InnovateHer: STEM Workshop for Empowering Girls in Secondary Schools

🚀 We did it!

On 31st May 2025, we successfully reached the northern community through “InnovateHer: STEM Workshop for Secondary School Kids” at V/Nedunkerny Maha Vidyalayam

Organized by IEEE WIE Student Branch Affinity Group in collaboration with IEEE RAS, University of Jaffna, and supported by the Special Grant 2025 funded by IEEE WIE, this workshop empowered 52 enthusiastic schoolgirls (aged 12–16) from the Vavuniya North Zone with foundational exposure to Generative AI and the Internet of Things (IoT)

🌟 Special thanks to our inspiring speakers:

🔹 Prof. Amirthalingam Ramanan – Dept. of Computer Science, University of Jaffna

🔹 Mr. Pulendran Thanushan – Syscolabs

The girls engaged actively with insightful questions and curiosity that made the sessions unforgettable.

🤝 Grateful for the unwavering support from the Vavuniya North Educational Zone,dedicated ISAs, ICT teachers, and the Principal of V/Nedunkerny MV

Heartfelt appreciation to the Vice Chancellor, Head of the Department of Computer Science, Dr. Kengatharaiyer Sarveswaran, the Computer Society of UoJ, IEEE RAS Advisor,and every volunteer who worked behind the scenes.

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