MINI REVIEW article
Front. Educ.
Sec. STEM Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1598369
Female Engagement in STEM through Hybrid Programs (Ireland TUD-Model)
Provisionally accepted
- University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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Purpose: The article describes factors that may boost female participation in STEM undergraduate programs and a model applied at TUD (Technical University Dublin). Design/methodology/approach: It presents a case study in Higher Education involving an ecosystem that fosters the involvement of females in one STEM hybrid undergraduate program in Ireland. Findings: The successful program implemented by TUD was based on empirical research that demonstrates that females do not lack skills but have a diverse profile of abilities. Therefore, females need undergraduate hybrid programs designed to attract them and develop their multiple skills, involving not only Engineering but also practical training in fields such as Medicine, Management and World Languages. Conclusion the "Infrastructures of Inclusion" such as hybrid programs and high impact practices (academic, social, institutional), are relevant for involving a higher proportion of females in STEM fields such as Computer Science. Practical Implications: Future research may evaluate the impact of hybrid programs in STEM to boost female participation in other countries. Research limitations: The research is limited to one geographical area (Dublin, Ireland) Originality/value: This article contributes to inform interested researchers with one model hosted at TUD Dublin.
Keywords: stem, female participation, inclusion, Education system, Undergraduate program, Engineering
Received: 28 Apr 2025; Accepted: 05 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Patricia Ovalle Ramirez. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Claudia Patricia Patricia Ovalle Ramirez, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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