Dear members,
IEEE WIE Tunisia Section AG is pleased to invite you to participate in the STAR PROGRAM 2023 that will be held on Tuesday, the 19h of December 2023, in Medina Congress Yasmine Hammamet during the 11th edition of the TSYP.
STAR PROGRAM Description:
The IEEE Student-Teacher and Research Engineer/Scientist (STAR) Program was developed to address the growing concern that, at a young age, girls are discouraged from careers in mathematics, science, and engineering.
This educational outreach program promotes involvement of IEEE members with local junior high and high schools in order to create a positive image of engineering careers.
Through a one-to-one interaction between society volunteers and a Student-Teacher Team, STAR’s aim is to create a technical support network for teachers and a mentoring program for students.
Problem:
In rural areas, many women face a significant problem: the lack of access to education, information, and resources essential for their overall development. Cultural norms and traditional beliefs often restrict these women, particularly after a certain age, from traveling to urban areas to access the educational and economic opportunities that could help them flourish. This gender disparity in educational and
informational access severely limits their knowledge about health, well-being, and economic growth.
Limited Access to Education: Women in rural areas face restricted access to education and informational resources.
Cultural Barriers: Traditional beliefs and cultural norms create barriers, especially for older women, preventing them from traveling to urban areas for educational and economic opportunities.
Gender Disparity: This disparity severely limits their knowledge from a young age, about critical areas such as health, well-being, and economic growth.
Your mission is to come up with the way to fulfill the challenge according to the guideline/Tips below:
- The program must be a session or a series of sessions, one or multiple projects /workshops which challenge kids’ timid and held back side, putting them into teams working on one of those themes: new technology, Robotic, Environment & ecology in which they solve a problem and make their measurable positive impact in their local region.
This program will help kids to enhance having team spirit, help each other into creating something out of their creative mindset, and give them an opportunity to share their genuine thoughts.
– Participations that succeed to establish a sustainable program will get a bonus.
– Participants present their program in a short video; minimum editing is preferred.
– 3-minute max video should be provided to showcase the program, minimum editing is preferred. points will be deducted if the video exceeds 3 minutes.
– 2-minute presentation is to be submitted as a file (if in .pptx format) or as a link with shared open access.
– This competition is eligible to IEEE WIE Tunisia Student Affinity groups. Typically, a team is composed of a team leader and a couple or three participants (WIE student members).
– Participants are invited to pitch their work and to a Q&A session. During TSYP, pitching time allocated for each team is 5 minutes.
– Language: essentially English and some Arabic words are permitted.
– Deadline: December the 14th, 2023 at 23:59:00 (not extendable)
– The IEEE WIE Tunisia Section AG will offer a certificate and 100 USD to the winner and for the 2nd and 3rd place SAG will be awarded a certificate in their name.
More details will be shared via Enotice, Check your email.