Two new centres are opened within the S3I institute. High Performance Computing Centre promotes projects and activities aimed at implementing high performance computing. Centre for Social Research and Policy Development provides objective evaluation, analysis, and practical recommendations on various policies and programmes.
The Summer Science Factory project received a grant from the World Bank 2011 Civil Society Fund Program. Only eight out of 84 applied projects received the grant this year. The contract was signed during a ceremony at the World Bank Croatia office. Read more..
The S3I institute is a co-organizer of the Summer Science Factory (SSF) in Čakovec. SSF is a science camp for kids from age 9 to 18, organized by university students. The camp in Čakovec takes place in Technology Innovation Centre Medjimurje, 17-23. July 2011. More about the SSF can be found here: www.tvornica-znanosti.org
The S3I institute created its Centre for Advancement of Education, with the main goal to explore methods for improving educational practice in schools, colleges and other education organisations. A special attention is given to natural sciences, since they are the backbone of the economic growth in modern economies. Read more…
The S3I institute is involved in preparation of various project proposals that span a wide range of research topics: physics, astronomy, biology, computer science, sociology, education, etc. These activities broaden the institute’s collaboration network, which will further expand in 2011 when the institute activates its next strategic phase of development. S3I is supported by REDEA (Regional Development Agency Medjimurje) and their project Technology & Innovation Center.
The S3I institute is a co-organizer of the Summer Science Factory (SSF) in Čakovec. SSF is a science camp for kids from age 9 to 18, organized by university students. The camp in Čakovec was hosted by Technical High School Čakovec and financially supported by Medjimurje County and the City of Čakovec. Images from the camp can be seen here, while here is the link to a video of Croatian TV news story about the camp.