Motivating Kids and Youth to Pursue Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
The Future Workers MINT cluster, located in the Landshut region, has recently received a visit from Dr. Maximilian Müller-Härlin, the responsible department head at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. This cluster, a collaboration between six partners, including the World Acre in Landshut, Silicon Vilstal, the MINT Forum Bavaria, the University of Applied Sciences Landshut, the MINT service center of the city of Landshut, and the neighborhood center DOM, is making significant strides in the field of MINT education.
The World Acre in Landshut, located behind the University of Applied Sciences Landshut, covers an area of 2,000 square meters and represents the globally most important crops in proportion to their global cultivation area. This unique facility provides a tangible representation of what is available per person for food, energy, and clothing.
The primary focus of the Future Workers MINT cluster is on expanding extra-curricular MINT educational offerings for children and young people aged 10 to 16 from the city and Landkreis Landshut. Claudia Weindl, the education manager from the MINT service center of the city of Landshut, expressed the cluster's future plans, stating, "We aim to offer our events more actively for children and young people in the city and Landkreis in the future."
Dr. Müller-Härlin expressed his gratitude for the good cooperation and commitment of the partners involved in the cluster, stating, "Many volunteers are involved, which makes me particularly happy." He further emphasised the cluster's intention to further strengthen its cooperation with communities, schools, and companies.
All MINT offers from the Landshut region can be booked online at www.zukunftswerker.la. The cluster's events are open to all, with the aim of fostering a love for MINT subjects among the younger generation and preparing them for the future.
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research funds the regional MINT clusters, ensuring that initiatives like the Future Workers MINT cluster in Landshut can continue to thrive and make a meaningful impact on the next generation of MINT talents.
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