Junior engineer academy

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The Junior Engineer Academy (JIA) is an educational program for middle school students . The project initiated by the Deutsche Telekom Foundation in 2005 is offered as an elective in the 8th and 9th or 9th and 10th grades at some schools. The aim is to inspire enthusiasm for the engineering profession, to facilitate the transition from school to university and to promote their skills at an early stage.

The JIA's unique selling points are the cooperation between schools, business and science, as well as being firmly anchored in the teaching curriculum. Young people learn at school as well as in universities, scientific institutions and companies what the many facets of the training and working world of engineers, scientists and researchers look like.

So far, the Deutsche Telekom Foundation has supported 103 academies nationwide, where students can learn about theoretical and practical basics, for example in electrical and solar technology, mechanical engineering and robotics.

background

In Germany scientists, engineers and other specialists in the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology ( MINT subjects ) are wanted. But although the prospects in these professions are great, many young people choose other careers. A major reason for this is often a lack of knowledge about what is hidden behind scientific or technical job descriptions. The Junior Engineer Academy closes this gap. Classes usually last three hours a week - most of them outside of school in companies and academic institutions.

Cooperations

The Deutsche Telekom Foundation cooperates with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft to support girls, offering a support program from middle school to the beginning of their studies. To this end, the partners interlink their projects Junior Engineer Academy (intermediate level) and Fraunhofer Talent School (upper level).

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is promoting the coordination of the project on the part of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft as part of the “National Pact for Women in MINT Professions”. A cooperation between the Junior Engineer Academy is carried out, for example, with the Fraunhofer IFAM (Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research ) in Bremen.

The Education Service of District 1810 of Rotary International has been cooperating with the Inda-Gymnasium in Aachen since July 2011.

The JIA is modeled on the Student Engineering Academies (SIA) in Baden-Württemberg, which, in contrast to the JIA, are aimed at high school students and are run as a working group or as a seminar course. The employers' association Südwestmetall , which significantly supports the SIA, is also a cooperation partner of the Deutsche Telekom Foundation in promoting the JIA in Baden-Württemberg.

Participating schools

Junior engineering academies have been set up at the following schools with the support of the Deutsche Telekom Foundation:

Publications

The magazine “Junior-Ingenieur-Akademie”, published in autumn 2010, offers information about the structure and implementation of a JIA. Field reports and practical tips from participating schools, academic institutions and companies complete the publication .; Print version available free of charge from the Deutsche Telekom Foundation.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Issue 8 of the North Rhine-Westphalia School Ministry, Connection-Oriented Competence Determination and Promotion , p. 18 ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , PDF file @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schulministerium.nrw.de
  2. On the way to becoming a tinkerer In Duisburg, Bonn and Bremen pupils can test their talent for technical professions in junior engineering academies. Desire for technology  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Handelsblatt No. 210 of October 31, 2007, page b08@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.handelsblatt.com  
  3. Practical insights make choosing a career easier ( memento of the original from December 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Stuttgarter Nachrichten on October 6, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
  4. Come to MINT - nationwide pact for women in MINT professions: partner news  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research from October 15, 2009@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.komm-mach-mint.de  
  5. Telekom Foundation and Fraunhofer Society cooperate
  6. ^ Message from idw of October 18, 2010: Talents were working on Fraunhofer research questions
  7. Junior Engineer Academy (JIA)
  8. Talents worked on Fraunhofer research questions on the website of the Science Information Service on October 18, 2010
  9. Rotary International District 1810 Education Service
  10. Südwestmetall's training and qualification initiative: Request information - Junior Engineer Academy - JIA (START 2000 Plus)
  11. Triberg: Engineers are growing again - pupils from the Triberg secondary school have successfully completed the Junior Engineer Academy
  12. A.Knies: Anne Frank School Bargteheide. September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017 .
  13. ^ TV Halle - news news. In: www.tvhalle.de. Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
  14. e-book  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.telekom2.de