Every year in April, companies with technical departments and technical training facilities, universities, and research centers are invited to organize an open day for girls – Girls'Day. Girls'Day – 'Future Prospects for Girls' initiated a large campaign in which a wide range of professions and activities is presented to girls. By taking part in Girls’Day, girls shall be particularly motivated and encouraged to seize their career options and to decide in favor of a qualified apprenticeship or degree. Subsequently, they choose an occupation even in professional fields that are presently not typically female.

We, the CRC 912, would like to encourage girls to have a look in a field what is not typically female. Therefore, the CRC 912 organized in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden the event “Zukunft von morgen”. We were thrilled that four motivated girls enrolled for this event.

Scientists of computer science, electrical engineering and materials science showed the girls in demonstrations and presentations, how a smart phone works, how and why a superconducting maglev train “flies” and how a remote-controlled robot can pick up stuff out of a closet. It was great to see that the girls were interested in the lectures and demonstrations, and did not hesitate to ask lots of questions. In the end, their feedback was very positive and they unanimously declared that they would definitely participate again next year.