The VII Science and Technology Week in Extremadura will offer more than 100 outreach activities

Merida, October 18 (Europe Press) –

The Foundation for Science and Technology Development and Science and Technology Park Foundation of Extremadura And the park Science and Technology (Fundecyt-PCTEX), Together with the Scientific Cultural Dissemination Service of the University of Extremadura, they organize Seventh edition of Science and Technology Week in SocietyIt will host more than 100 science outreach activities across the region from November 2.

The program consists of 132 activities, which will take place until November 17 in 25 municipalities and cities of Extremadura, which seeks to promote social interest in science, technology and innovation.

The activities of this VII Week of Science and Technology, one of the most important scientific dissemination initiatives in the world and the most popular in Extremadura, can now be consulted online.

The initiative is celebrated in the month of November every year with the aim of encouraging active participation of teachers, associations and research staff of primary and secondary education centers, especially among the younger generation in science and technology. University of Extremadura and Regional Research Centers.

The event with science and technology is the focus of this year’s World Science Day for Peace and Development, which has been proclaimed by the UN and UNESCO since 2002 and is celebrated on November 10 every year with the aim of recognizing the importance of science and technology. In promoting peace and sustainable development around the world, the Junta de Extremadura reports in a press release.

The latest developments in fields such as artificial intelligence, life sciences, mathematics or biotechnology through talks, conferences, exhibitions and hands-on activities throughout Extremadura from 2 to 17 November.

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You’ll find topics such as robotics and artificial intelligence at this year’s event. Science for Peace and Sustainability; Nutrition, Diabetes and Sports; Monfragüe orienteering and bird sports; Or the Barruecos in the pictures, among others.

Prior to these seven editions held since 2017, Extremadura has extensive experience and commitment in celebrating this project that brings science closer to young people and society in general, with five editions of Extremadura between 2008 and 2012 organized by Fundecyt. -PCTEX.

The VII Science and Technology Week in Extremadura is funded by the General Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation of the Ministry of Education, Science and Vocational Education and the Feder Extremadura 2021-2027 program.

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