All-girls tech week in Cork to spark students’ interest in Stem

Control a robotic telescope in California or track human emotions using facial-recognition algorithms — just a sample of the activities on offer at the country’s first all-girls tech week.

Some 80 transition-year students from 19 second-level schools in Cork City and county will attend a female-only programme at Cork Institute of Technology this month which, organisers say, is the first of its kind in the country.

The I Wish Campus Week, running from January 18-22, comprises workshops, interactive demonstrations, panel sessions, and industry site visits, all aimed at providing students with an in-depth insight into the daily lives of science, technology, engineering, and maths (Stem) professionals and graduates.