The goal of EUROB + G Project is to favor, through robotics and computer integrated by both boys and girls and working together, the inclusion of girls in new technologies. Looking for motivating activities both for girls and for boys and making boys and girls work together and equality in this sector, we want to participate in breaking the actual digital and technological gender gap and that worries us hugely because the boom in this sector, which has a fairly high future perspective but a minimal female presence, causes Society to lose almost 50% of the talent which exists in this Area. In addition, the cooperative work of construction of robots and "smart-cities" that the students involved will carry out throughout the project, the communication that will be maintained over time as well as during the international meetings will improve attainment levels in their Key Competences for Lifelong Learning especially in STEM-subjects and foreign languages. Moreover, it will favor an approach between cultures. Given the cultural diversity between the different European countries, we consider fundamental for our students to take advantage of this opportunity in order to know the cultural and historical heritage of the other country, so we will incorporate in our international meetings cultural activities. The methodology of EUROB + G Project is "An Active Methodology". This methodology proposes a change of roles in which the figure of "peer-tutoring" appears based on the idea of "learning by teaching". Thus, 15 to 18 year old students from lava School in Celje with wide experience in robotics projects will be “mentors” of the Spanish 11 to 14 year old students. Given the need to have feminine references, girls and women will be present both among the teaching staff and among the students who perform the role of "mentors". Throughout the project, periodic communications will be made between the students of both countries to coordinate their work in the workshops, in addition, they can communicate through forums and chats in a secure environment such as eTwinning. The joint work will conclude in the workshops in the international meetings in each country in which the students will work together in teams integrated by boys and girls from both countries. As a result we will obtain a two year teaching syllabus for robotics workshops in the lower secondary school plus a wide range of tested activities from the robotics and computer workshops that will have been carried out during the two courses with an active classroom methodology that encourages the idea of "learning by teaching". Material will also be obtained as a result of the advantages of using this type of methodologies. All the documentation obtained will be published in the project's blog, so it can be used both by the schools involved in the project and by any external teacher or organisation interested in this teaching-learning model. In addition, comparative results will be obtained from questionnaires that will be implemented to the students and their families at the beginning and at the end of the project. The impact that EUROB-G Project may have on the digital and technological gender gap will favor gender equality in the involved schools and in their social environment.
The main objective of EUROB+G has been to promote interest among girls in the New Technologies sector through robotics and in an inclusive way; that is, making boys and girls work together to learn to value each other's capacity in the sector. This is a fundamental sector in the society of the future but with minimal female presence, so women are excluded from it and almost 50% of the talent in this area is lost. We wanted to participate in breaking the digital gender gap. To achieve this, we have looked for motivating activities, choosing the cooperative work of building robots and a Smart City that the students involved in the project have worked on. The choice of building a Smart City has extended our project, as it has also led us to develop a decalogue of sustainability for the cities of the future. Communication has been maintained throughout the project and in international meetings, having improved the levels of achievement in Key Competences for lifelong learning, especially in STEM subjects and foreign languages. In addition, Spanish and Slovenian cultures have been brought together; given the cultural diversity between the partner countries, we consider it essential that our students have learned about the cultural and historical heritage of the other country, so cultural activities have been incorporated into the international meetings. EUROB+G has used "An Active Methodology". Using a change of roles with the figure of "peer tutoring" from the idea of "learning by teaching". Thus, students from 15 to 18 years old from Celje school, with extensive experience in robotics, have been mentors for Spanish students from 11 to 14 years old. In view of the need for female role models, girls and women have been present both among the teaching staff and among the pupils playing the role of "mentors". During the project, there has been regular communication between pupils in the two countries to coordinate their work in the workshops, using the eTwinning and other environments. The work that has been carried out in the project has been aimed at preparing the workshops for the planned international meetings, in which the students have completed their tasks working in teams made up of pupils from the two countries. The result has been a two-year teaching programme for lower secondary robotics workshops with activities that promote the idea of "learning by teaching". The documentation obtained is available on the project's blog, and can be used by any teacher or external organisation interested in this teaching-learning model. The expected impact on the digital and technological gender gap can be seen especially in the increase of female students who have voluntarily chosen the Computing and Robotics subject in the Spanish school. We consider that this impact has been greater in Spain due to the age of the students we have worked with and not due to the work of the Slovenian teaching staff who have been very involved. We believe that at the age of the Slovenian students, students have already discarded options while in Spain we have shown the world of robotics to students who are still open to choose this sector.