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4 th Techno TN Forum 4 th - 5 th May 2007 WG 1. Theme 3 How to attract students from secondary level to scientific studies. General image. Industry Society. SCHOOL. UNIVERSITY. Image of science and engineering cultural integration image of the field image of the profession
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4th Techno TN Forum 4th - 5th May 2007WG 1 Theme 3 How to attract students from secondary level to scientific studies
General image Industry Society SCHOOL UNIVERSITY
Image of science and engineering cultural integration image of the field image of the profession image of university Pedagogy schools university „games”, projects… Labour market salaries status of profession jobs society needs ageing population Topics discussed
Conclusions • European landscape very diversified (different trends in different countries) • Crucial: Image of sci & eng in society • as fields • as professions
To Do • Important role of media • work with schools, improve pedagogy etc. • modify university curricula/pedagogy • graduates should be able to communicate with non-specialists • promote good practice
Recommendation for Techno TN • To create a work group within Techno TN • including representatives of networks (persons who are interested in the topic) • double purpose: • to create a repository of good practice • to prepare projects for 7 FP (Science in Society), LLP (Comenius/Erasmus/Transversal measures)… etc.