Ninth Young Scientists' Meeting Showcases 15 Student Projects in Andorra
Secondary students from Andorra's education systems presented innovative projects on biodiversity, health, physics, and more at the event organized.
Key Points
- 15 projects from Andorra's three education systems covered biodiversity, health, physics, chemistry, astronomy, and data analysis.
- Categories: 4 on sustainability/climate, 4 on organisms/health, 4 on physics/chemistry, 2 on planets/history, 1 on data/behavior.
- FEDA sponsored €300 per school; innovation in project-based learning, outreach tools, and sustainability.
- UNESCO prize to Agora International School for art-science video; commendations to two other schools.
The ninth Young Scientists' Meeting showcased 15 projects in natural sciences, physics, and chemistry from secondary and baccalaureate students across Andorra's three education systems. Organised by the Ministry of Institutional Relations, Education and Universities alongside the Andorran National Commission for UNESCO, the event aimed to spark interest in research and scientific creativity among pupils from the second year of lower secondary to the second year of baccalaureate, including equivalents in all local systems.
Projects addressed diverse scientific and social issues through hands-on experiments and awareness initiatives. They broke down into categories: four focused on biodiversity, sustainability, and climate change; four on living organisms, microbiology, and human health; four involving experiments on physical and chemical properties; two on planetary observation and history; and one on data analysis and human behaviour.
Albert Maluquer, director of the Department of Education Systems and International Relations, highlighted that the entries demonstrate "a clear commitment to competency-based scientific education, engaged with current challenges and aimed at training critical, responsible citizens."
FEDA provided sponsorship, allocating 300 euros per school to cover materials for each project. Innovation appeared in three key areas: methodological approaches like project-based learning, direct experimentation, and interdisciplinary work; educational and outreach tools such as models, videos, demonstrations, and community service projects; and applied sustainability through resource reuse, environmental improvements, and real-world knowledge transfer.
The Andorran National Commission for UNESCO awarded a prize for the best video to Agora International School, for a project linking sciences and humanities by examining pigment production and its role in art history. Two commendations went to Colegio Español María Moliner and Lycée Comte de Foix.
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