The night of September 22 will be Researchers’ Night: an event
dedicated in many European countries to programs popularizing
scientific research. This year Budapest and Győr will join the series
of events, the principal goal of which is to raise public awareness of
the importance of scientific research and make careers in research more
attractive to young people. The key topic of the Hungarian Researchers’
Night will be “Protection of the Earth with the Tools of Science”; the
participants will examine how the various scientific areas can promote
the development of an environmentally conscious attitude in the public.
Press News
2006. 09. 14. 00:00:00
Budapest,
In Hungary, too, the Researchers’ Night
programs will be sponsored by the European Commission, with the Tempus
Public Foundation acting as coordinator, and the University of All
Knowledge, the Eötvös Lorand University, the Budapest University of
Technical and Economic Sciences, and the Győr Széchenyi István
University contributing. The programs will be held in the buildings of
the universities, in the Theater Hall of the House of the Future and –
depending on the topic of the lectures – in Budapest caves, baths and
on the Danube.
University of All Knowledge television broadcast from the House of the Future
Outstanding
among the programs will be the television broadcast of the University
of All Knowledge, which can also be followed on the Internet, and which
will focus on sustainable growth by discussing such topics as natural
disasters, climate change and conscious consumption. The aim of the
event, to be held in the House of the Future from 6 p.m., is to give an
opportunity for a lively debate between the general public, civil
associations, businesses and political decision-makers active in these
areas, and scientists.
On September 1 the University of All Knowledge launched quizzes, votes and forums on its home page (www.mindentudas.hu
The moderator will be Árpád Juhász who has earned great merits during his career in bringing science close to the lay public. He has been working on various popular science programs as consultant, moderator, editor for over 45 years, and he has also made some 25 nature films.
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