An appointment to discover science in a practical, fun and close way, from November 10 to 15.
The Science and Technology Week arose as a European initiative promoted by the European Commission in 2001, within the framework of the Science and Society Program. Its initial objective was to bring science and technology closer to the public, to encourage scientific vocations among young people and to promote scientific culture as an essential part of social and economic development.
In Spain, the initiative was adopted that same year and was consolidated through activities coordinated by the Ministry of Science and Technology (at the time) and the autonomous communities, with the participation of universities, research centers, museums, technology companies and social entities. Since then, it has been held annually in November and has become one of the most important events for scientific dissemination in Spain.
Science and Technology Week in Gandia
Between November 10 and 15, the Gandia campus of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the CEIC Alfons El Vell and the Universitat de València (UV), in collaboration with the City Council of Gandia through Urbalab Gandia, will be hosting the following events, to coordinate the development of the Gandia’s Science and Technology Week. This is an initiative aimed at fostering interest in science and technology and facilitate its approach to the population, especially to the younger ones, through free activities for students of schools and training centers for all audiences.
A program full of workshops, exhibitions and inspiring conferences for students and citizens.
The Science and Technology Week program of Gandia will be opened by the conference “Science travels between Japan and Valencia to prevent disasters” by Carmen Grau Grau is a Valencian researcher and disseminator currently working at the Institute for Sustainable Community and Risk Management, Waseda University and Senshu University (Japan). Grau holds a PhD in History and is a specialist in disaster management and community resilience in Japan. In her lecture she will address how society can organize itself in the face of natural disasters, the importance of collective memory, prevention and citizen participation in emergency situations.
The session will take place on November 10, at 7:00 p.m., in the auditorium of the Marqués de González de Quirós Cultural Center of Gandia and is open to all audiences.
Activities at the UPV campus: workshops for elementary school students and exhibition open to the public
As part of the Science and Technology Week, the UPV Gandia campus has organized five workshops (Water: water cycle, ocean cleaning and natural filter; Soil and its energy: soil separation, bottled worms and energy transport; The three “R’s”: reduce, reuse and recycle; Animals: food chain, jellyfish stings and animals in their habitat and Life cycles: water cycle, trophic chain and worm farm) aimed at primary school students. Each day is aimed at a number of about 20 students and lasts 1.5 hours, divided into workshops of about 30 minutes each, through which all students will pass and will be held at the campus facilities from 09:45 to 10:45 hours.
In addition, the Gandia campus of the UPV will host the exhibition “The impact of noise on fish”. An exhibition presenting the results of research projects on the impact of underwater noise and the behavior of bluefin tuna. The exhibition, open to the public, will be on display until November 28th in the exhibition hall, on the first floor of the G building.
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