Girls Go Circular
Junior Achievement Cyprus
Our students participated in a European Union funded project entitled Girls Go Circular with the aim of reducing the digital gender gap by developing digital and entrepreneurial competencies, while acquiring knowledge on the circular economy. Research shows that increasing diversity in leadership not only generates revenues but also boosts problem-solving as well as team performance indicators.
According to the European Commission’s Women in Digital Scoreboard 2019, women represent only 34% of STEM graduates (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and 18% of ICT specialists. An increase in the number of women entering the digital skills market would generate an additional annual EUR 16 billion for the European economy. The online learning platform developed in the framework of the project, “Circular Learning Space”, offers students the option of choosing between different learning modules on topics like e-waste, climate change, food, or robotics. These modules are based on a learning-by-doing approach, transferring knowledge and skills through an interactive, challenge-based structure.
In order to thrive in the digital era, young people must be able to competently evaluate and manage information on the internet, interact through different online tools and develop digital content. Girls Go Circular therefore, equips our students with these competencies and raises awareness of online threats and etiquette. We congratulate our students for participating and the attainment of their certification.
