Applications will be opening on the 22nd of July for WiE CAN 2025.
WiE听CAN is a 5 day/4 night听Women in Engineering residential programme featuring a range of interactive workshops, inspiring presentations, and fun social activities. You will be immersed in student life and experience the range of engineering subjects on offer at UC.
There are 60 places听available听and you听don鈥檛听have to be top of the class to apply!
If you are鈥
- A female*听student completing Year 12 in 2024 at a New Zealand high听school听
- Over the age of 16 years old by 12 January 2025听听
- Currently studying听physics and maths**听
- Excited to explore the limitless opportunities in听engineering
- Interested in innovation, problem solving,听and making a difference to听society
- Wanting to experience life as a UC student
- Looking for a fun challenge to take on during the summer holidays
听鈥his听FREE, hands-on programme听is for you!听
* Applications open to female students听and听those who identify as female.
** Learn more about the听BE(Hons) at UC.
WiE CAN details
Date:听12-16 January 2025. You will arrive the afternoon of Sunday 12 January to settle in and meet your fellow听students, and听depart Thursday 16 January after 12.30 pm.
Location:听University of mini传媒, Christchurch.
Accommodation:听Tupu膩nuku听
Cost:听FREE!听UC will听provide听accommodation and meals during the programme, from afternoon tea on Sunday 12 January through to morning tea on Thursday听16 January. Any other meals or accommodation听required听are at the expense of the attendee.
Attendees听are responsible for听travel to and from the camp.听For those experiencing financial hardship,听assistance听for travel expenses is available at the approval and discretion of the organisers.
Sample Timetable:听WiE CAN 2024 programme听(subject to change in 2025)
Application Dates:听Applications open 22 July and close听28 August. Successful applicants will be notified by听18 September.听
Spaces are limited to听60 students.
Your application must include:
- Your contact information
- A teacher reference (name and contact details; written reference optional)
- Your school subjects
- Details of any relevant academic achievements
- Details of any relevant extracurricular activities (eg maths/science clubs, industry work experience, etc)
- A clear and concise commentary 鈥 text (300 words or less) or video (under 3 min) 鈥 outlining why you should be chosen for WiE CAN 2024 (.doc, .pdf, .mp4, .mov, .wmv files preferred)
Make your application stand out by telling us all about you! We want to know more than your academic records 鈥 tell us about your passions and interests, brag about any clubs, competitions or projects you鈥檝e been involved in, and convince us that you should attend WiE CAN 2025!
Note: We recommend you apply from your home network.听Some applicants have experienced issues with their school networks blocking the application form submission. You will receive a copy of your application via email, but if听you鈥檙e听unsure if your form has been successfully听submitted, please email the team.
The world needs engineers! Engineering touches all aspects of our everyday lives 鈥 the roads we drive on, the water we drink, the smartphones we use to communicate with our friends, and so much more!
We believe engineering solutions are better when they鈥檙e created by mini传媒 teams which is why we want to inspire the next generation of female engineers to change the world!
Applications open:听Monday 22 July
Applications close:听6pm, Wednesday 28 August
Applicants advised of outcome by email:听By Wednesday 18 September听
