TY Students In Mass Selfie Event @ CIT > Thursday 12th February
04 February, 2015
As part of CIT’s participation in the Inspiring Women in STEM (I Wish) event, 200 transition year students will take part in a mass female STEM selfie (STEMfie) in CIT Bishopstown Campus on Thursday morning (12th February). In a world’s first, the students will partake in the mass STEMfie, along with industry sponsors and CIT Staff. Students will then tweet their STEMfie, with an I Wish aspiration, to their chosen female STEM Role model.
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Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig students Ciara Power and Anne-Marie Dineen preparing for IWISH event. |
CIT will host a regional hub for a morning of exhibitions and presentations which are aimed at promoting greater female participation in STEM, to ensure that Ireland maximises its talent pool and continues to attract high skilled jobs. |
Other hubs will be hosted at various venues throughout the county and all the students will come together in Cork City Hall on Thursday afternoon at an event which is a partnership between CIT, UCC, IT@Cork, Cork Chamber of Commerce, and Cork City Council. I Wish aims to address the gender imbalance in STEM and to showcase to students the diversity of STEM Careers.
In CIT, EMC, VMware, Boston Scientific, Pharma Chemical Ireland, Asystec, CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory, and CIT Coder Dojo will host interactive exhibits. In total, more than 1,000 TY students will attend regional I Wish Events on Thursday.
Twitter: @IWish_ie, @CIT_ie, #STEMfie #IWish #CIT
Website: http://www.iwish.ie/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1533501396918768
Instagram: http://instagram.com/iwish_ie/
Students from Coláiste Choilm preparing for IWISH which will take place at CIT Bishopstown campus on the 12th February. (L-R) Caroline Murphy, Colaiste Cholim TY Coordinator and Dr Aisling O Driscoll, Lecturer Department of Computing, CIT
Image credit: Darragh Kane
