A Volterra The first female “camp” in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence will be held from 24 to 30 July with the aim of training female students who are completing the fourth grade to open them “the way to the professions of the future”
There will be training sessions and workshops and the topics covered range from machine learning to deep learning, from natural language processing to facial recognition but above all the girls will be defined and trained to guarantee them the skills and jobs of the future in the field of Artificial Intelligence, robotics and cybersecurity.
It is a summer training school to offer young students the tools to be protagonists of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Attending the AIxGirls – Summer Tech Camp will offer them the opportunity to take part in a Study program which will also touch on the ethical, legal and practical aspects of new technologies.
A program focused on artificial intelligence and Data Science, which will offer girls the necessary skills to be an active part of change and overcome the limits of the digital gender gap and understand how to avoid cognitive and gender biases.
Will be held at the Siaf (International School of Higher Education) of Volterraa structure immersed in the suggestive Tuscan countryside and which hosts meetings and training activities.
Inside the school all the necessary services are provided: classrooms, workshops for teaching, accommodation, canteen, refreshment areas and outdoor spaces for moments of leisure.
The girls who are finishing the 4th year of high school they can ask to participate, simply by submitting the application no later than midnight of May 20, 2022.
They will be select 20 girls among the students from all over Italy who have sent their application and will be evaluated on the basis of:
- final grade average of the third year of high school;
- average marks in the first quarter of the fourth year;
- participation in school initiatives and competitions dedicated to Stem subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics);
- participation in Summer school and / or extracurricular activities in Italy or abroad;
- attendance at English or other courses;
- basic computer knowledge of coding;
- motivation for participation in the Camp.
The site also reports any causes for exclusion, in particular the registration form for minors (duly completed and signed by a parent) and the information for the processing of personal data (signed at the bottom for acknowledgment) are mandatory.
How much does it cost?
The Camp is offered free of charge to the 20 girls who will be selected and participants will have the right to board and lodging at the school facility on the days of the camp (from 24 to 30 July). A shuttle to the school is also guaranteed from Pisa airport and Cecina station.
The program is available on the “camp” website as well as the description of the project and how to participate.
Registration for AIxGIRLS – Summer Tech Camp is very simple, just fill out an online form and attach the authorization signed by the parent in the case of underage candidates.
To find out all the selection criteria, a very clear and simple regulation has been prepared.
For more information, you can send an email to: [email protected]
All this is possible thanks to three promoters:
Fineco Asset Management – Asset management company wholly owned by FinecoBank. Headquartered in Dublin, it represents a center of excellence in building investment solutions to meet the most sophisticated financial planning needs. Fineco AM’s offer is focused on sustainability, with particular attention to issues related to diversity and inclusion.
Donne 4.0 – Association born in 2020 from an idea of its President Darya Majidi, with the aim of making women protagonists in facing new global challenges and building an inclusive and sustainable future through digital technologies, powerful accelerators for closing the gap gender, tools for social inclusion and for the personal, professional and entrepreneurial affirmation of women.
Daxo Group – Digital Transformation training and strategic consulting company, supports its customers in facing the challenges and opportunities of Industry 4.0 with particular attention to Diversity & Inclusion issues. Daxo Group is the first company in Italy to have obtained the ISO 30415: 2021 Human Resource Management -Diversity and Inclusion Certification.
Girls you really can’t miss this opportunity!