Girls in Aerospace & Defence: STEM Program at RMIT University

Girls in Aerospace & Defence is an RMIT University, Boeing Australia, Thales, Swoop Aero, Sypaq, Australian Army Drone Racing Team, Leonardo Australia, and Aviation/Aerospace Australia co-sponsored initiative addressing the persistent gender gap across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. It prepares students from underrepresented populations to enter university and the workplace with increased confidence and capability.

Students will:

• Design, build, and race drones for prizes
• Attend lectures, and tour RMIT University’s world leading facilities (advanced manufacturing precinct, composites manufacturing and testing laboratory, instrumented wind tunnel, and immersive flight simulation system
• Sit inside the cockpit of a PC9 Aircraft
• Visit aerospace companies; Boeing Australia, Sypaq Systems, Swoop Aero and Thales Australia
• Receive tickets to the Australian International Airshow 2023