Events

Webinar “Girls’ Day in Science: Is Engineering considered Science?”

Zoom video conference

Webinar series titled “Girls in Engineering and Technology” from February to May 2021.

The project “Engenheiras Por Um Dia” will organise a webinar series titled “Girls in Engineering and Technology” from February to May 2021. The webinars will start on 11th February and aim at basic and secondary school students.

Programme – 1st Session (11th February)

  • 10:00 – Webinar “Girls’ Day in Science: Is Engineering considered Science?” (Video)

Participants:

  • Maria Helena Braga (professor and coordinator of the Department of Engineering Physics – Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto),
  • Margarida Serra (Invited Assistant Professor at Nova School of Science and Technology and coordinator of iBET),
  • Cláudia Soares (Invited Assistant Proifessor at Instituto Superior Técnico and researcher at Institute for Systems and Robotics – Lisbon).
  • 14:30– Talk “A small step for Women … A giant leap for Mankind” (Video)

Participants:

  • Rosa Monteiro (Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality),
  • Ana Afonso and Sílvia Vicente (Astrophysicists),
  • Vera Gomes (EU Policy Coordinator at Directorate for Defense Industry and Space),
  • Andreia Nunes (Writer and researcher at CIES-IUL),
  • Fernando Carvalho (Professor, writer and journalist),
  • Ana Lorena (Editor).

Registration.
Given the limited number of registrations in ZOOM, it is possible to attend the webinars on facebook @comissaoparaacidadaniaeigualdadedegenero.