A Win for Diversity in Tech at ResPlat!
Congratulations to Sara Ogston and Koula Tsiaplias for their work in Vic ICT for Women’s 2018 Grad Girl program which won two TechDiversity Awards on Thursday the 27th of September!
Sara Ogston and Koula Tsiaplias receiving the award.
The Vic ICT For Women Grad Girl 2018 program was recognised in last week’s TechDiversity Awards as a valuable contributor to diversity and inclusion in the STEM sector, for which it received two awards;
- The TechDiversity Merit Award in the category of Education, and
- The 2018 Victorian Innovation Minister’s Diversity Award presented by the Honourable Philip Dalidakis - Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy.
This achievement was celebrated and shared with the sponsors of Grad Girl, one of them being The University of Melbourne, for their support and commitment to making a difference, and with the grad girls, who committed in this year-long program on top of their academic and work schedules.
GRAD GIRLS IS A 1 YEAR PROGRAM RUN BY VIC ICT FOR WOMEN FOR FEMALE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO DISCOVER AND UNDERSTAND THE PATHWAYS AVAILABLE WHEN TAKING THE NEXT STEP IN THEIR CAREER.
Read more about the Grad Girls program here.
