INGDIVS: Increasing Diversity in STEM (2016-2019)

INGDIVS is an Erasmus+ project aiming to widen participation in the technical program at university level.

By using a new developed online tool, secondary school students, should be able to get a broader view of who is an engineer. A prototype of the online tool is available here.

Policy priorities:

  • Supporting the implementation of reforms in line with the 2011 EU Modernisation Agenda’s priority areas
  • Inclusive education, training and youth

General objectives:

  • Increasing the number of graduates
    attracting a broader cross-section of society into higher education
    reducing the numbers who drop out without completing their courses

Expected results:

  • Develop a filtering tool using multiple dimensions such as aptitude testing, thinking styles, personality types and problem-solving style.
  • The tool has been developed to correlate with graduate attributes as defined by engineering professional bodies.
  • The tool has been designed to be usable by three cohorts – successful graduates, current students and prospective students (i.e. at the high school level).
  • Prospective students using the tool will be matched to current students and successful graduates.
  • A mapping tool has been developed to provide intuitive and easy-to-understand feedback to aid the prospective student to make a more informed choice. The final output of the project will be represented by the Anna App.

The general information about the INGDIVS project is available here.

Publications

2020 2019
  • Increasing gender diversity in STEM
    Proceeding

    Ballatore, Maria Giulia; Barman, Linda; De Borger, Jelle; Ehlermann, Julia; Fryers, Robbie; Kelly, Kevin; Misiewicz, Julia; Naimi-Akbar, Ida; Tabacco, Anita
    In: Proceeding TEEM'19 Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality
    ACM
    TEEM'19 (León, Spain) October 16 - 18, 2019
    pp.7 (pp.216-222) ISBN:9781450371919 DOI:10.1145/3362789.3362832

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