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A free series of STEM sessions for girls at universities and companies across Kansai, with lab experiments, talks by women in science and engineering, workshops and company visits. The FY2027 (22nd) edition has not been announced yet.
Run by a consortium of Kansai universities with Kobe University as secretariat, the Juku encourages girls to consider science and engineering. Sessions in 2026 included talks by a forensic scientist and women researchers, an idea workshop, a chemical plant and laboratory tour with women employees, hands-on university lab experiments, and a two-day final session with experiments, presentations, awards and talks by international women scientists working in Japan.