Organized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research since 1992, the Science Festival is the must-attend event for science enthusiasts.
Researchers, teachers, scientific culture centers, museums…, share their enthusiasm for science and technology with both young and old through experiments, conferences, shows, open houses…
From life and universe sciences to humanities and social sciences… all sciences are on the agenda.
For several years, attendance at the Science Festival by school students from the Nice academy has been steadily increasing, going from 7,000 students in 2005 to over 16,500 in 2011.
Key projects in the Alpes-Maritimes:
The science village of the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis at the Valrose Campus site in Nice with numerous stands for activities and experiments, a science café, a Cinéscience as well as fun activities
The science festival at the Centre International de Valbonne (CIV): more than 1,500 students are expected to attend some thirty workshops, conferences, and scientific experiments…
Conferences, films, workshops, tours, and exhibitions, focusing on energy and chemistry… are offered by the city of Grasse
The project “From Individual Memory to Collective Memory” at Henri Matisse College in Nice with an exhibition and workshops led by students that combine artistic and scientific fields
An exhibition and workshops led by student engineers on renewable energies at the Fénelon Institute in Grasse
Workshops led by students on renewable energies at Bertone College in Antibes
