Preview Days for students who have completed middle school phil.nat

A little over half of students today are women. But if you take a closer look, you soon find out that women are still underrepresented in scientific subjects. The discrepancy is at its most obvious in Computer Science where women account for only 11 percent of all students. In Physics, the proportion of women students is 28 percent, in Mathematics, Chemistry and Geology between 35 and 40 percent (figures for the fall semester 2013).

The Preview Days for students who have completed middle school are intended to encourage women to apply for scientific and mathematical degree programs. The idea is to get rid of stereotypes and inspire young women to go on to study sciences.

The Preview Days for students who have completed middle school is a joint project between the Office for Gender Equality at the University of Bern and the Faculty of Science.