The European city of science, discovering the European Research Area
- from: 14.11.2008
- to: 16.11.2008
- In: Paris, Grand Palais
To promote awareness, especially among the young, of the scientific and technical culture, and give them a picture of European research that is related to their preoccupations, such are the aims of the European city of science, organised by France's ministry for higher education and research.
As the expected 50,000 visitors stroll through the streets and districts of the European city of science, they will discover the living and working conditions of researchers with the help of, for example, a weather station, a laboratory, or an archaeological dig. Other parts of the exhibition will be dedicated to familiar worlds (a botanical garden, an apartment, an airport, construction site), or more exotic worlds (a field of fonio, a polar station). Other things to discover will be scientific objects, such as an airship, a giant map of the world, or robots.
Research organisations, universities, companies, and associations, will be showcasing, in a tangible and accessible way, the work of European research teams, resulting innovations and their applications in everyday life. The public will be able to take part in experiments and debates, discover the scientific and technical culture, with, as their guides, researchers from all over Europe.
There has been strong commitment from the scientific community in the setting up of the European city of science. Results: 80 projects (of which twenty or so from other EU countries) will be on exhibition, from 14 to 16 November 2008.
Also of interest, the exhibitors will include: most French research organisations and manufacturers (Danone Research, Lafarge, Air Liquide an Total, along with IFP, Dassault, Airbus, Safran), universities (Pierre and Marie Curie, Troyes, Pisa, Turin) and top-ranking French higher-education establishments (Ponts-et-Chaussées, ENS-Cachan), Sciences Po, major European research programmes and organisations (ESO, EFDA).
The young people's area, dedicated to 7-15-year-olds, the auditorium film programme and debates of the Science Café will offer other opportunities for information and discovery.
Practical details
Free of charge entry
Open to the public: from 14 to 16 November 2008
Opening times: Friday from 9 am to 6 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 7 pm.
Press contacts
Karen Bornaghi, private office of France's minister for higher education and research
33 1 .55.55.84.32 - karen.bornaghi @ recherche.gouv.fr
Cécile Braghieri, press department of the French ministry for higher education and research
33 1.55.55.99.12 - cecile.braghieri @ recherche.gouv.fr
Annabelle Ledoux, Agence Cap&Cime
01 55 35 07 72 - aledoux @ capetcime.fr
- Updated: 19.11.2008
