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Scientific
Summer Campus:
promoting interaction between
young people and real actors of
science and technology
Ana M. Correas & Rocío CastrilloSpanish Foundation for Science and technology (FECYT)
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Table of Contents
• Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology
An overviewThe science and innovation culture department
• Scientific Summer Campus
What is the Scientific Summer Campus?MethodologyResultsConclusions
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Who are we?
• The Spanish Foundation of Science and
Technology (FECYT) is public insitution born in
2001 and dependent on the Spanish Ministry for
Science and Innovation.
• To foster Science and Innovation and to bring
them closer to Society and giving responses to
the expectations and needs of the Spanish
System of Science and Technology
Institution of reference in
• DISSEMINATION
• INFORMATION
• METRICSof R&D
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• National R&D programme for the enhancement of sciece and innovation culture (about 1.000 projects every year, 4m€)
• SINC agency (21.000 web visits every day)
• Science photography competition.
• Networks: museums of Science, Science teachers in Secondary education, cities of Science, etc.
• Scientifc Summer Campus
Science dissemination
… and many more!
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2010: 300 students from all
over Spain
FECYT (Ministry for Science and Innovation)
Ministry of Education
What is the Scientific Summer Campus?
14 days in July in direct contact with Science, technology and innovation… in an unique scientific and cultural environment!
Several experiences since 2007
Budget 350 k€
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Students
Two weeks for each level
17 years old – 4-17 July 2010 16 years old – 18-31 July 2010 2 research projects per student (1 per week)
6 regions11 public Universities
AndalucíaAsturiasCantabriaCataluñaGalicia Madrid
Universities’ contribution
Research projects’ design and contents
Teachers
Labs and working rooms
Accommodation for students
UniversitySecondary School
FOR FREE!
What is the Scientific Summer Campus?
Methodology. Selection of students
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Criteria
• Academic qualifications - Average > 7,5
• Students’ motivation
• Recommendations from teachers
Physics (7)
Chemistry (2)
Maths (4)
Biology (1)
Geology (1)
Environment(5)
Bioche-mistry
(1)
Biomedicine (2)
Nanotechnology (1)
Robotics (1) Electronic
Engineering (1)
Methodolgy. 26 research projects simultaneoulsy
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Results: participation rate
Percentage of boys and girls participating in the selection phase
Percentage of boys and girls participating in the Programme
42%58%
Campus appli-cations =
2486 proposals MaleFemale 45%
55%
Selected students = 300 attendants
MaleFemale
Results: satisfaction questionnaire
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Students: 77 % satisfaction
92.7 % would repeat
Secondary School teachers: 64.7 % satisfied with students’ implication
88.2 % would repeat
University teachers: 76.4 % satisfied with students’ implication
82.5 % would repeat
59.51% of students considered that their participation in the Programme can help in their choice of careers in the future.
Conclusions
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• Perceived as very useful to increase the interest and understanding of Science and Technology
• No gender bias: same interest for girls and boys
• Next steps: Impact analysis on the election of future careers
• Potential extension of this initiative to a European sphere
Next…
• 2011: 1.200 students / 20 universities
• Public-private collaboration
• Budget: 1,190 k€
4 times bigger!
Thanks!
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More information:• Ana M. Correas (Coordinator)
[email protected] • Rocío Castrillo
FECYT (Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology)
www.fecyt.es
