Children’s university: Learn to project work in a playful way

“I want to build something big,” says Katharina. With around twenty other children, the eight-year-old learned in a children’s university workshop how to plan a medieval castle first and then build it. “”Planning and building together is a great way to practice teamwork and communication“, Says Brigitte Schaden, President of PMA – Project Management Austria.” Children cannot start early enough to try something out with others. “

For the sixth time, Project Management Austria (PMA), Austria’s leading project management association at the children’s university is committed and shows children between seven and nine years of dealing with project work. “Every year it is a joy to see how enthusiastically the children work together in the group,” says Schaden.

Project order: We build a castle

This year, the project managers of tomorrow were given the task of slipping into the role of medieval builders from the PMA Young Crew professionals. First, the children had to form teams, then draw a plan and then build a paper, cardboard and other handicraft materials. “”This task was a lot of fun for the children because they got to know the core elements of a project and let their creativity run free“Ayleen Cis from the PMA Young Crew. With the PMA and PMA Young Crew, Hanna Krassler, Manuela Fuchs, Sally Othman, Agnes Simic, Thomas Pammer and Ayleen CIS.

Excellent children’s university

The children’s university takes place for the 23rd time. It offers an exciting science program for children between the ages of seven and twelve, with 300 courses, over 500 scientists and 3,500 participating children. The children’s university is one of the pioneers of knowledge transfer for children in Europe and was awarded the PMA Project Excellence Award in 2019. www.kinderuniwien.at

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About PMA. Project Management Austria (PMA) is with 1,300 members of Austria’s largest project management association and carries out around 1,750 certifications annually according to the standards of the International Project Management Association (IPMA®). PMA/IPMA® certifications are nationally and internationally a seal of approval. www.pma.at