Apple Electronic Engineering Academy hosts female electronics engineers

The open days – which took place at the company’s new UK HQ at Battersea Power Station – provided attendees with a unique Apple-flavoured opportunity to learn about electronics and the career paths available in the industry.

Among the 20 students attending were school children from four schools in the local Battersea area.

Electronic Engineering Academy

The academy features a series of interactive sessions, with students having the chance to meet with industry experts, learn about the latest technological advances, and gain hands-on experience. It also included an expert panel of female hardware engineers already working for Apple.

Present at the event was Susan Prescott, Apple’s VP of Worldwide Developer Relations, Education and Enterprise Markets, who highlighted Apple’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the importance of electronics.

Such courses, she told Electronics Weekly, both demonstrated Apple’s commitment to equality and, for the longer term, helped provide potential employees for the company, which she described as being built on electronics. Her own background, she told attendees, was engineering.

“The Electronic Engineering Academy is part of Apple’s ongoing commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the technology industry. By supporting young women and creating opportunities for them to excel in the field of electronics, Apple is helping to shape a more innovative and inclusive industry for generations to come.”

UKESF

It was in February of this year that the UKESF and Apple announced they would be partnering to support 400 young women gain insight into a career in Electronic Engineering, for the ‘Girls into Electronics’ programme.

The organisations hope the initiative will encourage more students from diverse backgrounds to consider careers in this area, helping address a gender imbalance in the industry.

Universities participating in the initiative include Bath, Bristol, Heriot-Watt, Lancaster, Leeds, Queen’s Belfast, Sheffield and Southampton and Strathclyde.

The events will take place in June and July 2023 students can register here. And you can read more about the ‘Girls into Electronics’ programme on the UKESF website. Note that places are filling more quickly for certain institutions – for example, you can now only join the waiting list for Imperial College London or Kings College London.

“Many students touch upon Electronics in their Physics and Computer Science lessons at school, but the breadth, complexity and importance of the field is often not fully understood,” said Stew Edmondson, CEO of UKESF.

“This initiative will ensure that more young people get to experience this fascinating and creative subject, and learn about the worthwhile opportunities available in Electronics Engineering.”

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