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Esplora Interactive Science Centre
28 August 2014
In 2015, the Malta Council for Science and Technology will open the doors to the National Interactive Science Center, a complex that will occupy several of the most imposing and magnificent buildings overlooking the entrance into the Grand Harbour in Malta. The site comprises of 4 buildings and an outdoor space each of which will be pivotal to displaying exhibits and presenting live science. One of the buildings will be a stunning 10.7 meter in diameter planetarium, where a complete Colorspace 4K theater system will be built and installed.
Landesmuseum für Kärnten
26 June 2014
Local government was threatening to cut funding for Austrian Ecsite member wissens.wert.welt but thanks to the help of the many people who signed the online petition and rose awareness, the science centre will stay open.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center
16 June 2014
One of the Intel Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science and Engineering Fair 2014 top three grand awards winners, Sara Ezat, Mona ELsayed and hoda Shoman, two from dakahlia governorate and one from Sharkia governorate, got the third grand award in enviromental sciences category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2014 held in LA, California, USA 13-16 May 2014.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center
15 June 2014
June 3, 2014 was the closing ceremony for the Science Olympiad competition, hosted by the PSC for the fifth consecutive year. The Competition comprised two parts; the first part includes visits to various faculties, including the Faculty of Agriculture, and Science and Medicine and the Faculty of Arts and the Arab Academy for Science and Technology. The second part is a science competition taking place over two days to test the students’ gained knowledge during these visits. Participants of the Olympiad came from 11 different preparatory schools in Alexandria.
Landesmuseum für Kärnten
5 May 2014
Local government is threatening to cut funding for Austrian Ecsite member wissens.wert.welt in July 2014. Help by signing the online petition.
Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
28 April 2014
President Obama paid a visit to Ecsite member Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo) end of last week. Addressing Japanese students, he identified “science, technology, maths and engineering” as crucial skills for the “global economy”.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center
23 March 2014
1st Egypt’s Science Month is a celebration of science, it aims at increasing the awareness of the contribution of science to our society and how science is important in our life! Egypt’s Science Month is gathering different foundations and initiatives concerned with science and scientists and their goal is to provide opportunities to people of all ages to take part in all science and technologies activities.
The PSC is participating in this initiative with a number of Science Events in March and April 2014;
- 16-18 March 2014, Intel Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science and Engineering Fair (In
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center
23 March 2014
On March 20th, 2014, the Planetarium Science Center at the Library of Alexandria offered high school students Master Classes in Physics. Each Masterclass is a one-day-activity, where researchers invite high school students and let them be scientists for one day. The core activity is a measurement with real data from CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, or European Council for Nuclear Research).
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center
23 March 2014
The Planetarium Science Center (PSC) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) in collaboration with Intel Egypt and the Ministry of Education (MoE) have organized Intel Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science and Engineering Fair 2014 (Intel BASEF 2014). The competition serves the Egyptian youth as it empowers students ages 14 -18 to conduct a research and present their projects findings under 17 science and humanities themes.
Fondazione IDIS - Città della Scienza
26 February 2014
On March 4, 2013 a criminal fire destroyed the Science Centre of Città della Scienza in Naples. On the occasion of the first anniversary next Tuesday, a Framework Program Agreement that will kick off the rebuilding will be signed between the Italian Government, Regione Campania, the City of Naples and Città della Scienza.
Throughout the day, Città della Scienza will open its doors to the public with science labs, talks, music and theatre, to share the desire to rebuild the Science Centre.