IGEday – Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day!

The day began in Borås with the girls listening to our female engineers Jenny Edén, Ida Lindström and Nadja Svahn, who shared more about working as an engineer and future opportunities. 

They then had the opportunity to visit some of RISE's exciting EMC chambers (electromagnetic compatibility), where Jenny and Ida, along with engineers Mattias Pettersson and Wiktor Dobrzynski provided more explanation about what was being tested. The girls were most impressed by VIDAR, a larger chamber where a truck was tested.

Following this, a bus ride awaited them to RISE subsidiary AstaZero in Sandhult, a unique testing environment for connected and automated vehicles. Here, the girls had the opportunity to ride with our testing engineers Anna Sjövall and Martina Tinglöf in test vehicles that automatically braked in front of a moving test dummy. They also had the chance to talk more and ask questions to some of the engineers from AstaZero's research department, Nadja Svahn, Mari Eriksson, Johanna Persson, and Linda Rösen, about how the future of automated vehicles can be tested.

At RISE and AstaZero, we are committed to diversity and inclusion in our workplace. By organizing IGEday, we aim to inspire more girls to pursue studies and careers in the technology industry.

Facts::

IGEday (Introduce a Girl to Engineering day) is an annually recurring event initiated by the Womengineer Foundation. Engineering companies and tech organizations are encouraged to open their doors to girls and non-binary students between the ages of 13-19 to let them experience what it is like to be an engineer for a day. The day's goal is to have the participants meet role models and be inspired to choose engineering studies. In 2024, IGEday will be arranged for the 10th consecutive year.