About the Award
Airbus and the GEDC have created an award for diversity in engineering education to recognise individuals who have been proactive in bringing more diversity into engineering classrooms. The award, with 10,000 USD to support the recipient in continuing their work in this field, aims to give visibility to, and reward initiatives which encourage students of all profiles and backgrounds to study and to succeed in engineering.
The long term aim of this award is to increase the diversity among the global community of engineering professionals, so that the engineering industry reflects the diversity of the communities it supports. With more diversity we can stimulate creativity and also ensure that more students have the opportunity to experience and value working in diverse teams; just the kind of experience industry recruiters are looking for.
Difference makes a Difference – GEDC Airbus Diversity Award is Launched
Thierry Baril, Chief Human Resources Officer EADS and Airbus stresses the importance of increasing diversity in Engineering and the value diversity brings to Airbus and Mary Frost, Airbus Senior Expert, Engineering and Diversity Award Committee Representative explains how the evaluation of nominees for the award will unfold over the coming months.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-HrJtUMnTc
Sarah Rajala, Chair of the GEDC, introduces the new award launched with Airbus
Dr. Sarah Rajala, Dean, College of Engineering, Iowa State University and Chair of the GEDC introduces the GEDC and Airbus Award for Diversity in Engineering Education. Passionate about the need for more diversity in engineering, Sarah encourages Engineering Deans from around the world to support relevant nominees.
http://videos.airbus.com/video/c7f3ca8d352s.html
For more information on Airbus Diversity check out:
http://www.airbus.com/work/why-join-airbus/diversity/
Do you have questions? Look for the response in the Frequently Asked Questions here, or contact info@gedcairbusdiversityaward.com
