Participants from all over Germany at Grils' Day

The expectations of Stefanie Raab-Somabe, the organiser of Girls' Day and Coordinator of STEM programmes at the University of Bayreuth, were exceeded in view of the great demand from schoolgirls. "Admittedly, last year we were already overwhelmed with our Upper Franconia-wide autumn holiday campaign 'MUT-Girls and Technology. The extremely successful digital Girls' Day has confirmed that virtual offerings are indispensable in planning future campaigns, and that hybrid events will increasingly emerge in the longer term." And the best thing is, "We reach a lot more people as a result, the catchment area is bigger."

• Breathing life into a robot with Robomind (Edgar Schmidt, AI III)
• Digital Product Design (Tobias Rosnitschek, Design & CAD)
• MINT Superwomen of the Past (Dr Elena Köstner, Coaching & Mentoring)
• Pimp your presentation with Mentimeter (Emilie Köhler, StabCG)

Participants conducted case studies on the ground-breaking achievements of important female STEM scientists, learned how to handle the online survey tool "Mentimeter", programmed the movements of a virtual robot with the software Robomind, and created a template for their own workpiece on screen with design software for 3-D printers, which they modelled as a wax model at home. The feedback from participants via online evaluation was thoroughly positive.

Raab-Somabe sums up the event: "We have achieved our goal of opening up future prospects, even in times of pandemic, and of providing career orientation in STEM. A big thank-you goes to this year's workshop leaders, who succeeded in making the courses so interactive and vivid. They have given many participants real motivation and enthusiasm for STEM! We are already looking forward to the next event in the autumn holidays, when the motto will be: 'On your marks - technology - go!'"