K-TRIO 2 · Researchers in the Knowledge Triangle
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2014-06-01 → 2015-11-30
- EU contribution
- €201,000
- Participants
- 8
- Scheme
- CSA
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Results in brief
Researchers in the Knowledge Triangle
K-TRIO 2 consortium had already organized the Bulgarian Researchers’ Night for several years in different cities. The public opinion surveys show the Researchers’ Night has become by now a popular event in many Bulgarian cities, the Researchers’ Night being considered a regular “Fall rendez-vous” in various cities with a lot of fun and interaction with researchers. The project offered citizens various opportunities to interact and have fun with researchers and innovators, in several Bulgarian cities, namely Sofia, Rousse, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Varna and Burgas. The project’s main goal consisted of enhancing public recognition of researchers and innovators and their role in society as well as of encouraging young people in Bulgaria to embark on research careers. In the framework of the Europe 2020 strategy, the project focused on the need for increasing the number of researchers and innovators in Europe and fostering the interest of the society and the youth, in particular, to research and innovation. In such context, the project pursued the following objectives: o Disclosing to the public the less known sides of life and work of researchers; o Breaking stereotypes; o Showing them as professionals and ordinary people; o Highlighting the EU support in favour of researchers, their role in the Knowledge triangle and for building the Innovation Union; o Involving citizens in debates on the contribution of researchers to European economy and society, as well as in ideas generation and open innovation; o Fostering active citizenship position on the policy for growing research talents and making research and innovation attractive for young people. The activities offered addressed the public at large in all its components with a special focus on young people (children, teen-agers and students) and their parents and teachers. Over 2000 students were engaged within the "Atelier of young talents". The broad programme included science cafés, guided visits in labs and museums, cabinets of curiosity, exhibitions, and entertainment.
Data: CORDIS, © European Union
Project objective
The K-TRIO 2 consortium organized in several years Researchers’ Night in Bulgaria in different cities making people and especially children and youth aware of researchers’ profession and the contribution of research to economy and society. The public opinion surveys show that the Researchers’ Night became a popular event in many Bulgarian cities. People enjoy the variety of activities offered and would like to make the Researchers’ Night a regular “Fall rendez-vous” in their city with a lot of fun and interaction with researchers.Taking into account the objectives of the Researchers’ Night initiative of the EC, and the previous experience of the consortium, the project K-TRIO 2 sets as its main goal to enhance public recognition of researchers and innovators and their role in society and to encourage young people in Bulgaria to embark on research career. In the framework of the Europe 2020 strategy, the project focuses on the need for increasing the number of researchers and innovators in Europe and to foster the interest of the society and the youth, in particular, to research and innovation. For achieving the main goal, the following project objectives are defined:to disclose to the public the hidden sides of life and work of researchers, and show them as professionals and ordinary people;to highlight the EU emphasis on its researchers, the role of researchers in the Knowledge triangle and for building the Innovation Union;to involve citizens in debates on the contribution of researchers to European economy and society, as well as in ideas generation and open innovation;to foster active citizens position on the policy for growing research talents and making research and innovation attractive for young people.The target audience of the project will be on first place young people – children, teen-agers and students, and secondly – their parents and the public at large. The project K-TRIO 2 will provide various opportunities to citizens in Bulgaria to meet and entertain with researchers.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- NOV BALGARSKI UNIVERSITET · SofiaCoordinatorBulgaria
- JOINT INNOVATION CENTRE OF BAS · SofiaBulgaria
- MEDITCINSKY UNIVERSITET-PLOVDIV · PlovdivBulgaria
- Medical University Of Varna · VarnaBulgaria
- PLOVDIVSKI UNIVERSITET PAISIY HILENDARSKI · PlovdivBulgaria
- THE BRITISH COUNCIL ROYAL CHARTER · LONDONUnited Kingdom
- TRAKIYSKI UNIVERSITET · Stara ZagoraBulgaria
- UNIVERSITY OF RUSE ANGEL KANCHEV · RuseBulgaria
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