Last week over 400 Year 6 pupils got to experience what tertiary education can offer when they visited the University of Wollongong's Bega campus.
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KidsIn2Uni was designed to introduce Year 6 pupils to the idea of study beyond school and begin the conversation about future career options.
This year, the pupils at the Bega campus checked vital signs in the nursing clinical education unit, made rocket ships as forces engineers, coded a computer game, conducted a legal case, taught a class and learnt about the jobs of the future.
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Nineteen schools were involved in the program spanning from Tilba to Mallacoota.
"KidsIn2Uni days are probably my favourite days in the whole uni calendar," manager of the UOW Bega campus Samantha Avitaia said.
"Watching local kids get excited about careers and education, and then hearing back from the teachers and families about all the conversations and ideas we've sparked - that's what it's all about."
