Press call

Bilbao, 20 April 2015

SUBJECT:Presentation of Zientzia Azoka 2015

DAY: 21 April, Tuesday

TIME: 11:00 to 11:30

Location: Bilbao City Hall Press Room

PARTICIPANTS:

- Begoña Garamendi Ibarra, Director of Educational Innovation of the Department of Education, Linguistic Policy and Culture of the Basque Government

- Jone Unzueta Crespo, Councillor for Participation and Districts of the City of Bilbao and Deputy Councillor for Education

- Leire Cancio Orueta, Managing Director of Elhuyar

- Beñat Insunza Lauzirika, young researcher awarded at Zientzia Azoka 2014

The Department of Education, Linguistic Policy and Culture of the Basque Government, the City of Bilbao, the main agents of the Basque network of Science and Technology, the Provincial Council of Bizkaia and Elhuyar are pleased to invite all citizens to the Science Fair to be held on 25 April at the Plaza Nueva in Bilbao.

Zientzia Azoka is an exhibition of scientific projects carried out by young people and organized by Elhuyar. The aim of this initiative is to promote the taste for science among young people, foster scientific culture and disseminate science. The technological projects and research presented at the fair are carried out throughout the course (between 12 and 18 years) for subsequent public presentation.

Authors of support projects by professional researchers from the most representative organizations of the Basque Science and Technology Network such as the UPV/EHU, the Public University of Navarra, Deustotech and Mondragon Unibertsitatea, the technological corporations TECNALIA and IK4 and the BTEK center.

Organized by the Science Unit of Elhuyar, Zientzia Azoka is funded by: Bilbao City Council, Department of Education, Linguistic Policy and Culture of the Basque Government, Provincial Council of Bizkaia and FECYT (Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology).