Lifelong Learning Programme

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein

Valid XHTML 1.1 Valid CSS!

Chemistry is all around us
Copyright 2015
This project has been funded with
support from the European Commission

Database

Reviews of Initiatives

Homepage > Database > Reviews of Initiatives

TITLE OF THE INITIATIVE:

Italian Society of Chemistry

REFERENT(S):

Prof. Luigi Campanella (President)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INITIATIVE:

SCI is composed of 17 regional sections, 11 divisions (ie. Educational division, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry..) and many interdivisional groups. A special section is dedicated to young members. Its main activity is the dissemination of chemical science.

OBJECTIVE OF THE INITIATIVE:

The main objective is the dissemination of chemical science and of its applications, in order to evidence its importance in modern society.

TARGET GROUP OF THE EVENT:

The members are mainly chemists, but the SCI activities are also addressed to schools (from primary to high school) teachers, students and people with basic scientific knowledge, interested in broadering their specific culture or in satisfying thei

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EVENT:

SCI provides a constant update about scientific and technological themes, organizes forums, meetings, courses, schools and collaborates with the Ministry of the Public Instruction for the diffusion of scientific knowledge and edits books and magazines.

IMPACT OF THE EVENT:

SCI is composed by about 5000 members and their work addresses a wide range of people in the whole country.

RESULTS REACHED:

The intense and continuous work of dissemination, education in schools, participation to projects financed by the Ministry of Public Instruction for the diffusion of the scientific culture etc. result in an efficacious guardianship of the scientific disciplines such as chemistry.

EVALUATION OF THE INITIATIVE:

SCI is the most rigorous and important organization devoted to popularization, education and dissemination of chemistry in Italy.

WEBSITE OF THE EVENT:

http://www.soc.chim.it/

NAME OF COMPILER:

Dr.Marina Alloisio

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale - University of Genoa

ROLE:

Researcher