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Egypt, CairoThe Children's University’s initiative is a program which introduces students at the age of 9 years to 15 years to the University’s learning activities. Although open to all, the Children’s University aims particularly to reach less fortunate children facing educational and socioeconomic difficulty especially children of Upper Egypt and rural areas.The initiative is sponsored financially and technically by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.- Poland, PoznańColorful University runs from October to May. We have two groups (7-9 and 10-12) and each group has own schedule once a month. Every schedule is different and activities conducted in different departments. Every year, almost 16 faculties are taking apart so colorful students are learning about social, natural and mathematical sciences.
- Turkey, Ankara
- Romania, Bucuresti
- Spain, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)
- Hungary, Budapest
- United Kingdom, Canterbury
- Ireland, Dublin
- Ege UniversityTurkey, Izmir
- Peru, SurcoCreation of robots seems to have of great interest. Participation in the Sciences events are also of great interest. Design thinking. Turning ideas into products.
- Estonia, Tartu
- Germany, Erkenbrechtsweiler
- Brazil, Belo HorizonteSubjects on the human body and its relationship with the environment will be approached in workshops with children and adolescents from 9-13 years of age, in schools in São João del Rei-Minas Gerais-Brazil. Children and adolescents will put their doubts in a box, after the new workshops will be conducted in order to answer some of the main questions of the children and to conduct visits to the University, will be posted on the program sites, radio programs and when possible to build videos.
- Poland, Trzebinia
- Poland, TorunNCU Children's University offers six different programmes for given age. Each of them consists of 18. workshops dedicated for the group of max. 30 participants. Workshops are held on Saturdays during academic year from October to June. Activities address such scientific fields as biology, chemistry, robotics, art, sociolgy, etc. We offer a wide spectrum of topics hoping that every student can find something that he'll be particularly interested in.
- Poland, Kraków
- Turkey, Şanlıurfa
- Austria, Krems
- Turkey, Istanbul
- Turkey, Malatya
- Portugal, MaiaUniversidade Jovem is a joint program of the Instituto Politécnico da Maia and the Universidade da Maia. We have one activity in Christmas in which we prepare a different day for children who have fewer resources. They are invited to join us at the campus and we have a lot of activities for them, a snack and a Santa Claus giving them presents. We also have a summer course, during four weeks in the summer, in which we receive plenty of participants for 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks. These activities are based in sports, psychology, arts and craft, technology and water activities.
- Turkey, IstanbulIstanbul Kultur University have been organising public outreach activities and communication of science to the public by workshops, seminars and festivals for children, teachers and parents under Dept. of Physics since 2004. Activities are mainly based on Astronomy due to the profession of the crew and our collaboration with Turkish Astronomical Society. Using Astronomy as a tool for sustainable development also helps us transfer its scientific, technological and cultural benefits to society.
- Georgia, TbilisiThe activities at Unijunior at TSU are focused on: • Familiarize schoolchildren with educational programs of TSU, importance of university education, assisting them in choosing the future profession; • Offering access to exact and natural sciences and other subjects in order to give impulses for studying and science; • Helping especially underrepresented groups of schoolchildren to realize their inherent mental potentialities.
- Turkey, UrlaScientific Research Methods, VFX, VR, AR Software Education, Digital Agriculture Education, Psychology and Philosophy Education, Art Design (Moda, 3D), Software and Robotic, Wellness and Sports, STEM.
- Turkey, IzmirWe are a Children's University affiliated to Izmir University of Economics in Turkey. We have been serving children aged 0-18 since 2021.IUE Children's University is an institution that aims to create and implement multidisciplinary projects that bring together all members of the society related to children in the fields of science, art, culture, language, health, sports and technology.
- France, Strasbourg
- Lithuania, VilniusThe key purpose of the Academy of Young Scientists is to encourage children’s awareness about science, get pupils acquainted with scientific achievements and make them discover the ways how scientific knowledge could be applied in reality. The activities organized are held by universities’ professors. Academy of Young Scientists encourages children to accomplish research in natural science and technologies, examine artificial intelligence, lasers, aeronautics, construct 3D objects and etc.
- Ukraine, LvivJunior Academy of Science in Lviv implements science education for students of grades 5-11 through extracurricular activities together with university teachers and researchers. We collaborate with Lviv Franko National University, the Science Museum and Lviv Polytechnic National University. Classes on physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, astronomy, engineering are offered. Students take part in experiments, scientific shows, creative tasks, and teamwork. The program includes summer schools.
- Russia, KazanНаука на ладони - Science on the palmThere are three faculties in the children's university: "Рerson ", "Nature", "Technique". Any child from 5 to 14 years old can become a student. Classes are held once a week on Sundays. Classes are taught by teachers, graduate students, senior students, invited guests. In addition to lectures, contests, competitions, business games are organized. A lecture hall is organized for parents.
- Austria, ViennaThe Vienna University Children's Office is active at the intersection of university and society and offers innovative childcare, designs and implements science communication projects for children and young people and implements a variety of projects in the field of democracy and media education.
- Austria, Steyr
- Kazakhstan, KokshetauChildren's University of Kokshetau University developed various mini-experimental material for children in six subjects: chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, computer science and geography. Additionally the KAZCUNET platform was developed with content about the activities of the Children's Universities of four universities in Kazakhstan. Also a book on "Children's University" and an animation video were published.
- Belgium, Leuven
- Denmark, Frederiksberg
- Italy, Bologna
- Russia, Moscow
- Finland, LappeenrantaJunior University activities of LUT University dates back for more than 20 years. All our JU activities are science-based and building on strategic focus areas of LUT University: clean water, air and energy and sustainable business. We organise workshops and themed days at the campus, school visits and visiting lectures, teacher training and free time activities. We believe in strong, curricula-based collaboration with educational institutions and other partners in Finland and abroad.
- Czechia, BrnoMasaryk Children University offers 10 months long program including seminars and workshops held in 9 different faculties, excursions and opening and closing ceremony. Every year there are 170 participants in age of 9-14 years and 50 participants in age of 15-17 years. Students can always choose lecture or workshop according their preferences. Except of Children University, other activities are organized, such as Researchers Night or Science Slams.
- Canada, Hamilton
- Turkey, Mersin
- Turkey, YenişehirBy providing an environment that gives children the happiness of discovering, to make them love science, art and sports activities, to improve their manual skills and mental skills during the activity process, to make learning fun by gaining the responsibility of working with the group, to gain scientific communication and social communication skills, by creating an interest in science, We plan to do science, art, sports and cultural activities to contribute positively to their preferences.
- Greece, Athens
- Turkey, NicosiaOzay Gunsel Children's University was established on April, 2019, by the Near East University. Students between the age of 6-17 are attending activities on STEAM, sports and nature, developing analytical thinking and problem solving abilities with fun programmes. In 2021 we organized the 2nd World Children Conferences on 23-25 May (www.worldchidrenconference.org), an Engineering Camp and a writing activity "the authors of the future" where young participants wrote stories inspired by the artworks in museums.
- Paris MontagneFrance, ParisCurrently no website information available.
- Poland, Lodz
- Russia, Kazan
- Latvia, Riga
- Italy, Trieste
- Finland, KuopioSnellman Summer University´s Children University offers science-oriented learning possibilities for children age 7-12 in co-operation with University of Eastern Finland.
- Finland, Jyväskylä
- Turkey, Istanbul
- The University of MelbourneAustralia, East MelbourneThe University of Melbourne
- Czechia, ZlinJunior University is a summer school project for children from 4 to 11, who try to study at university. The traditional event is the ceremonial matriculation of new students on the first day and then the graduation ceremony of our „young students“. Children work with the students – future preschool or primary teachers - on prepared science projects. Young instructors from 12 years of age also study at Junior University to learn how to prepare activities for younger children.
- Colombia, MedellinUniversidad de los Niños EAFIT is a program that stimulates the discovery of children and adolescents aged 3 to 18 in an inclusive and fun way, through a journey of questioning, playing, experimenting, and conversing. This initiative contributes to the ecosystem of childhood and youth through the sciences.
- Universidade de LisboaPortugal, Lisboa
- Portugal, Porto
- Italy, Modena
- Germany, Göttingen
- Austria, Innsbruck
- Université du LuxembourgLuxembourg, Luxembourg
- Canada, Québec
- Belgium, BruxellesUDE ULB open its doors on Saturday morning to children ages 6 to 12. The program proposes around 100 workshops per year for 400 children. Activities are created in a participatory manner and organized around experiences, observations and games. The workshops are systematically based on a question that a child could have, and which is developed by the professor.
- University MariborSlovenia, Maribor
- Switzerland, Basel
- Germany, Bonn
- Germany, Cologne
- Netherlands, Groningen
- Iceland, Reykjavik
- Spain, Lugo
- Poland, BydgoszczSome planned activities for following year for children: - hydrology - rules of savoir vivre - ancient grain - civil engineering - artificial intelligence - environmental sciences Some of mentioned above will be given also to parents, additionally e.g.: - games and quizzes helpful in learning foreign languages by children - how to develop and stimulate memory
- Germany, Tübingen
- Italy, Verona
- Slovakia, Zilina
- Switzerland, Zurich
- Slovakia, KošiceChildren’s University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice is organized like weekly day camp during summer holiday for children from 9 to 15 years. Children’s University offers for participants a lot of experiences associated with practical examples from veterinary hospital, pharmacy, labs, university herb garden, apiary etc. Uniqueness of this project is in the connection of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in accordance with the concept of „ One World, One Health“
- Poland, Katowice
- Belgium, BrusselsVUB Children's University is an new initiative for the 5th and 6th grade in Brussels. Kick-off day on the VUB campus was in spring 2019.
- Austria, Vienna