Six thematic challenges for 250 students
After a training programme involving over 250 secondary school students from the Palermo area, the final event of Coding Girls in Palermo, promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale ETS and the University of Palermo, will be held on 8 April 2025.
The initiative, divided into six STEM thematic areas, involved over 50 peer tutor university students from the departments of Physics and Chemistry, Engineering, Business and Statistics, and Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies. Their contribution has favoured concrete and dynamic orientation, bringing the younger generations closer to study programmes and professional opportunities in the technological and scientific fields.
During the final event, the teams will compete in a coding and innovation marathon, facing each other on six thematic challenges: Coding with Arduino; How does data travel?; We are the data; Chatbots are all you need; Paradoxes in statistics and probability; Augmented reality for chemistry.
The initiative consolidates the collaboration between the Fondazione Mondo Digitale and the University of Palermo, strengthening their joint commitment to the dissemination of digital and scientific culture.
AGENDA
9.00 | WELCOME GREETINGS
- Luisa Amenta, Vice-Rector for the Right to Education and Innovation of Learning Processes
- Fiorella Palumbo, Director of the Regional Education Office for Sicily
- Maurizio Carta, Councillor for the Municipality of Palermo with responsibility for Relations with Universities
9.15 | INSPIRE YOUR FUTURE! TESTIMONIALS
- Cecilia Stajano, Community Manager, Fondazione Mondo Digitale ETS
- University Role Model (Cracchiolo)
- School Teacher
- Student
9.30 | LAUNCH OF THE CHALLENGE AND CHALLENGE AND WORK SESSION
by Luisa Amenta, Vice-Rector for the Right to Education and Innovation of Learning Processes.
10.00 | START OF WORK IN THE INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS
- Salvatore Micciche Full Professor of the Department of Physics and Chemistry for Coding with Arduino,
- Marco La Cascia, Full Professor of Engineering and Irene Siracusa, PhD student in Information and Communication Technology at University of Palermo for Chatbots are all you need
- Ilenia Tinnirello, Full Professor of Engineering for Secure Communications
- Michele Tumminello, Lecturer in Economic, Business and Statistical Sciences for Paradoxes in statistics and probability
- Chiara Di Maria, researcher at Economic, Business and Statistical Sciences for We are the data
- Antonella Maria Maggio, associate professor at Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies and Renato Lombardo, researcher at Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies for Augmented Reality for Chemistry
14.45 | HACK YOUR FUTURE!
The teams present their final pitches to the jury of experts
16.00 | AWARDS CEREMONY AND CLOSING GREETINGS
- Beatrice Pasciuta, Vice-Rector for Inclusion, Equal Opportunities and Gender Policies
