Wiener KinderUni: 500 exciting workshops are waiting for 4,000 young researchers!
Wiener KinderUni: 500 exciting workshops are waiting for 4,000 young researchers!
Wien, Österreich - The summer vacation in Austria is just around the corner and with them comes the popular children's university, which will take place from 7th to 19th July 2025 at various Wiener universities. The initiative enables 4,000 children aged 7 to 12 to take part in a total of 500 events free of charge. Together with the University of Vienna and other universities, the lecture halls and laboratories open their doors to make exciting topics of science tangible. Meinverzirk reports that the selection will consist of 350 workshops, seminars and lectures this year.
The opening program takes place at the University of Vienna, where Markus Aspelmeyer gives a lecture on the fascinating topic of quantum physics. In addition to basic scientific topics, socially relevant questions are also dealt with. Other highlights include "The Green Wunderwelt" at the University of Natural Resources and Natural Heritage Vienna, "Excursion to Arguments and Logic" at the FH Campus Vienna, as well as "The Fabulous World of our Immune System" at the Medical University of Vienna. Also practical aspects, such as the workshop "What is a loan?" at the WU Vienna, are included in the program.
all-round offers for the participants
In addition to the exciting lectures, the children's university also offers numerous recreational opportunities. Chillout zones, movement rooms and a relaxation area are available for reading. This year, its own “children's unib library” will be opened for the first time, which serves as a source of knowledge to the small participants. According to the last issue in 2024, 3,500 children took part in the event, so that great interest is expected this year.
Registration for the children's university begins on June 10, 2025 at 2 p.m. Registrations are required and can be made via the Kinderuni-anmanden.at website. In addition, participants can pick up their studies and the popular children's university T-shirts between June 27th and July 4th. The workshops and seminars then take place between July 7th and 18th before the solemn sponsorship will be sponsored in the large ballroom of the University of Vienna on July 19. For more information, interested parties can visit the Kinderuni.at website or contact Kinderbuero@univie.ac.at by email. Telephone inquiries are possible on 0664/886 454 66.
A look over the borders
Despite the current offers in Vienna, children and adolescents should also keep an eye on the numerous children's unini programs in Germany. This regional initiative, which takes place in cities such as Rostock, Göttingen and Hamburg, also offers a variety of free events. Here the programs are not only limited to presence lectures; High-quality online offers are also available, as reported on Mach-mit Berlin
In many cities, the focus is on practical and exciting topics in order to arouse the interest of the young participants. At the Free University of Berlin, most recently active in 2021, primary school children were already able to immerse themselves in the world of science. The events span a variety of disciplines ranging from biology to chemistry to history and archeology. Such formats help children develop an interest in science and research early on, which is made easier by the structure of the programs, so fu berlin .
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