STEM Festival started in Osh State University as part of the “Girls in Science” Project
April 27, 2022, 11:48STEM Festival for schoolchildren and participants of
the project "Girls in Science" started today, April 27, 2022, at Osh State University.
The official opening ceremony was attended by: the
Rector of Osh State University,
Kudaiberdi Kojobekov; UNICEF Gender Specialist, Ajar Bobekova; Deputy Director of the International Public
Foundation "Initiative Roza Otunbaeva", Roza Kayikova; Specialist of Social Development Department of
Osh City Administration, Aigul
Kalmatova; and leading
specialist of Osh City Education Department, Salamat Aidarova.
The goal of the STEM Festival was to attract girls
aged 14-17 to science, technology and art, as well as to popularize STEM
education among adolescent girls,
and to share mentoring experiences
in the "Girls in Science" project.
The STEM Festival was organized by the “Roza
Otunbayeva Initiative” International Public Foundation in partnership with Osh
State University as part of the UNICEF Girls in Science project.
The event is a platform for the exchange of
information, knowledge, skills between the participants of the "Girls in
Science" project and high school girls, as well as an opportunity for
girls participating in the project to receive career guidance in STEM
professions.
The festival will include a fair dedicated to
introducing high school students to STEM majors. All universities and dozens of educational
centers and schools in Osh are expected to participate in the fair. The three-day
festival will include master classes in science, engineering, programming,
science, presentations on STEM and mentoring programs, presentations on the use
of technology, and an exhibition on STEM and the arts. Students will also go on
a tour of Osh City's higher education institutions.
The Girls in Science Project currently has 80 girls enrolled, free of tuituion, in the Secom Learning Center in Osh Fifty mentors are involved in the mentoring program, teaching about 500 adolescent girls through activities in line with the project's goals.
For
reference: UNICEF "Girls in Science" project has been implemented by
the Roza Otunbayeva Initiative IPF, the Child Protection Center, and AUCA
Innovation College since 2020.