Proiecte
PN16450504 – Promoting and educating in the field of Earth Sciences: implementation of a program dedicated to education and the general public
Responsabil: | Dr. Antoneta Seghedi, CSI |
Coordonator: | GeoEcoMar |
Beneficiar: | GeoEcoMar |
Finanțator: | Ministry of Research and Innovation |
Schema de finanțare: | Core Program |
Durata: | 20 months |
Data începerii: | 15.03.2016 |
Data finalizării: | 08.12.2017 |
PN16450504 – Promoting and educating in the field of Earth Sciences: implementation of a program dedicated to education and the general public
The project aimed to protect and capitalize on the national geological and archaeological heritage, under anthropogenic impact, by increasing knowledge, as well as proposing protective measures, promoting Earth Sciences and life, environmental education includeed. The main purpose of the project was pre-university education and geological literacy of the general public, offering also educational activities in the field of geology for students of specialized faculties. The project involved the elaboration of a structured educational program in the form of three packages: school education, internships for the students of the faculties with geological profile and ”scientific literacy” of the general public. The first phase of the project consisted in the elaboration of the program of activities for a period of two years, the realization of promotional materials, as well as the conclusion of partnership protocols with the institutions interested in the proposed activities in the project. The educational program included three projects, with several types of activities for each project, developed according to the target audience category: the project “Hour of geology” for pupils; an internship project for students; a project of popularization of geology for the general public (which included conferences for the general public, proposals of geological trips and organization of events type “School otherwise”, a “Week of geology”, “Day of open gates”, workshops for pupils and preschoolers). During the 2-3 phases of the three projects, the dissemination activities (by participating in national and international conferences and symposiums and publishing scientific papers) were also carried out. The popularization of the research results of the project included the development of an itinerant exhibition to promote the superior Cretaceous fossil fauna of the Hateg Basin (in the additional phase 4).
- Increasing awareness among the population on the fields and issues of earth sciences, which are the research objectives of GeoEcoMar, in the context of the lack of geological education in schools, in order to increase responsibility for the protection of the natural environment;
- Involving GeoEcoMar in education activities in primary and secondary schools, but also for the general public by developing a dedicated educational program;
- A broader involvement of the Institute in higher geological education through the development of traineeship projects for students;
- Awareness on the current priority areas in earth sciences (climate changes, natural hazards, ecology, environmental problems of the Danube system – Danube Delta – Black Sea, pollution, protected areas terrestrial and marine, etc.), but also on the general areas of earth sciences: plate tectonics, volcanism, earthquakes, natural resources, etc.;
- Popularizing the scientific research results of the institute in the field of pollution, ecology, natural hazards, CCS, protected areas, etc.;
- Increasing the visibility of GeoEcoMar, as an institution concerned with training future generations and transferring the results of scientific research to the general public;