Minister for Science, Technology, Innovation Conor Lenihan was on hand to launch SciFest 2011 with a ‘celebration of excellence in science and maths’ at Intel’s Innovation Open Lab in Leixlip. Thirty-five second-level students were awarded Intel Excellence in Science medals in recognition of their achievement in SciFest 2010 at 14 Institutes of Technology and the Millennium Forum in Derry.
Each of the students had been either individual or group winners of the ‘Best Project’ awards at SciFest 2010. The winners of the SMinister for Science, Technology, Innovation Conor Lenihan was on hand to launch SciFest 2011 with a ‘celebration of excellence in science and maths’ at Intel’s Innovation Open Lab in Leixlip. Thirty-five second-level students were awarded Intel Excellence in Science medals in recognition of their achievement in SciFest 2010 at 14 Institutes of Technology and the Millennium Forum in Derry.
Each of the students had been either individual or group winners of the Best Project awards at SciFest 2010. The winners of the SciFest 2010 Mathematics in Science Award were also announced and trophies were presented to the three projects that the judges decided best illustrated the importance of mathematics in science.
SciFest is a national festival of science organised regionally in collaboration with the Institutes of Technology. It is open to all second-level students. The aim is to encourage a love of science through project-based learning and to provide more opportunities for students to present and display the results of their scientific investigations. The SciFest initiative is jointly funded by Intel and Discover Science and Engineering as project partners. It is supported by a number of companies such as BT, Abbott and Dairymaster.
Speaking at the launch, Minister Lenihan described SciFest as a strong example of industry, the education sector and government partnering to promote science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), “The event aligns well with the Government’s plan to promote these subjects across the education sector so that we can position Ireland as Europe’s innovation hub and drive sustainable economic growth in the medium term…The 34% rise in participation in last year’s competition is a clear sign that SciFest is going from strength to strength.”
Scifest 2011 programme director Peter Brabazon added: “Today’s prize winners reflect the future of Ireland’s workforce as each project displayed a creative approach and provided a real world application of the skills that the students have learned in the classroom. Their projects reflect the standard of science, technology, engineering and maths across the second level system and the passion of young people in these areas.”
Scifest 2010 took place in fourteen Institutes of Technology and the Millennium Forum in Derry with over 2,649 students from almost 200 schools exhibiting 1097 projects.
The Mathematics in Science Award, which was piloted this year, will be rolled out to each venue in 2011. The winner in each venue will receive a trophy sponsored by the National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning (NCE-MSTL) at University of Limerick. To celebrate the International Year of Chemistry PharmaChemical Ireland are also awarding a trophy at each Institute to the project with the best chemical content.
ciFest 2010 Mathematics in Science Award were also announced and trophies were presented to the three projects that the judges decided best illustrated the importance of mathematics in science.
SciFest is a national festival of science organised regionally in collaboration with the Institutes of Technology. It is open to all second-level students. The aim is to encourage a love of science through project-based learning and to provide more opportunities for students to present and display the results of their scientific investigations. The SciFest initiative is jointly funded by Intel and Discover Science and Engineering as project partners. It is supported by a number of companies such as BT, Abbott and Dairymaster.
Speaking at the launch, Minister Lenihan described SciFest as a strong example of industry, the education sector and government partnering to promote science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), “The event aligns well with the Government’s plan to promote these subjects across the education sector so that we can position Ireland as Europe’s innovation hub and drive sustainable economic growth in the medium term…The 34% rise in participation in last year’s competition is a clear sign that SciFest is going from strength to strength.”
Scifest 2011 programme director Peter Brabazon added: “The prize winners reflect the future of Ireland’s workforce as each project displayed a creative approach and provided a real world application of the skills that the students have learned in the classroom. Their projects reflect the standard of science, technology, engineering and maths across the second level system and the passion of young people in these areas.”
Scifest 2010 took place in fourteen Institutes of Technology and the Millennium Forum in Derry with over 2,649 students from almost 200 schools exhibiting 1097 projects.
The Mathematics in Science Award, which was piloted this year, will be rolled out to each venue in 2011. The winner in each venue will receive a trophy sponsored by the National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning (NCE-MSTL) at University of Limerick. To celebrate the International Year of Chemistry PharmaChemical Ireland are also awarding a trophy at each Institute to the project with the best chemical content.
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