The closing event of the first changING pupils group took place on July 9. Around 25 pupils were on site in three separate groups to receive their certificates and give final feedback.
Despite the constraints imposed by the Corona pandemic, it was important to the organizers and research associates, Dina Al-Kharabsheh and Dr. Anne Geese (Institute of Didactics of the natural sciences), to say a personal goodbye to the pupils in compliance with the distancing rules. Even two participants who had travelled to the USA in the meantime did not miss the opportunity to follow the awarding of the certificate live via video chat and thereby also actively participated in the feedback round.
Having snacks and drinks, there was also time to exchange views on career aspirations and what had been learned.
The research club "changING" in the Cluster of Excellence SE²A started in October 2019. 30 pupils from grade 10 onwards had the opportunity to conduct their own experiments at TU Braunschweig around current projects in aviation research and to network with other interested pupils. A continuation of the program is planned: After the summer holidays, the existing groups will make up for the cancelled appointments and visit other institutes. Starting in October 2020, a new class will be offered a program similar to the previous one which had very good feedback. The organisers are looking forward to an active involvement from the working groups of the cluster SE²A for both classes (contact se2a-changing@tu-braunschweig.de).
We are pleased about the lively participation and wish everyone a good start into the next school year!
