ATHENE
Junior Lab
ATHENE Junior Lab
The early acquisition of cybersecurity and privacy protection skills promotes digital literacy, enabling young people to use digital technologies in an informed and responsible manner. ATHENE and its partner institutions are collaborating to implement a variety of educational initiatives aimed at systematically raising young people's awareness of cybersecurity and privacy protection. Through practical teaching, young people receive valuable guidance for their future career choices, not only in technology-related fields. Early exposure to cybersecurity and privacy protection issues strengthens personal skills and social security standards in the long term.
Girls´Day
On Girls' Day, ATHENE at Fraunhofer SIT offers a diverse programme covering topics such as privacy protection, fake images, fake news, deep face manipulation and programming. The programme also provides insights into training as an IT specialist (system integration).
Current offers are posted on the official website: www.girls-day.de. Registration is only possible via this site.
School visits
We offer school classes in Years 8–13 an interesting and varied programme on relevant cybersecurity topics, such as privacy protection, deepfakes/disinformation, face manipulation, programming, penetration testing, hardware security and software scanning. Our trainees can also provide insight into training as an IT specialist, and our researchers are available to answer questions about their educational paths.
Please send enquiries to juniorlab@athene-center.de.
Internships for school students
ATHENE offers the following internship for school students through Fraunhofer SIT:
- A two-week placement to be completed as part of school studies in the IT and Technology department. No prior knowledge is required
- A several-week internship in one of the scientific departments for school students from Year 10 onwards. Prerequisites include in-depth knowledge of a common scripting language and an imperative programming language (ideally object-oriented)
- Students on the two-year programme (Form A) at a technical college (FOS) can complete their mandatory one-year internship at Fraunhofer SIT
Please send enquiries to juniorlab@athene.center.de.
Easter Camp: Computer Science for Schoolgirls
During the first week of the Hessian Easter holidays, the Computer Science Department at TU Darmstadt is offering an exciting programme on various topics in computer science to girls, inter* and non-binary children in grades 5 and 6. Students can look forward to engaging workshops and brief lectures on subjects including cryptography, algorithms, mobile app development, programming Lego Mindstorms robots and hardware-related programming with Arduino.
The Children's Campus of the Department of Computer Science
The Children's Campus at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences' Department of Computer Science teaches programming to children and young people aged 10 to 16 who are interested in technology, using Lego Mindstorms and Raspberry Pi.
Youth Research
The Fraunhofer Institutes in Darmstadt are hosting the regional “Youth Research Hessen-Süd” competition, with ATHENE's involvement through Fraunhofer IGD and Fraunhofer SIT. At the competition, students aged 10–21 present their research results from the STEM fields. ATHENE is also participating with demonstrations and exhibits to introduce children and young people to cybersecurity research.
