Tupy and UFSC announce the winners of the second edition of the “Girls in Technology” project

Three teams won equipment and scientific initiation scholarships from CNPq

Joinville, September 2022 – Tupy, a multinational company that is a benchmark in the production of structural components for capital goods, announces, in partnership with the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), the three winning teams of the second edition of “Girls in Technology”. The initiative aims at boosting the development of technology environments in public schools and disseminating the learning of programming and robotics among female students in the final stages of elementary schools.

The pitches of the 12 finalists were presented on the 29th, in an event at Ágora Tech Park. Among the finalists were the teams from Escola Municipal Curt Alvino Monich and Escola Municipal Padre Valente Simioni (two teams), which won first, second, and third places, respectively, and were awarded equipment. The five best-ranked schools in the final stage will continue the research activities at the University guided by professors in the technology areas and scientific initiation scholarships from CNPq.

This year, “Girls of Technology” had a total of 340 students and teachers from 28 public schools in Joinville. They all participated in 72 hours of logic, programming, and educational robotics training. The program had four stages until the eliminatory phase, in which the participants worked in groups to solve a new technological challenge that approached the monitoring of Joinville’s weather conditions. In addition to the research phase, each team presented a physical prototype that worked using an Arduino – a free-use electronic prototyping platform – and sensors that read these parameters.
The champion was Escola Municipal Vereador Curt Alvino Monich and, according to student Amanda do Livramento, it was an unprecedented opportunity to be immersed in the technological world. “I had no experience with technology and the project provided me with my first access to this universe. In addition, we had important lessons on teamwork and public speaking”, said one of the winning team members.

The three winners were:

3rd place
School: Escola Municipal Padre Valente Simioni
Students: Laura Mendes Quintino
Isabelly da Maia Pereira
Teacher: Gilmara dos Santos
Team award: 01 Arduino for each member

2nd place
School: Escola Municipal Padre Valente Simioni
Students: Heloisa Correa
Pietra Alice Lopes da Silva
Luiza Bauer
Teacher: Daniela Pereira
Team award: 01 Kindle for each member

1st place
School: Escola Municipal Vereador Curt Alvino Monich
Students: Amanda Aparecida do Livramento
Brenda Wéschylin Limas
Teacher: Sheila Steffen Klimtchuk
Team award: 01 notebook for each member

Each educational institution won a 3D printer.

“Through “Girls in Technology”, we have the opportunity to invest in the training of future professionals and, from the base, generate resources to boost gender equity in the technology sector in general”, says Thamires Prado Brito, Sustainability leader at Tupy.

To sponsor more than 60% of the project, in addition to the fund received from the Private Social Investment, Tupy reinvested the amount received by the Company on the occasion of Fapesp’s Stemmer Award to recognize the Company’s innovation management. The amount was invested in equipment for the teams and schools. The Company also offered mentoring sessions in all phases of the project. “For being a company driven by innovation since the beginning of its history, it makes perfect sense for Tupy to be part of the encouragement necessary to the area. Furthermore, Education and Equity are investment pillars prioritized in our social responsibility policy”, says Thamires.

About TUPY
A Brazilian multinational company that designs and manufactures cast iron structural components with highly complex geometry and metallurgy. These engineering solutions are applied to the transportation, infrastructure, agribusiness, and energy generation sectors, contributing to the quality of life of people, promoting access to health, basic sanitation, drinking water, and the production and distribution of food worldwide. The production is concentrated in the Brazilian factories located in Betim (MG) and Joinville (SC), and abroad, in the cities of Aveiro, in Portugal, and Saltillo, and Ramos Arizpe, in Mexico. The Company also has commercial offices in Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, and the U.S. www.tupy.com.br

About UFSC
With more than 60 years of history, UFSC’s “mission is to produce, systematize, and socialize philosophical, scientific, artistic, and technological knowledge” and, to this end, it offers several teaching, research, extension, and innovation activities. It has five campuses located in Araranguá, Blumenau, Curitibanos, Florianópolis, and Joinville. The country-side campuses were built in 2009 using funds from the Ministry of Education’s (MEC) Program to Support Restructuring and Expansion Plans of the Federal Universities (Reuni) in a process to expand the University to other regions in Santa Catarina, except for Blumenau, which was created in 2013. Its commitment to excellence allows it to reach high qualification levels, confirmed by the latest Brazilian and international rankings, such as the Times Higher Education (THE), which indicated that UFSC is the sixth-best university in Latin America and fourth among Brazilian institutions. For further information, visit https://joinville.ufsc.br/ and http://ufsc.br/

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