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ational Space Station
Career opportunities in the aerospace and defence industry can reach right into space. In December, Australia’s first
satellite safely delivered science experiments to the International Space Station. Solange Cunin (pictured left in the orange dress) started her company Cuberider, a kind of ride-sharing service for satellites, before she had graduated from university. The satellites carry science experiments that have been designed by high school students across Australia.
“Working on Australia’s first space mission was so exciting!” she says. “It’s like being an explorer. The industry is fast-paced and evolving. You get to write part of Australia’s history and have fun while doing it.” – Anna Koefer
Five engineering superstars
Taj Pabari’s engineering a new educational tablet and passing on his entrepreneurship skills to his fellow students
Although I’m still in high school I have a huge interest
in the world of business, which has led to my engineering and technological endeavours. I also love creating and challenging things. If there’s a problem, I enjoy finding creative and new ways of solving it.
STEAM [STEM including Arts] skills are the future, and the future of opportunities in engineering is endless. My Fiftysix Creations is a build-it-yourself tablet and creativity kit for kids. It’s as easy as a puzzle, as fun as a computer game.
I also run computer science, creativity and entrepreneurship workshops and my goal is to educate a million students by 2020. After all, the biggest risk in life is not taking one. Have
a go, make mistakes and take the risk! Sometimes you have to follow your passions and let them take you wherever they lead.
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4 Start-up smarts Solange Cunin sent student science experiments
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NICK PITSAS
studies at john paul college, brisbane
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GOAL: A MILLION STUDENTS TAUGHT BY 2020
FIFTYSIX CREATIONS