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TwinCity Conference, 6-9 December 2009
The 2nd International Conference on Children’s Universities - the Twin City Conference in Bratislava and Vienna will be held from the 6th to the 9th December 2009 under the motto "Beyond the Boundaries". Are you interested in science (...)

eLearning Awards 2009
Since 2001, European Schoolnet has been running the eLearning Awards to acknowledge and highlight teachers and schools’ best practices in the pedagogical use of ICT. The eLearning Awards Jury is proud to unveil the best 50 projects submitted (...)

EMINENT 2009 conference, 26-27 November 2009
The EMINENT 2009 conference (Experts Meeting in Education Networking), annually organised by European Schoolnet, takes place this year in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 26-27 November. It is co-hosted by European Schoolnet, the network of 31 Ministries of (...)

Join the STELLA final conference in Nancy, France, 18 November 2009!
The STELLA final conference takes place in Nancy, France, on 18 November 2009, addressing science education teachers, educators, researchers and school heads, focusing on the presentation of interesting science education initiatives in France and (...)

CO2nnect - CO2 on the way to school
CO2nnect is an international school campaign. The overall goal is to promote education for sustainable development, while focusing on the theme of transport and climate. Participation is free and schools in all countries are invited to (...)

European e-Skills Career Portal
The European e-Skills Career Portal is a one-stop-shop to support young people and young professionals in upgrading their IT skills and to boost their interest in maths, science and technology. The principal areas of the Portal are: Careers: (...)

eLearning Awards 2009: Register now and win prizes for your school!
For the ninth consecutive year, European Schoolnet is organising the eLearning Awards, Europe's leading competition to reward excellence and best use of technology in education. Schools and teacher training institutions are invited to take part and (...)

Science Camps
Science Camps bring together a group of young people - usually about 50 - for a week or two to learn and discover science. This also allows the participants to learn about different cultures and ideas. These camps may be held on a national or (...)

GTTP - Galileo Teacher Training Program
GTTP (Galileo Teacher Training Program) is a International Year of Astronomy 2009 cornerstone project that aims to create a worldwide network of certified "Galileo Teachers". These Teachers will be able to use astronomy education tools and resources (...)

European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) 2009 - Paris, France
The 21st edition of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) will be held at the Palais de la découverte in Paris (France) from September 11 to 16, 2009. This manifestation is organized by "Sciences à l'Ecole" and the French Atomic (...)

Ja-YE Europe Enterprise Challenge 2009
Young entrepreneurs are invited to compete in the JA-YE Europe Enterprise Challenge 2009. These are students aged 19 and over who are running a company as part of their higher education (college or university), under the mentoring of their (...)

Worldwide Astronomy Marathon, April 2-5, 2009: Grab your scopes and friends and head outside!
Early April will be amateur astronomy’s time to shine for the International Year of Astronomy 2009. If you have a telescope, mark April 2–5, 2009, on your calendar. The world is coming your way. An unprecedented string of public (...)

Edinburgh International Science Festival: 4-18 April 2009
The Edinburgh International Science Festival is the world’s first and Europe’s largest celebration of science and technology. Since 1987, people of all ages and backgrounds have discovered the wonder of the world around them. That’s 21 (...)

29 May 2009: Berlin European conference on science education in primary school
The Pollen project European conference on science education, that will take place on the 29th of May, 2009 in Berlin, will address capital issues for large-scale dissemination in Europe of inquiry-based science education at primary school, and aims (...)

European eTwinning Prices 2009
eTwinning - the community for schools in Europe - promotes school collaboration through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in order to allow schools to easily form short or long term international projects in any subject (...)

Xperimania II: the benefits of chemistry in every day life
The second year of Xperimania, a campaign to raise young people’s interest in chemistry, has been launched early October 2008 following the prize ceremony for the school year 2007-2008. This year’s competition activity will concentrate on the (...)

European Researchers' Night 2008 on 26th of September all over Europe...
Researchers' night, launched in 2005 under the "Researchers in Europe" initiative, offers the large public a unique opportunity to discover the researchers and their magic world: dozens of labs, universities, enterprises, foundations... open their (...)

ProBase Project: Problem-based learning in vocational science
Vocational science courses are different. Staff working in science-based organisations use their skills and knowledge to solve practical scientific problems. For example, they make drugs and medicines and they measure air pollution. Their work (...)

Science on Stage - Berlin 2008
Under the patronage of the German Representation of the European Commission, the first National Science on Stage-Festival will take place from 23.-26. October 2008 at the Urania in Berlin, Germany. 300 teachers and education experts from 27 European (...)

European Union Contest for Young Scientists
The European Union (EU) Contest for Young Scientists, an initiative of the European Commission, was set up to promote the ideals of co-operation and interchange between young scientists. The Contest is the annual showcase of the best of European (...)

Research and Education Cooperations in Europe
The future of success of the European Research Area is mainly depending on young people developing skills and competencies to tackle the future challenges. The key competencies needed today are self motivated and self directed learning (...)

New biology for new curricula
This document draws on and elaborates observations from a workshop organised by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), convening a broad crosssection of European professionals involved in biology education at secondary level (teachers (...)

Amazing Minds: What makes people good at science?
Is it something they learn, or are some people just naturally gifted at it? Who will be the next generation of young scientists? Where will they come from? What will they be like? Will they be able to solve the problems facing the world in the 21st (...)