‘TechnoGirls’

May 4, 2011, Dubai, UAE - Dubai Women’s College conducted recently “TechnoGirls 2011”. ‘TechnoGirls’ event allows 450 school-students explore new areas in IT.

Sheikh Sultan Saoud Al-Qassemi, founder of Barjeel Art Foundation who educated the students about how social media can drive social responsibility and engaged them with various issues of social media and its impact on the UAE society.

Dr. Behjat Al Yousef, Associate Director of Dubai Women’s College mentioned that the aim of the event is to reach out to high school girls who are one of our target populations in our efforts to increase female participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs. “By hosting an event such as Technogirls.