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13/03/2015
Winner Of United Space School Competition Announced
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry today announced the winner of the United Space School competition.
At an event in the Armagh Planetarium, Amy Anderson from Southern Regional College's Armagh campus was selected for an intensive 2 week placement to the United Space School in Houston.
Congratulating the winner of the United Space School competition, Dr Farry said: "This programme underlines the importance of delivering the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) agenda and the value of international partnerships between educational establishments, government and industry."
The placement, which commences in July, will see 40 students from 25 countries participate. The programme will include a variety of space and engineering projects including one entitled a "Mission to Mars" design. Students will also meet with astronauts, space doctors, spacesuit designers and geologists.
(CD/MH)
At an event in the Armagh Planetarium, Amy Anderson from Southern Regional College's Armagh campus was selected for an intensive 2 week placement to the United Space School in Houston.
Congratulating the winner of the United Space School competition, Dr Farry said: "This programme underlines the importance of delivering the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) agenda and the value of international partnerships between educational establishments, government and industry."
The placement, which commences in July, will see 40 students from 25 countries participate. The programme will include a variety of space and engineering projects including one entitled a "Mission to Mars" design. Students will also meet with astronauts, space doctors, spacesuit designers and geologists.
(CD/MH)
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