Ethan Goldbach, Faculty at AUW, Prof Ganesh Ray, Faculty for AUW Science Summer School, Suman Chatterjee , Director Marketing and Recruitment, AKM Moniruzzaman Mollah- Head of Science and Maths Program at AUW. Dr. Dave Dowland, Registrar, AUW, Chevron Bangladesh Director PGPA, Ismail H Chowdhury and Chevron Bangladesh Community Affairs Manager, Obaidullah Al Ejaz seen in the launching ceremony Asian University for Women and Chevron announced the launch of the AUW Science Summer School, powered by Chevron.
It is a residential programme that helps launch aspiring female scientists and mathematicians into top universities and careers. For five weeks, students of the Science Summer School will be engaging in math and physics lessons, mentorship from experts, and learning with like-minded peers. Upon successfully graduating from the program, students will be prepared to hit the ground running as a math or physics scholar at the university level.
Graduates of the AUW Science Summer School will receive a Certificate of Merit from AUW and Chevron and leave with a powerful network of friends and mentors who are as equally committed to STEM education and careers.
Top performing students will additionally receive invitations to enroll at AUW as undergraduate students and may be eligible to secure partial or full scholarship support depending on their demonstrated financial need. The top-performing student will receive the AUW-Chevron Emerging Women Leader in STEM Award.
The five-week programme will focus on classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, bioinformatics, mathematics, and SAT exam preparation. Classes will be taught by a series of distinguished visiting teachers from Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as one of AUW's own resident faculty members.
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