Analysing water samples, controlling drones or drawing comics: These were just three of a total of 28 exciting, very different activities on Future Day.
In the laboratories, Institutes and workshops, employees worked really hard to give the fifth to tenth graders an exciting day. Around 230 pupils found out about study and training opportunities at the Haarentor Campus, the Wechloy Campus and the Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) in Wilhelmshaven.
No wonder the responsible organiser Tanja Bruns was very satisfied: "Many thanks to everyone who was so committed to the Future Day. The demand was again very high. Apart from a few places, we were fully booked. We would therefore like to offer even more next year, especially for boys, in order to meet the great demand."
The "Future Day for Girls and Boys in Lower Saxony" has existed since 2005 and is based on the concept of the nationwide Girls'Day / Boys'Day. It is regarded as an important building block in career guidance. On this day, girls and boys are encouraged to explore academic appointments that are atypical for their gender, i.e. those that they have not previously considered, for example due to a lack of role models.
As nationwide studies show, Future Day generates and supports positive trends such as the increasing proportion of female students in the natural sciences and Computing Science or more female apprentices in technical appointments, thus making a lasting contribution to preventing a shortage of skilled labour.
