Zukunftstag 2023 at Constructor University
Under the motto "Test your lab skills!", the meerMINT initiative once again hosted Zukunftstag (“Future Day”) at their Dock Nord location at Constructor University in Bremen. On April 27th 2023 pupils from 7th, 8th and 9th grade got exciting insights into the research labs of the international university. The focus of the event? Exploring the natural sciences together.
Janina Müller, student of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, and Maren Rehders, Technical Assistant, gave insights into what it means to work in a laboratory, and conducted experiments with the fifteen participants, such as extracting DNA from tomatoes and determine the pH level of various solutions using red cabbage.
“Everything was much more hands-on than our Science class at school. But the lab tour was the most interesting!”, all participants agreed. “Future Day is a great opportunity for pupils to learn about what actually happens at our university and the wide variety of opportunities available to high school graduates here," said Freia Hardt, Director of Student Affairs at Constructor University.
Within the meerMINT initiative, Constructor University students provide insights into the fascinating world of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology for pupils during their school holidays. Together with the university students, young people are welcome to tinker, program, research and discuss.
Contact:
Juliane Kuhlmann | Manager meerMINT Dock Nord
meermint@constructor.university | Tel.: +49 421 200-3073
About meerMINT:
MeerMINT is one of 22 education clusters currently funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The idea behind the cluster is to enable children & young people to take part in leisure activities in the STEM field at four locations - the so-called MINT-Docks in Bremen and Bremerhaven.
For more information: www.meermint.de
Images 1 - 3: source: meerMINT
About Constructor University:
An international community, vibrant and diverse. Offering academic excellence, ensuring the highest standards in research and teaching. Empowering students to solve the world's pressing challenges through knowledge and science: Constructor University is a top-ranked, English-speaking, private university. Founded in 2001, it provides a wide range of 25+ academic programs and PhD. The Constructor ecosystem comprises the University, located in Bremen, Germany, and an institute in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
Over 1.800 students from more than 110 nations on campus benefit from a unique interdisciplinary, foundational theoretical and practical education. Enriched with a buzzing entrepreneurial culture that prepares young professionals to thrive in the job market. With 6.000+ alumni worldwide, our community keeps growing – with our highest cohort ever registered in 2022.
The research-centric faculty projects are funded by the German Research Foundation and the European Union's Framework Program for Research and Innovation as well as by globally leading companies.
The Constructor ecosystem benefits from partnerships with high-ranked universities such as Carnegie Mellon, the University of Geneva or the National University of Singapore School of Computing, and technology companies such as Anisoprint, JetBrains and ChemDiv.
Constructor is a global institution dedicated to addressing the main challenges of the world through science, education, and technology. Apart from the University, the ecosystem relies on several for-profit entities that provide technology infrastructures and solutions, life-long education programs, consulting services, and funding: Alemira by Constructor, Rolos by Constructor, Constructor Learning and Constructor Capital.