity and inclusion across the University community.

For more information about ECU’s commitment to gender equality, visit the ECU Gender Equality website or contact athenaswanaustralia@ecu.edu.au.

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