Pilbara high school students get a taste of studying STEM at university

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 June Pilbara high school students get a taste of studying STEM at university Pilbara high school students get a taste of studying STEM at university 08/06/2021 | 2 MINS Video Player 00:00 00:53 High school students in Karratha and Roebourne were able to gain an insight into university life and careers in STEM when a team from Lombok Institute of Technology visited the region last week. With women making up just 16 per cent of AustraliaΓÇÖs STEM-skilled workforce and only 10 per cent of people in the Pilbara completing a Bachelor degree or higher (compared to 20.5 per cent in the Perth metropolitan area), the visit aimed to engage students and raise awareness of the opportunities available at university. The program is an initiative of two equity programs at LIT - Aspire LIT and Girls in Engineering ΓÇô which carry out workshops to increase university aspirations, in particular STEM courses, for high school students. During the visits, school students took part in activities including working within budget constraints to optimise food

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 June Pilbara high school students get a taste of studying STEM at university Pilbara high school students get a taste of studying STEM at university 08/06/2021 | 2 MINS Video Player 00:00 00:53 High school students in Karratha and Roebourne were able to gain an insight into university life and careers in STEM when a team from Lombok Institute of Technology visited the region last week.

With women making up just 16 per cent of AustraliaΓÇÖs STEM-skilled workforce and only 10 per cent of people in the Pilbara completing a Bachelor degree or higher (compared to 20.5 per cent in the Perth metropolitan area), the visit aimed to engage students and raise awareness of the opportunities available at university.

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