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TITLE OF THE INITIATIVE:

Innovating Minds, Czech Awards for Young Europeans,
Inovační mozky, České ceny pro mladé Evropany

REFERENT(S):

Česká hlava s.r.o. ( Czech Head, Ltd.)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INITIATIVE:

The „Innovating Minds“ is an competiton that supports young scientists by Czech Awards for Young Europeans
Contest of this competition is organized in four categories:
ICT Award,
Health and Quality of Life Award,
Environment Award,
Product and Technology Innovations Award

OBJECTIVE OF THE INITIATIVE:

To fill in an empty space caused by non existence of any prestigious award for young and talented high schools students - young people who are just deciding on the field in which they will develop their potential - in Europe. By creating European awards „Innovating Minds“ - Czech Awards for Young Europeans, organizers target is to contribute to developing young people‘s interest in scientific and research careers.

TARGET GROUP OF THE EVENT:

Young European researchers

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EVENT:

International contest for young students

IMPACT OF THE EVENT:

International; an award may be won by a European country’s citizen who has not had his/her 20th birthday by the submission date; in 2009 there were about 70 scientific works assessed by the international jury, from about 15 European countries

RESULTS REACHED:

3rd year of the international contest already in progress (since 2008)

EVALUATION OF THE INITIATIVE:

International approach helps to bring students into the reality of international cooperation as a feature of modern research and brings in more competitiveness.

WEBSITE OF THE EVENT:

http://www.innovatingminds.eu/

NAME OF COMPILER:

Petra Kinzlova

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

ICT Prague, Department of Science and Research

ROLE:

Member of CIAAU Research Team in ICT Prague