Desafio Jovem Engenheiro: um torneio para incentivar o ingresso de estudantes de nível médio em carreiras de exatas
Abstract
Brazil has a deficit of 150,000 engineers but data show that Brazilians prefer humanities. Thus, the country needs to arousing of youth's interest about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Desafio Jovem Engenheiro (DJE) is an online tournament that was proposed to encourage high school students' applications for courses in the STEM fields. The tournament occurs on a project-based learning approach through the proposition of interesting and fun challenges about engineering concepts. In its second edition, DJE involved 326 Brazilian students of four regions of the country, who have engaged and have collaborated to solve each challenge.
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