The annual Girls' Day is considered the largest career orientation project for female students. On 28 April 2022 Enterprises, enterprises with technical departments and technical training facilities, universities, and research centres are invited to organise an open day for girls.
Under the umbrella “Zukunft Bauen” – Build the Future – IntCDC researchers from the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD), the Max Plank Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), Institute for Social Sciences (SOWI 5) and the Materials Testing Institute (MPA) offer three bilingual workshop on 28 April for girls in class level 9-10.
Girls' Day workshops offered by IntCDC comprise the topics:
Robots that build, feel, and interact with humans
Robotics has revolutionized many fields and processes - from surgical procedures to architectural construction. In this workshop, we introduce the world of robotics and show the diversity of their sizes, shapes, and the tasks they can perform. We will go on a virtual tour across different research laboratories where the robots live. First, we demonstrate how humans can interact with robots in several ways. Then, together we will design and make a furniture-scale object using our industrial robotic arms.
Do you want to learn about the diverse world of robotics and collaborate in building a 3D object with robots? If so, join us on Girls Day!
Selbst-formendes Holz: Material Science meets Architecture
Wood is one of the oldest building materials in the world - but one that we today understand better and better through advances in technology and simulation software. Thanks to its special characteristics (wood reacts to changes in temperature and humidity and expands or contracts as a result), wood can be used to create self-shaping components for buildings, or shading facade elements that react to the weather without needing electricity.
Integrated Eco-Synergetic Wood Design
The event will introduce how wood material science can support biodiversity in an urban environment. We will show how you can create advanced pollinators’ gardens and insect hotels on your balcony and how to monitor the pollinators pollinating in action. The event will cover hands-on citizen science mobile application and DIY kits. For this purpose please bring a laptop if available (participation is also possible without own laptop).
Girls'Day – 'Future Prospects for Girls' initiated a large campaign in which a wide range of professions and activities is presented to girls of 10 years upwards. The vocational choices of girls are influenced in a very positive way. Meanwhile, Girls'Day or similar actions take place in more than twenty different countries.
We warmly welcome you to participate in our workshops!
Further Links:
– Girl's Day offers by the University of Stuttgart
– Girl's Day Website