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Studierende sitzt am Arbeitsplatz und schaut auf den Laptop. © Aliona Kardash​/​TU Dortmund
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Girls*Day and Boys*Day: The Future Days are back on campus

Two schoolgirls present a small robot © M. Hengesbach​/​TU Dortmund
Girls*Day gave schoolgirls an insight into the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, for example.
TU Dortmund University introduced itself to students on 27 April 2023 as part of Girls*Day and Boys*Day and offered them a broad program. Girls*Day and Boys*Day Coordinator Jill Timmreck was delighted to be able to organize the action days in presence again after four years. "It's nice to see so many children and young people on campus again and not just in front of the screens in their rooms," she said.

The aim of the Future Days is to introduce girls and boys to professions that have previously been practiced more often by people of the opposite sex. For Boys*Day, TU Dortmund University offered workshops in social, cultural and artistic fields. On this day, girls learned about technical and scientific courses of study and professions.

Boys in rehabilitation sciences, girls in mechanical engineering

In the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, the boys tried out wheelchair driving. "That was really cool and the best thing today," said a 13-year-old. In addition, the Department of Education, Psychology and Educational Research presented itself, Theology answered questions about what theology is and why you study it, and Cultural Studies offered the workshop "Culture? What is it? Between Goethe, the lying press and currywurst". The boys were able to get creative in the Textile Design department. The participants brought old T-shirts, designed their own brands and printed them on the shirts.

The girls were also able to get active on Girls*Day: In the "Are you sure this will hold?" workshop at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the schoolgirls laser-cut their own drawings. In the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, the girls built their dream houses and in the NRWision TV studio, they worked with images and technology from television cameras. Small robots were programmed at the Institute of Robotics Research and experiments were carried out at the DLR School Lab on the topic of "What does space have to do with everyday life?". The pupils would have liked to stay longer to find out and try out even more.

Focus on studying and training at TU Dortmund University

On this day, the young people were not only given an overview of the courses on offer and the campus, but also an insight into the training opportunities at the TU. Prospective chemical laboratory technicians and industrial mechanics talked about their everyday training. Everyday university life also includes a meal in the canteen. "The canteen reminds me a bit of Ikea," replied one boy when asked how he liked his first time in a university canteen.

The day ended for the participants with many new impressions and new acquaintances. The next Girls*Day and Boys*Day will take place on 25.04.2024 under the motto "Discover TU Dortmund University".

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