On 14 November, 330 children explored careers in science and technology in twenty programmes at ETH Zurich's Future Day. New workshops in Biology and Human Medicine, as well as a fair allocation of places by lottery, set special accents.
On 14 November, around 330 children took part in the National Future Day at ETH Zurich and explored the diverse range of careers in science and technology in twenty different programmes. Highlights included workshops in the fields of Robotics, Biology, Architecture and Computer Science, which sparked the participating children's curiosity with creative experiments. For the first time, there were also offers from the biology teaching lab and from students of the new bachelor's programme in human medicine, who provided exciting insights into their subject areas.
This year, the organisers also placed a strong emphasis on the accessibility of the programmes to ensure that children with disabilities and chronic illnesses could also participate without restriction. This opportunity was gratefully accepted and used by parents and children alike.
Places allocated by lottery for the first time
There was also a new twist to the allocation of places this year. For the first time, they were allocated by a lottery in which almost 1,500 children took part. This made it possible to ensure a balanced ratio of girls to boys and to allocate the places equally to children of ETH members and external applicants. In addition, there was again a quota for children from socially disadvantaged families this year. There was particularly strong interest in the programmes for apprenticeships.
The success of the event and the positive feedback from the participating children show how important such events are for the promotion of young scientists – a promising basis for further expanding the programme next year.
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