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GU Branch Who we are, what we do and how you can get involved!

GU Branch Who we are, what we do and how you can get involved!

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GU BranchWho we are, what we do and how you can get involved!

Who are we?

Relatively new society in GU

Focused on human development

Three divisions for you to join

Outreach We deliver

workshops in local primary and secondary schools

Educate pupils on STEM subjects and engineering

Focus on water access and renewables

Outreach

Outreach Emphasis on skills

development and maintaining high standards of teaching

We work closely with Glasgow City Council to ensure this

GUEWB encourages its members to create new workshops

Fundraising

A wildly successful undertaking for us

We need as many volunteers as possible!

Open to absolutely everyone, engineers or not

Fundraising Worked with Friends of

MSF last year Joint dinner with

speakers from both medical and engineering professions

Looking to fill our 2015/16 year with more events, drawing in bigger crowds

Three Peaks Challenge! Given our size and

age, a huge achievement

Attempted Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in under 24 hours

Raised £3500 for Send a Cow

Partnerships Looking to establish

links with charities overseas

Putting practical engineering skills to use

Able to enact ‘massive small change’ in communities worldwide

GUEWB Wind This is our flagship

project Prototype ‘small

wind’ turbine Building our

knowledge and experience for future work abroad

GUEWB Wind

Project is still open for new members

Engineering behind it is relatively simple

Prototype currently in pre-production stage

GUEWB Wind Small wind has

already taken off in rural communities world wide

From the Peruvian Andes to Tanzania

A great project which combines human development with real engineering skills.

What’s in it for you? Volunteer work, aside from

being immensely helpful to developing communities, looks amazing to employers

A chance to build interpersonal, organisational and professional skills

Work with an amazing team where your work will define us as a Society in Glasgow

Getting Involved Absolutely no

barrier to entry or prior experience needed!

Get down to our open meeting and sign up to a division

Make sure you follow us on FB

Any Questions? Open Meeting & Social: Next Thursday Look us up on Facebook Catch a flier from our team outside