The ME Program is taking Expressions of Interest to participate in the 2020 STEM DEFENCE + INNOVATION Program. In collaboration with The Business Centre Newcastle, the STEM DEFENCE + INNOVATION Program has 12 positions available for students of ME Program schools in participating ‘real-life’ innovation and entrepreneurship activities. The commercialisation program is targeted at students who have completed a STEM based…

The ME Program is proud to continue our support for the annual Techgirls Competition! This was previously named the Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero competition. The competition began with 16 students in 2014, and it has grown to up to 1000 students per year. We have engaged more than 10,000 girls in our…

RDA Hunter was prepared for and really looking forward to hosting the 2020 Defence Industry Technology Expo on Wednesday 18 March 2020, but, with school excursions banned and in the best interest of everyone’s health and wellbeing, we had to postpone the event. Technology Expo Student Passport developed for the event: https://www.flipsnack.com/RDAHunter/defence-industry-technology-expo-passport-fzujw95nv.html We expected a…

The ME Program was proud major sponsor of the 2019 Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival held at Cameron Park Race Track on Wednesday 27 November. Run by the School of Environmental and Life Sciences from the University of Newcastle the Hunter Valley EV Festival was a culmination of several events and workshops held throughout the…

On the 10th & 11th of December students from St Philip’s Christian College – Newcastle (SPCC), supported by the ME Program, represented the Hunter region at the 2019 National SUBS in Schools Final held in Adelaide. In the first time a Hunter region school had entered and participated in the National competition, SPCC students designed,…

The Hunter region was well represented and successful at the recent 2019 F1 in Schools World Finals held in Abu Dhabi with four students from Mount View High School joining students from Penrith Christian College to place fifth overall in the competition. Year 11 students Ben Galvin, Tobias Astill-King, Fei Fei Webster and Harley Patterson…

SAVE THESE DATES! The ME Program is pleased to release the calendar of events for 2020*. Further information regarding specific details for each event will be released closer to the event. Keep an eye out on upcoming STEM Workforce Newsletters for further information! *Dates are indicative only and are subject to change due to industry…

The ME Program facilitates partnerships between Hunter industry and high schools to make curriculum more workplace-relevant and build awareness of defence industry career pathways. It has a strong focus on developing science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills in students from years nine to 12 in readiness for the jobs that industry requires, while ensuring…