Courses
Dr. Anna Szlavi’s Courses Making an Impact in STEM
Featured Course
Introduction to Gender Studies in Science and Engineering
This project-based course explores gender inclusion, diversity, and innovation in STEM education and engineering through real-world student projects and collaborative learning.
The course aims to introduce future scientists and engineers to sensitive issues in their fields in a tangible way, through project-based learning. We are exploring, for example: Why are there so few women in STEM? What impact does this have on the knowledge and technology being produced? And what can we ourselves do to make science more inclusive? The students, who come from a mix of fields—computer science, artificial intelligence, biological chemistry, and chemical technology—form teams and define, design, and carry out a project over the semester. Within the framework of the project, they map out a problem related to gender issues within their own field, and then propose a brief intervention project, that is, a practical attempt at a solution.
In the Media
April 23, 2026
Making Students Be the Change in STEAM
In this article, published in the resource center of the European project STREAM IT, the course is featured as an example of best practices that brings together science and art to make a positive impact on STEM.
March 08, 2026
“The celebration of women’s achievements” (in Hungarian)
In this article, on the John von Neumann Computer Society’s website, we reflect on International Women’s Day and how such interventions can make a lasting change for women.
February 11, 2026
“Girls and Women in Science: Student Projects for Equality” (in Hungarian)
In this article, on the John von Neumann Computer Society’s website, we address the most urgent issues that arise in connection with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, reflecting on the power of students’ creativity to impact change in STEM.
Past courses
This course, taught in the summer school of Eotvos Lorand University Budapest, offered insights, best practices, and case studies into gender equality and DEI considerations in User Experience and Software Design. The students came from different backgrounds and nationalities, all with an interest to understand their digital environments better.
With a long tradition at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, this course is based on project-based team work, in which student teams work on real-world problems, collaborating with local tech companies and aided by so-called supervisors. Dr. Szlavi was a member of the teaching team, supporting a team of students working on an AI and sustainability challenge.