Team Perks
Facilitated bureaucracy process for new and established teams.
About GEARS
GEARS is a student-led STEM association that provides opportunities for challenge-based learning through interdisciplinary projects, competitions, workshops, and industry collaborations. Our mission is to help students develop practical skills, gain real world experience, and build meaningful connections while working on innovative solutions to technical and societal changes.
What We Do
GEARS supports students by:
- Providing teams with seed-funding to enable them to enter competitions
- Organizing and participating in STEM competitions
- Facilitating interdisciplinary projects
- Connecting students with industry partners
- Hosting workshops and networking events
- Creating opportunities for hands-on learning and professional development
Bureaucracy is the most time-consuming part of starting a new team. Our mission is to facilitate the formation and growth of teams competing in student challenges by allowing teams to focus on the quality of the R&D.
Social
Meet like-minded students at our monthly socials, game nights and informal project evenings in the GEARS room.
Study
Get support with hard courses through workshops, project reviews and peer-to-peer tutoring in robotics-related topics.
Career
Explore future paths through company visits, tech talks and networking events with our industrial partners.
GEARS Organisational Objectives
The aim of the association is to offer students a platform through which they can participate in and are stimulated to engage in challenge-based learning, by allowing members to participate in various committees corresponding to various STEM projects and competitions where they can gain experience and learn to work together in a diverse, international environment.
Objectives
- Providing committees with seed-funding to enable them to enter the corresponding competition or project
- Providing committees with contact with various sponsors and organisations through its network
- Maintain a website and various social media
- Organise events aimed at connecting its members and university students.