GYA Co-Chair Priscilla Kolibea Mante at IAP Science Education Council Meeting
The InterAcademy Partnership Science Education Programme Working Group held a two-day meeting in March 2023 in Rabat, Morocco, to discuss the latest trends and challenges in science education. The meeting was attended by members of the Global Council and invited participants, including science educators, researchers, policymakers, and representatives from scientific organizations and the Hassan II […]
Call for Virtual YSAP Missions 2021
The GYA Young Scientist Ambassador Programme working group (YSAP) is calling for proposals for online missions in 2021. All GYA members, irrespective of whether they are a member of the YSAP working group, can apply. Each proposal should come from two GYA members, one from a low/middle-income country, the other from a high-income country. For […]
GYA Working Groups and Incubators in 2020
For the 2020 funding period, GYA members will continue to be active in 17 working groups and three Incubators within the three GYA Themes of Science & Society, Research Environment, and Science Education and Outreach. A fourth Incubator – on Critical Experiments – has been set up and is being led by Anna Harris (Netherlands) […]
Expedition Mundus digitized by Dutch & Belgian Young Academies
The educational board game Expedition Mundus teaches 12-year olds to think like a scientist. It has been used by many Young Academies in the past few years, and has been translated into several languages. Now, a more digital version, serving as an improvement of the Mundus game is (almost) ready to play. The web application […]
IAP Science Education Programme Global Council promotes science literacy
The IAP Science Education Programme’s (SEP) Global Council held its annual meeting in August in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was hosted by the National Science Museum of Thailand, which also organized a ‘Policy Forum on Science Literacy: Roles of science museums and science centres’. GYA Co-Chair Connie Nshemereirwe participated in the meeting as the GYA […]