Chemical Demonstration Workshop in UL

The 12th Chemical Demonstration Workshop will take place from 4-6th July in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences & Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical…

Secondary school teachers from ESA Member States are invited to apply to ESA’s teacher training workshops to be held in January and February at ESA’s ESEC…

Secondary school teachers from ESA Member and Associate States are invited to apply to robotics and automation workshops to be given at ESA’s ESEC centre located in…

From July 13th – 16th the IFI will collaborate with Science Gallery Dublin, to bring you a feast of science fact and fiction films including Philip Kaufman’s…

The 7th INESPO (International Environment & Sustainability Project Olympiad) international olympiad takes place from 31st May – 5th June in Amsterdam. It is intended for students between 13 and 18 years with the goal to involve them bring communal consensus on social environmental values and to eventually eliminate the environmental problems through education.

Protection of the environment is essential to the quality of life of both present and future generations. The challenge is to combine this with a permanent and lasting economic growth. However, climate change only makes it more challenging. The environmental policy of the European Union is based on the conviction that stringent environmental norms can form a stimulus for innovation and can offer new opportunities for businesses.

Furthermore, the environmental policy has to be interwoven with economic, social and industrial policies. Europeans consider their environment quite important. Euro barometer polls show that a large majority (more than 70%) wants policy makers to balance environmental policy with economic and social policies.

As individuals, Europeans are ready to support environmental policy, but they would do even more if they have better information about environmental options that costs little to nothing. Furthermore, they need to be convinced that their co-citizens do the same so their precautions are not in vain.

The Cosmicus Foundation strongly believes in this and therefore wants to make the younger generation more aware of its contribution to the environment by introducing simple and practical scientific educational projects. The international Olympiad will be the stage where the future generation practices its knowledge and love for science by contributing to a solution for different environmental issues. After all, the earth gets affected more and more due to human interference and if we do not take action soon, the consequences will be devastating.