MINT offers for pupils
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Are you currently at school and interested in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science or technology? Then you've come to the right place.
Here you will find offers from the University of Kassel as well as (marked with an asterisk) external offers in the Kassel region, all of which you can visit yourself.
Regular offers
Workshops
Whether for one hour or several days, in workshops you work practically on small projects.
Girls' Day is a nationwide career orientation day at the end of April for girls from the 5th grade onwards, on which they gain insight into occupational fields that girls rarely consider in the career orientation process. As a university, the University of Kassel demonstrates at the Girls' Future Day in laboratories, offices and workshops how interesting and exciting work in scientific and technical fields can be.
Students from schools in northern Hesse from grades 5 to 13 conduct research in teams on real problems in the natural sciences: their own experiments and projects with a focus on physics, astrophysics, geophysics, chemistry, biology, technology, computer science and mathematics, up-to-date and practice-oriented. In addition to the open lab, workshops are also offered.
Open house
If you would like to visit an area of the university without any obligation, drop in at an open day.
In exciting lectures, participants will learn many things they didn't know about mathematics and everything they always wanted to know about it.
Physics Day features exciting physics lectures, the presentation of physics experiments, lab tours, and demonstration and hands-on experiments for all ages.
Vacation program
Would you like to spend one or more days experimenting during the school vacations? Then these offers are something for you.
In the vacation workshops, girls and boys can immerse themselves in electrical engineering and computer science by constructing robots designed to solve specific problems and tasks from kits and then programming them themselves. The two workshops (one for 7th graders and up, but one for 9th graders) will take place during the fall vacations.
Girls Go Informatics is a 4-day workshop at the University of Kassel during the fall vacations especially for girls from the 10th grade who want to learn what computer science is. They learn basic ideas of the subject and concepts of programming and write their own first programs.
The IJSO Camp is a scientific summer vacation camp for Hessian students between the ages of 12 and 15. During the camp, which lasts several days, all participants are accommodated in the youth hostel in Kassel and can look forward to an exciting program of experiments, excursions and exclusive content.
Students from schools in northern Hesse from grades 5 to 13 conduct research in teams on real problems in the natural sciences: their own experiments and projects with a focus on physics, astrophysics, geophysics, chemistry, biology, technology, computer science and mathematics, up-to-date and practice-oriented. In addition to the open lab, workshops are also offered.
Contests
Competitions in the region where you work on practical projects can be found in this category.
At the Hessen SolarCup, participants experience the application of technology with solar energy. The focus is on energy efficiency and sustainability. Self-built, solar-powered boats and model vehicles compete against each other at the Hessen SolarCup. The winner will be the one who uses the sun's energy most efficiently. The focus is on teamwork. The Hessen SolarCup takes place once a year at the Königsplatz in Kassel.
At the RoboCup qualification tournament, students compete with their self-built and programmed robots. They are constructed from building sets such as Fischertechnik and Lego or Arduino-based. Advanced students construct their vehicles from freely available model components. In Kassel, the disciplines "Line" and "Maze" have been offered so far. The venue is the university in Wilhelmshöher Allee.
If possible, the competition will take place on the last Thursday and Friday in February. The event is open to the public.
Hands-on museums and laboratories
There are exciting museums and laboratories in the region, some of which are extra for students to experiment with.
Students from schools in northern Hesse from grades 5 to 13 conduct research in teams on real problems in the natural sciences: their own experiments and projects with a focus on physics, astrophysics, geophysics, chemistry, biology, technology, computer science and mathematics, up-to-date and practice-oriented. In addition to the open lab, workshops are also offered.
The Future Space is a STEM hands-on experimentation room in Kassel city center that is open daily to anyone interested. Workshops and lectures are also held there.
Further information at www.futurespace.org
The Technik-Museum Kassel, located in an old factory in Rothenditmold, exhibits various vehicles, machines and a wide range of other technical instruments.
More info at www.tmkkassel.de