Saturday 19 January saw the inauguration of "Crazy for New Technologies", a programme run by La Salle-URL that was created by the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation to stimulate scientific talent among young people.
The goal of "Crazy for New Technologies" is to promote technological spirit and innovation among high school students, bringing them into contact with technological advances in the ICT sector (Information and Communication Technologies). A total of 25 students from all over Catalonia, from both public and private schools, will be taking part in the different workshops that will be held. In November 2019, the programme's closing ceremony will be held along with the awarding of diplomas for participants.
The course will see classes being offered in 5 different areas that all share a common theme: new technologies. The programme aims to help participants gain first-hand experience of the work done by engineers in sectors such as Web Development and Programming, Mobile Application Development, Robotics at the Service of People, Internet Technologies and Cybersecurity and Video Games; all areas that will see huge development in the coming years, as well as a significant shortage of professionals to fill positions throughout Europe.
These courses are expected to increase vocation, technological motivation and innovation among young students, to meet the current need for ICT engineers while awakening the entrepreneurial spirit of the students taking part.
As part of the general “Crazy for Science” programme, there are other excellent courses where students will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the theory and scientific techniques of a range of fields. These fields include biomedicine, economics, physics, mathematics, nature and chemistry. Students will also have the opportunity to work with researchers to learn what it is like to explore science at an international research centre and forge their way in the scientific and professional world.
Participants Crazy for new technologies 2019