Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit

Promotion of

7th Scientix Projects’ Networking Event Brussels, 19 June 2015

Vocations in the University of Burgos

(Spain)

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Where is Burgos?

Castilla and León: 2.500.000 people Burgos Province: 370.000 Burgos City: 178.000 Madrid-Burgos: 246 Km

University of Burgos • Number of Students: 8000 • PhD Students: 436 • Number of Professors: 845 • Degrees Bachelor: 27 • Degrees Master: 24 • STEM:

Civil Engineering Industrial Engineering Agriculture Engineering Computer Sciences Chemistry Food Science and Technology Health Sciences

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Vice rectorate of Research

Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit

Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit

AIMS

1. Dissemination of the research activity at the University of Burgos

2. Increase the Scientific Cultural level of the Society 3. Promotion of STEM vocations among non-university

students

Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit

STEM Actions

Educational Robotics

Sciences and Technology Exhibition UBUTalent

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UBUTalent

• Aimed at Gifted Students • Different Programs: • Primary School:

FIRST LEGO League Jr. FIRST LEGO League Innovation (3 years program)

• Secondary School: Summer Camps FIRST LEGO League Program for Creative Science Application TECNO arTEA (for Asperger syndrome students)

• High School: Odiseus TECNO arTEA

Pisa Report

UBUTalent And the Media ...

Funded by:

First Science and Technology Exhibition of Castilla and Leon

• Aim: Promote STEM vocations • Age: from 6 to 17 years old • Format: 1 day exhibition • Activities: Workshops: drones, mini satellites, nutrition,

chemistry, human evolution, science, engines, robotics …

Competitions: Science and Technology, WRO Lectures for professors and parents Science Shows: Physics and Magic Chemistry

• First Edition: more than 500 participants and

around 1200 people

• Venue: High Polytechnic School

First Science and Technology Exhibition of Castilla and Leon

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