Kobe City: Ricochare Program for Junior High School Girls Call for Participants

Press Release (February 16, 2024)
Gender Equality Division, Community Collaboration Bureau

In order to eliminate gender bias and nurture the next generation of female science professionals, the “RICOCHARET Program for Junior High School Girls – Let’s Try a Drone” will be held for junior high school girls in Kobe City to encourage them to develop an interest in science and engineering fields and think about their own career paths.

Date and Time

Saturday, March 23, 2024, 13:00-17:00

Place of the event

Rokko Island

• Cerezon 6-ai Futsal Club 8-1 Naka, Koyo-cho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe
• Kobe Municipal Rokko Island High School 4-4 Naka, Koyo-cho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe

Program Contents

The program is designed to increase junior high school girls’ interest in learning about science and engineering fields and career choices, and to expand the base of future female engineers and researchers through the experience of programming drones and actually operating them, and through talks and group work with women working in science-related companies.
(1) Group work
(2) Programming a drone
(3) Drone piloting experience

Target

Junior high school girls (including self-identified students) living in Kobe City or attending junior high school in Kobe City

Number of applicants

20 people * If there are too many applications, a lottery will be held.

Participation fee

Free of charge

How to apply

Deadline: Sunday, March 10, 2024
Please apply from the Kobe City Event Reservation Site below.
https://kobecity-event.jp/reservations/add?event_id=2006&usage_timestamp_from=2024%2F03%2F23+13%3A00

Other

Programs may be cancelled due to weather warnings or other weather conditions.

Coverage of the event

If you wish to cover the event, please call the Kobe Gender Equality Center (078-361-6978) by 17:00 on the day before the event.

Image of the experience

Programming and drone experience