European Researchers’ Night in Osijek

The organization of the European Researchers’ Night is the main activity of the project Techno-Past Techno-Future; European Researchers’ Night which is funded under the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation 2014 – 2020 – Horizon 2020. The Techno-Past Techno-Future; European Researchers’ Night project is carried out by eighteen partners: the Ministry of Science and Education, the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, the Ruđer Bošković Institute, the Old Church Slavonic Institute, the Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, the Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences, the British Council, the University of Zagreb, the University of Split, the University of Zadar, the University of Dubrovnik, the University of Pula, the University of Rijeka, the University of Osijek, the State Intellectual Property Office, the Catholic University of Croatia, the University North and the Croatian Science Foundation.

The event is traditionally held every year across Europe on the last Friday in September from 17 to 22 o’clock. On the cities’ public areas, Croatian researchers will have desks with interactive content, primarily intended for the younger population. The programme in Osijek included pre-activity event organized by Faculty of Food Technology Osijek (September 13th, 2019), and main stage activity organized by University of Osijek (September 27th, 2019). Activities are mainly intended for the younger population, i.e. the primary and secondary school children and the general public, and their purpose is fun, learning through play and presentations, and raising awareness of the general public about the main messages of the Techno-Past Techno-Future; European Researchers’ Night project.

ByProExtract team members have also participated in organizational activities, both in pre-activity and main activity events.