Two teenage girls came up with the idea!

Leah (17, in 2018) and Sofia (15, in 2018), who live in Barcelona, participated in a Robotics-Camps at TUHH during one of their high-school summer breaks. When they got back to school in Spain, they enthusiastically shared stories with their many friends: about 3D-designing and -printing figures, building and programming little automated vehicles, and of cute little doll-sized robots playing football against each other while falling all over themselves! Their friends’ reaction? They wanted to be part of the action, too!

Were there any Robotics-Camps at TUHH – in English? Or anywhere in Germany? There were also these other questions: Sounds interesting, but are you sure I will like it? Is it really fun for girls?

When their father, Alexis Noguer, approached us at TUHH with these questions and volunteered to take on the whole organizational challenge if we set up an English-language Robotics-Camp, we didn’t think twice. At TUHH we brainstormed, researched, talked to many experts, and now believe we have succeeded in creating a unique course syllabus which is especially suited to foster the creativity, the strategic thinking capacity, and the team-working capabilities inherent in many young women.

Alexis Noguer, who excels at connecting people and making things happen, is an accomplished manager and pioneer in high-tech businesses such as drones. He holds Engineering and Business degrees from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Harvard Business School, respectively. We are grateful he has offered to contribute his organizational talents to bringing such a motivated group of international students together in Hamburg for a good cause.

This is not longer a unique pilot program. We had a successfull start with the First International STEM-Girls Robotics Camp in 2018 (find impressions below). Anyhow, there are only limited slots available, so: Apply soon! We look forward to having you!