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Title of Initiative / Project
Science: the great escape
Name of Organiser
Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza Din Iasi
Start and ending date of the Initiative
2013
Web site
http://noapteacercetatorilor.uaic.ro/
Level
National
Was the initiative carried out in the framework of a funded project?
Yes
Funding Programme
FP7-PEOPLE-2013-NIGHT
Title of the project
RESEARCHERS' NIGHT in ROMANIA 2013. Science: the Great Escape
Promoter
Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza Din Iasi
Project number
609771
Type of deliverables
Teaching Methodology, Video, Didactical resource
Thematic area
Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Science
Language of the deliverable
Romanian
Target Group
Teachers, Students
Description of the initiative
"Science: The Great Escape" is an event designed to create the public perception of science as something that is not only confined to the laboratory. We intend to stage the event as a getaway of research from its own environment and to bring it centre-stage, in public places in four major Romanian cities: Bucharest, Craiova, Iasi and Timisoara (combined population 3,5 million).
The main aim is the setting up of various open air activities organized by researchers themselves in public squares and shopping malls. In addition to that, the participants will also be able to take guided laboratory tours, to visit science photography exhibitions and to gain a better understanding of the most important EU funded scientific project to be set up in Romania: ELI - Nuclear Physics.
The target audience for all locations include pupils, students, teachers, parents and grandparents, no matter theirs background or science skills, with special attention devoted to gender equality.
Especially pupils and persons from rural regions, kids with special educational needs, kids from the gifted education programme and theirs trainers were attracted andc co-interested. By means of a well developed media plan, including social media tools, during the awareness campaign, more than 300000 people have reached our stands and knew precise data about our project: locations, hours, proposed activities. In all locations, a total number of participants higher than 10.000 was reached.
More Information
It is a very interest project which provides participants with open air hands-on activities run and carried out by researchers themselves, meant to make people get a better understanding of the role that science plays in our lives. One of the main strengths of the project lies in its ambition to make science accessible and interesting to anybody. The activities are organized in public places in town as well as in villages and address the general public.
Teachers’ Opinion
This project takes place in my city as well : Iasi is the oldest university city of Romania. It boasts a huge academic focus. This project, through the organization of various open air activities organized by researchers themselves in public squares and shopping malls aims to stress the value of invest in science. In addition to that, the participants will also be able to take guided laboratory tours, to visit science photography exhibitions and to gain a better understanding of the most important EU funded scientific project to be set up in Romania: ELI - Nuclear Physics.
Students’ Opinion
The idea of the project is fantastic: it opens large doors to everybody who happens to be there, where the science events take place. By organizing its activities in public places it really shows that science is part of our lives and we can't ignore that.

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Date: 2015.03.12

Posted by Maria Dojcanova (Slovakia)

It is a very interesting initiative. "Researchers' Night" takes place every year in Slovakia too, thus we have very good experiences with this initiative. The public has the opportunity to meet scientists who are trying to discover new things and facts. The results of their scientific work are opened up to the people. When meeting them, one can experienced a lot, get interesting information and a lot of knowledge. This project is also needed because it confirms the importance of scientific research for life and the importance of investment in research. The events are carried out in public places, in shopping centres, thus very often many things attract also those people, who wouldn´t get on their own to the offered knowledge and experiences.
Students during these events in public places also meet with various fascinating experiences, new knowledge and modern technologies. This motivates them to work for themselves; they try to acquire new knowledge and skills and are more active in engaging in competitions.
I will continue in participating on these events with my pupils in future.


Student: (Please answer in few sentences)
Events are very interesting and give us the opportunity to participate in a variety of smaller researches in the open air. In addition, participants can take various items from the experiments and researches done there. Students have the opportunity to get a lot of new information from physics, chemistry, electrical engineering and their usage in everyday life. This increases their interest and questions in classes.

Date: 2015.02.26

Posted by Adumitroaei Diana (Romania)

The project is a fantastic one. It helps science teachers, particulary those who work in schools that do not provide the necessary equipment for conducting various experiments.
Any teenager that enjoys studying sciences represents a step forward in our society's evolution.

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