On Saturday, 5 October, ten student teams from the four Universities of Technology exhibited their vehicles, demos and workshops on a sunny Marineterrein Amsterdam during the Weekend van de Wetenschap. They showed children and adults how much fun engineering is and explained more about the sustainable and smart solutions they are contributing to with their innovations.
Event designed for young and old
This joint initiative of the 4TU student teams proved to be fun for all ages. The children indulged in the workshops and asked how fast ‘’those cool racing cars‘’ could drive, while parents were also interested in elements such as team composition and the techniques behind the innovations.
The students turned out to be good in both areas; explaining and showing something to a child in simple words, and delving deeper into the subject with the parents. And not only the children enjoyed, the students did also. As one student expressed it: ‘’It's so wonderful to be able to pass on my own fascination for science and technology to children. If there is a next edition, I will definitely join in!‘’
