The Basic and Engineering Sciences Division works closely with the Science and Technology Education Section in the Education Sector to identify and initiate new cooperative projects.

In the spirit of the 1999 World Science Conference, which called for UNESCO to strengthen its activities in the field of science and technology education, the two Sectors of Education and Science are developing an intersectoral programme of action.

noticia

Australia acoge la Conferencia Mundial sobre la Educación Científica y Tecnológica - (ICASE & UNESCO) 04-07-2007 La Conferencia Mundial sobre la Educación Científica y Tecnológica tiene lugar en el hotel Sheraton Perth y en el Mercedes College del 8 al 12 de julio de 2007 y el Foro Internacional de la UNESCO sobre la Política de la Educación Científica, en el Perth Modern School, el 13 de julio de 2007, Perth, Australia. More

ICTP hosts G8-UNESCO World Forum@ - (ICTP, UNESCO) 04-04-2007 The G8 Forum on 'Education, Research and Innovation: New Partnership for Sustainable Development', Trieste, Italy, 10-12 May 2007, is supported by UNESCO within the framework of its Decade for Education for Sustainable Development. More

UNESCO participation in Brunei sub-regional 'Robot Camp for Kids' - (UNESCO Jakarta Office) 24-01-2007 The Robot camp for kids', which took place 11-17 December 2006, Brunei Darussalam, aims to encourage a “hands-on” approach to teaching science in schools, to show that science can be fun and to stress the importance of science, technology and engineering in daily life. It was organized by the Brunei Ministry of Education Science Technology and Environment Partnership (STEP) Centre, in cooperation with UNESCO and the University Brunei Darussalam (UBD). More

The Network of Youth Excellence nourishes budding talent - (UNESCO) 24-10-2006 Supported by UNESCO, the Network of Youth Excellence, which organizes extra-curricular research for talented students aged 14-21 years to give early exposure to research, met Lake Balaton, Hungary, 20-22 October for their third biannual meeting. More

UNESCO’s Member States request further assistance for science and engineering education - (UNESCO) 08-11-2005 Delegates at 33rd session of UNESCO's General Conference, Paris, 3-21 October 2005, sought answers to the negative trend affecting developed and developing countries alike: the declining and/or stagnant student enrolment rate in science and engineering disciplines. More

Overview of UNESCO’s activities for the advancement of scientific knowledge@ - (UNESCO) 04-11-2005 On 2nd November 05 at UNESCO HQ, Paris, science colleagues had the opportunity to present, during 60 minutes, their activities promoting the advancement of scientific knowledge. The event’s report gives a broad overview of the Organization’s actions within the field of basic science, the necessity to promote scientific research world wide and women’s access to same. More

UNESCO Forum launches science and technology education reform in Asia-Pacific@ - (UNESCO) 02-09-2005 An international forum on the reform and innovation in science and engineering higher education in the Asia-Pacific region is organized by the Korea Science Foundation, Korean National Commission for UNESCO and UNESCO, 12-14 September 2005, Seoul, Korea. More

Proyecto

	A science education succes: UNESCO’s Global Microscience Programme@
	Nearly a decade after the Global Microscience Programme was launched by UNESCO and the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in 1996, the microscience approach has been introduced into 72 countries, many of them in Africa. >> More UNESCO and IUPAC

Articles

When learning science becomes child's play - by Yves Quéré and David Jasmin July-September 2005 -In various parts of the world, primary children experiment with science thanks to "La Main à la Pate" More