Junior-Ingenieur-Akademie

The Junior-Ingenieur-Akademie is a two-year extracurricular programme for 9th and 10th grade pupils that introduces engineering and natural science topics through practical projects. It combines weekly lessons, laboratory and workshop sessions at partner universities and companies, and culminates in the development and presentation of a student-built product. The programme aims to deepen technical understanding and soft skills while providing orientation toward technical and scientific careers.

Hands-on laboratory and workshop experience, project-based learning culminating in a developed product and presentation, enhanced technical understanding and soft skills, lessons held at partner universities and companies.

The programme is designed for pupils in the 9th and 10th grades (German Sekundarstufe I) at participating schools. In Frankfurt the programme runs at four Gymnasien with different thematic focuses.