Science and Engineering Challenge
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| Founded | 2000 Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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| Type | Outreach program, non-profit |
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| Website | www |
The Science and Engineering Challenge (SEC) is a non-profit, STEM outreach program run throughout the schools year in Australia. The goal of the program is to challenge student’s perception of science and engineering and experience aspects of those fields that they normally would not encounter in a school environment.
The SEC focuses on inspiring students in year 10 to consider a future career in science and engineering by choosing to study science and mathematics in years 11 and 12. The SEC also includes other events such as Discovery Days and the S.M.A.R.T outreach program.
The Challenge began at the University of Newcastle as an initiative of the Faculties of Engineering and Build Environment, and Science and Information Technology. Initially, information nights were conducted aimed at giving students and parents from rural areas the opportunity to find out about careers in science and engineering. Based on the success of these information nights, the first Challenge event was held on the Central Coast in the year 2000, as an activity for National Science Week. Throughout 2001 Challenges were held around the Newcastle area and other parts of NSW.
2002 saw the first Challenge Days held outside of NSW, this took place in Canberra. Over the next three years, Challenge Days were conducted in Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and Victoria. In 2005 the winners from each state competed at the first National Final.
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