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Introducing our European 2008 Anita Borg Scholars
Date : 17 Jul 2008 Category : Technology
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Posted by Beate List, University Programme, Zurich
A few months ago we had the great pleasure of announcing the fifth class of Anita Borg Scholars in the U.S. and our first class of Scholars in Canada. Now it's the Europeans' turn.
This scholarship program, originally established in the U.S. to honor the work of Anita Borg and to recognize outstanding young women scholars in computer science and related fields, expanded to Europe most recently. Nearly 300 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 31 countries applied for the award. Sixty-three finalists were selected; 20 women received a €5,000 scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year. The remaining 43 finalists received a €1,000 award.
Each of the finalists visited our Engineering Centre in Zurich for our annual Scholars' Retreat, which included tech talks, career panels and social fun. All of it was a way for the young women to share experiences and come together as leaders in the computer science field.
Visit the Google Europe Anita Borg Scholarship page for more on the program. Hearty congratulations to these winners!
The 2008 Europe Anita Borg Scholars
Dina Petri - University of Reading, UK; Aristotle University, Greece; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, SpainInbal Talgam -Weizmann Institute of Science, IsraelKaty Howland - University of Sussex, UKKerstin Wendt - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, SpainKsenia Rogova - Petrozavodsk State University, RussiaMirela Ben-Chen - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, IsraelNadezhda Baldina - Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology, RussiaOlga Boronenko - University of Reading, UK; Aristotle University, Greece; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, SpainRebecca Stewart - Queen Mary, University of London, UKSara Elisabeth Adams - University of Oxford, UKSeda Gürses - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BelgiumSilvia Breu - University of Cambridge, UKSiska Fitrianie - Delft University of Technology, The NetherlandsStefanie Jegelka - Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, GermanySvetlana Obraztsova - Steklov Institute of Mathematics, RussiaSylvia Rueda - University of Nottingham, UKUlyana Tikhonova - Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Russia
A few months ago we had the great pleasure of announcing the fifth class of Anita Borg Scholars in the U.S. and our first class of Scholars in Canada. Now it's the Europeans' turn.
This scholarship program, originally established in the U.S. to honor the work of Anita Borg and to recognize outstanding young women scholars in computer science and related fields, expanded to Europe most recently. Nearly 300 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 31 countries applied for the award. Sixty-three finalists were selected; 20 women received a €5,000 scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year. The remaining 43 finalists received a €1,000 award.
Each of the finalists visited our Engineering Centre in Zurich for our annual Scholars' Retreat, which included tech talks, career panels and social fun. All of it was a way for the young women to share experiences and come together as leaders in the computer science field.
Visit the Google Europe Anita Borg Scholarship page for more on the program. Hearty congratulations to these winners!
The 2008 Europe Anita Borg Scholars
Dina Petri - University of Reading, UK; Aristotle University, Greece; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, SpainInbal Talgam -Weizmann Institute of Science, IsraelKaty Howland - University of Sussex, UKKerstin Wendt - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, SpainKsenia Rogova - Petrozavodsk State University, RussiaMirela Ben-Chen - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, IsraelNadezhda Baldina - Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology, RussiaOlga Boronenko - University of Reading, UK; Aristotle University, Greece; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, SpainRebecca Stewart - Queen Mary, University of London, UKSara Elisabeth Adams - University of Oxford, UKSeda Gürses - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BelgiumSilvia Breu - University of Cambridge, UKSiska Fitrianie - Delft University of Technology, The NetherlandsStefanie Jegelka - Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, GermanySvetlana Obraztsova - Steklov Institute of Mathematics, RussiaSylvia Rueda - University of Nottingham, UKUlyana Tikhonova - Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Russia