Project type: Educational Project
The mix of students in digital technology is low in diversity (e.g. female students). This is a problem on a societal level which also impacts the study environment.
The partners have already implemented a range of initiatives to address the problem. ITU has several initiatives targeting both recruitment, onboarding, and retention of female students. In the project “Øget diversitet på de teknisk-naturvidenskabelige it-uddannelser” lead by It-vest, the three universities AU, AAU, and SDU are collaborating to implement new initiatives.
Establish inclusive teaching/learning activities that support diversity; e.g., by supporting recruitment, onboarding, and retention of female students. The initiatives will take inspiration from established programs (e.g., Boot-IT & IT-Camp at ITU, Open Innovation X, HealthTech), but – as a unique element – favor scenarios and domains with a stronger appeal to women as well as emphasize inclusion, interaction, and collaboration over competition.
Increase the diversity of students in the educational programmes.
January 1, 2021 – January 31, 2023 – 2 years.
Total budget DKK 6,77 million / DIREC investment DKK 1,01 million
Women are widely underrepresented in Computer Science. We will consider why this is a problem from a societal, institutional, and individual level.
MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT
IT University of Copenhagen
Department of Computer Science
E: brabrand.itu.dk
IT University of Copenhagen
Department of Computer Science
University of Southern Denmark
The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute
Formålet med DIREC er at udbygge kapaciteten inden for forskning, innovation og uddannelse i digitale teknologier i Danmark. Derudover skal DIREC bidrage til Danmarks konkurrenceevne gennem samarbejde med danske virksomheder og den offentlige sektor om udvikling af nye innovative produkter og tjenester baseret på de nyeste digitale teknologier.
DIREC er delvist finansieret af Innovationsfonden.
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