From 28 June to 2 July, the University of Tartu Science Education Centre will organise the 2010 World Conference on Science and Technology Education. The conference will bring to Tartu around 200 experts of the field from 40 countries all over the world.
The central theme of the world conference is science and technology literacy, which is regarded as one of the key factors in forming quick-thinking and innovative citizens and in completing the transition to a knowledge society.
The conference programme includes over ten keynote addresses and highlight presentations on the teaching of science and technology, delivered by internationally renowned researchers and experts. In addition, scores of papers will be presented in specialised workshops focusing on aspects such as opportunities for the modernisation of teaching and for raising the motivation of learners.
The conference will be opened by the Estonian Minister for Education and Research Tõnis Lukas. Conference participants include representatives from UNESCO’s Paris office, the President of the International Council of Associations of Science and Technology Education (ICASE) and representatives of foreign embassies to Estonia. The conference will be closed by Ene Ergma, Speaker of the Estonian Parliament.
The main organiser of the 2010 World Conference on Science and Technology Education is the Centre for Science Education of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Tartu, in cooperation with the ICASE, the University of Tallinn, the Tallinn University of Technology and the associations of Estonian science teachers. The organisers also received support from the Estonian Ministry of Research and Education, th Archimedes Foundation, the Enterprise Estonia Foundation, the mobile telephony and communication services provider EMT and the travel agency Kaleva Travel.
For more information, conference programme and registration visit http://www.icase2010.org
Additional information:
Prof. Miia Rannikmäe, Centre for Science Education, University of Tartu, e-mail miia.rannikmae@ut.ee
