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Boost for young women engineers
The School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at RMIT
University has announced $25,000 in scholarships for high-achieving young
women finishing school.
Five students will each receive $5,000 scholarships if they have received an
ENTER score of 95 or above and begin engineering studies at RMIT in 2010 in one
of the following programs:
Aerospace Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics
Professor Aleksandar Subic, Head of the School, said: “It’s part of the RMIT
mission to enable young women to develop advanced engineering capabilities to
meet the challenges of a changing world.
“There’s still an idea that engineering is for men, but the reality is changing rapidly.
“Our women graduates are being recognised as future leaders by industry. RMIT
not only provides young women with quality learning, but can offer them
international work placements and research projects, too.
“The scholarships will make it even easier for young women to study engineering
with us,” Professor Subic said.
FIND OUT MORE
Face-to-face advice on the scholarships and programs will be available at the
Science, Engineering and Health Change of Preference information expo.
Thursday, 17 December
Noon to 3pm
Storey Hall, 336 Swanston Street, Melbourne
For more information: Nick Besley, College of Science, Engineering and
Health, (03) 9925 9680 or 0419 107 278.
15 December, 2009
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