In a Quantum Tech Camp held in Dubbo, on the edge of the Australian Outback, high school students got a taste of the weird world of quantum – and the thousands of quantum jobs that will be needed in Australia.
Led by prominent researchers from around the country, the camp – the third for high schoolers staged by Sydney Quantum Academy, but the first in regional Australia – saw students dive deep into the spooky quantum world. It was offered in partnership with the NSW Department of Education’s Regional Industry Education Partnerships program.
The camp, held 21-23 May 2024, was a mixture of in-person classes by physicists and online presentations by prominent researchers working at the frontiers of quantum science. In total, 52 students took part: 21 in person in Dubbo and another 26 joining online from other locations around New South Wales, plus three from Queensland and two from Tasmania, with a 60% of online students funded by scholarships from IBM.
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