The UA Summer Academy is a way of experiencing the university ambience and the science world during a period of one or two weeks. Children and teenagers between 10 and 18 years old are invited to live in the university campus (it is a residential programme)and be part of one of 16th possible thematic programms. Almost all university departments are involved, promoting the scientific part of the programme, that aims to be interactive, challenging and approach children to different scientific fields. We try to provide a full experience which comes from laboratory and experimental work but also from unexpected sources. Social interaction is also an important aim of the project, thats why we include a substantial cultural and sport programme promoted by the support team.
Organization |
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| Organization name | University of Aveiro (Universidade de Aveiro) |
| Organization type | Educational |
| City | Aveiro |
| Country | Portugal |
Activities & Offers |
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| Since | Jul 2005 |
| Scheduling | Regular: two weeks on summer holidays, once a year |
| Kinds of activities | DEMONSTRATION, EXCURSION, LECTURE, Sports and cultural activities, VISIT, WORKSHOP |
| Activities per year | 60 |
Participants & Target Groups (Part 1) |
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| Age of main target group | Depending on each single activity ranging from 13 to 18 years |
| Activities for other target groups | Yes: The Junior Academy aims at children between 10 and 12 |
Participants & Target Groups (Part 2) |
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| Effect on the participants | -no information available yet- |
| Reliable data concerning the children's social background available | -unknown- |
| Subjective estimation: Tendencies concerning social background | -unknown- |
| Specific efforts to include children of every social background / of every social and educational level | -unknown |
| Documentation available | -unknown- |
Lecturers |
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| Lecturers | Academic staff of one specific university, Non-academic staff, |
| Universities/Explanation | Universidade de Aveiro |
Lecturers Support |
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| Lecturers support | |
| Lecturers support is mandatory | -no information available yet- |
| Effect of the Children's University on lecturers | -no information available yet- |
| Written material available | -no information available yet- |
Administration & Cooperation |
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| Organizationally located within a university/institution of higher education | Yes, within Universidade de Aveiro |
| Venue is a university/institution of higher education | Yes, for all activities: Universidade de Aveiro Campus |
| Cooperation between institution and external partners concerning Children's University activities | Yes..., with: Cultural partners |
| Cooperation between institution and other organizers of Children's University activities | Yes, occasionally, with: Strathclyde University |
| In contact with an organization which is intending to start a Children's University | Yes: yes |
| Cooperation between the Children's University and schools/single teachers | -no information available yet- |
Concept & Documentation |
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| A policy paper / code of practice / manual is available | Yes |
| Evaluation results are available | Yes |
| Publications about or from this Children's University | No |
Planning/Organization & Implementation |
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| Thematic Priorities | -no information available yet- |
| Coming up with subjects/topics of activities | |
| Imitation of „academic life” | |
| Number of people involved in the planning/organization | 0 (0 women) |
| Number of people involved in the implementation | 0 (0 women) |
Participation |
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| Conditions for participation | -unknown- |
| How is the Children's University advertised? | |
| Actively inviting certain groups | -unknown- |
| Offering incentives to promote regular participation | -unknown- |
| Charges participation fee | -unknown- |
Gender Aspects |
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| Percentage of female participants | 0% |
| Percentage of female lecturers | 0% |
| Subjects/topics are chosen considering gender aspects | -no information available yet- |
| The Children's University is considering gender aspects concerning the target group | -no information available yet- |
| Documentation concerning the consideration of gender aspects available | -no information available yet- |