Rosa Procolo
Abstract
The fourth transnational meeting of the SCICO+ project took place on 13 and 14 June 2024 at the NAVET Science Centre in Borås, Sweden.
SCI-CO+ is an international project funded by the European Union’s ERASMUS+ programme involving eight organisations from five European countries:
- Ireland
- Italy
- Spain
- Sweden
- Sjuhärad Municipal Association – Navet Science Centre
The aim of the SCI-CO+ project is to help fill a gap in the current landscape with interdisciplinary theoretical and practical training for those wishing to pursue a profession in the field of museum science communication.
During the first day of work, under the coordination of Alessandra Drioli, Head of the Science Centre at Città della Scienza and PM of the project, the final details of the training project running from next autumn and the definition of the volume to be published by 2024 were finalised.
A visit to NAVET with its many interactive educational experiments and a social dinner concluded the day.
The second day saw a session entitled ‘Digital Skills in a changing world – the future direction for science centres and science museums with a focus on digital tools’, with the significant participation, both in person and remotely, of stakeholders who expressed their views on the central themes of the SCICO+ project.
The meeting kicked off with the launch of three professional development courses that will be held starting in September. The first two are aimed at professionals in the field and high school teachers of scientific and technical subjects, and the third at researchers to provide them with scientific communication skills as part of the university’s ‘third mission’. The latter is based on the reflection that for the promotion of scientific citizenship, it is becoming increasingly necessary nowadays to equip those working in research with appropriate communication skills and abilities to facilitate the socialisation of their research.
