"Center for Young Scientists of Lrrach and the Tri-border Region" Success through collaboration between schools, public administration, universities, research organisations and industry

Diana StckerManaging Director ofInnocel Innovations-Center Lrrach GmbHEconomic development association of the City of Lrrach

stimula Conference18 September 2013phaenovum Schlerforschungszentrum Lrrach-Dreilndereck

Lrrach in the F/D/CH tri-border region The economic and scientific environmentDHBW LrrachUniversity of Basel FHNW Basel Many small and medium-sized companies + big players3 universities1

phaenovum Schlerforschungszentrum Lrrach-Dreilndereck

Located on the Rosenfels school campus in Lrrach (2,400 pupils)Open to all pupils from Germany, France and Switzerland2

Aims"The region, in other words both businesses as well as public and private research institutions, needs qualified R&D specialists to both safeguard and develop the location over the long term!!!"That means:get children and youths from the region between 4 and 19 years of age excited about science and technology, educate them well and convince them to stay in the region. create an attractive range of educational offerings in the area of science and technologybuild up an active, tri-national network of pupils and teachers at schools in Germany, France and Switzerland with phaenovum as its hub 3

phaenovum public private partnershipphaenovumTODAYregional businessesSteinbeis Transfer CentreCity of Lrrach/institutions supporting the schoolsSchools in Lrrach and Weil am RheinPrivate individualsBaden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University LoerrachMinistry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Baden-WrttembergFoundationsSchools in France and SwitzerlandEU Interreg authorities in StrasburgNetwork with other (supra-)regional initiatives of the Center for Young ScientistsLOTS AND LOTSOF PUPILSUniversity of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern SwitzerlandUniversity of BaselDepartment of Education of Basel-Stadt/Basel-Land, CHAcademy of Strasburg, FInnocel(project management)4

Financing(Initial) Scientific equipment is financed by foundations and donations in kindPatronages from supporting businesses, each in the amount of 2,500/yearSupport from businesses in the form of donations and sponsorshipTeaching time contributed by the State of Baden-WrttembergBuilding and management staff provided by the City of Lrrach/InnocelEU: Interreg IV project 2009-2012: 1.06 million, some 40 partners from D, F and CH (17 of which are co-financers)Annual membership fees 5

Development"Precursor" of phaenovum e.V.: Physics Club at the Hans-Thoma-Gymnasium in Lrrach, since 1985 IT Seminar Lrrach at the Cooperative State University offered by Innocel and the Steinbeis Transfer Center (STZ) Embedded Design & Networking, since 2003 BioValley College Network for life sciences as a trinational initiative launched by chemistry and biology teachers in 2003Founding of the non-profit association phaenovum Schlerforschungszentrum Lrrach-Dreilndereck e.V. (Center for Young Scientists of Lrrach and the Tri-border Region), April 2007 3 departments: IT/robotics Biology/chemistry/life sciences Physics/nanosciences

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Target groups phaenovum: Pupils attending secondary schools in the region (from year 5 onward), 10-19 years Promote pupils interested in the subject matter Promote motivated pupilsphaenovum junior: Project for pupils attending years 1-4 at primary schools in in Lrrach (6-10 years)Teachers: Specialist training sessions for teachers (e.g. IT courses such as "Programming Java for Lego Mindstorms") Networking events 1:1 training within the scope of the phaenovum junior programme Certificate course for educators/primary school teachers at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (2010-2012)

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phaenovum's offerings, from year 5 or age 10 and upPromote pupils interested in the subject matter: Seminar courses on subject-specific topics, 2-3 hrs/week (e.g. Chemistry Club, Making Magic with Physics, Make Robots Dance, Nanoparticles in Cosmetics)Classroom courses and NaT-Working internships (e.g. DNA fingerprinting)Holiday courses (e.g. scanning electron/scanning tunneling microscopes, soldering course)Promote motivated pupils: Preparation for and participation in competitions in small teams (Jugend forscht (Young Researchers), Schler experimentieren (Pupils Experiment), IYPT, ICYS, Quanta, Physics Olympics, etc.)8

phaenovum junior offerings: Experiment at primary schools throughout the region (6-10 years)2 mandatory, 4-hour series of curriculum-based experiments are performed in class every school year 8 during the 4 years of primary schoolPhilosophy: Pupils should draw up and formulate their own hypotheses, try them out and learn to discuss them2-3 parents working on a voluntary basis help small groups during the experiments. Prior to this, the parents receive 1:1 training from scientists specifically for those experiments Teachers, too, are trained together with parents, advise small groups of pupils and are involved throughout the entire experimentSecondary schools can build on a primary school curriculum since this offering is mandatory for every primary school pupilPilot project in the City of Lrrach: Training courses have been financed by Sparkasse Lrrach-Rheinfelden since 2011 Model for other municipalities and cities in the region (total participation: 20 schools)9

Other phaenovum offeringsField trips to scientific institutions and companiesCompany internship placement servicesOrganisation of regional competitions (phaenobot, metaski tri-national competition for pupils)Trial workshops for school groups at phaenovumphaenovum open house with accompanying eventsLecture eventsParticipation in scientific events for pupils (regional education fairs, Fte de la Science - Strasbourg, TUN/Mustermesse Basel (samples fair), etc.)Jugendliche frdern Jugendliche (Youths Coaching Youths; PEER) Many cooperative arrangements with schools10

Our prizewinnersJugend forscht 2012/2013 1st place in the state competition and 1st and 2nd place in the national competition

BiologyPhysicsJohannes RheinhartMarcel Neidinger andSelf-healing in Plants under Leonard BauersfeldThe Microscope The Candle Lift

Total of 4 projects (another took 2nd place in the competition) 11

Our prizewinnersSchler experimentieren 2012/20131st place in the regional competition

Physics Tobias Spanke

The Gee-haw Whammy DiddleGeology Ronja Spanke

Sailing StonesChemistry Sabrina Schwierk Katja Kochanowski

Deodorants - Poison or Useful Health AidBiology Jan Ruchartz

Anthocyanin: Why Leaves Turn RedOther projects (3rd place)12

Membership in phaenovum e.V. in 2012/201313

How many pupils does phaenovum reach?14

Activities for pupilsAs at 31 July 2013Course type2011/20122012/2013Number of courses1420 Number of pupils in courses166244Number of classroom courses2532 Number of pupils in classroom courses365539Number of pupils engaging in project work2832 Number of field trips11Number of pupils participating in field trips114Total number of pupils reached570829

Evaluation of the courses of phaenovum: ResultsResearch conducted since February 2013In total: 93 questioned students15

Difference between patronage and sponsorshipPatronage - 2,500/yearProvide funding for a pupil from Germany, France or Switzerland to participate at phaenovumWhile patrons are named on the homepage, in the programme of courses and in the newsletter, this must not be done for marketing purposesA donation receipt can be issued Sponsorship models: Identification as a sponsor can be used for marketing purposesThere are three models: Bronze (from 2,500), Silver (from 5,000), Gold (from 10,000) Companies in Germany must pay VAT 16

Sponsorship - benefitsExamples of advantages this might present to the company: Joint press releases to announce the supportThe company logo is listed at publicity eventsPlacement of interns with a particular interest in science and technologyThe company can present itself as a backer and a potential future employer at phaenovum's open house.phaenovum will offer one of the company's activities at its open houseProblems are tackled on behalf of the company (research projects)The company can use phaenovum's facilities for its own purposesJoint course offerings by phaenovum and the sponsoring company

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Patronages, sponsorships and donations in 2012/2013

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How can you support phaenovum or find additional information?Support Schlerforschungszentrum Lrrach-Dreilndereck e.V. by becoming a passive member, annual membership fee of 60/year.Are you interested in taking advantage of phaenovum's services by means of a sponsorship contract?Will you, as a business, assume a phaenovum patronage for a pupil in the amount of 2,500?Do you offer interesting field trips or internships for pupils and teachers in your company or research facility?Would you like to participate in an exchange of knowledge with young phaenovum scientists within the scope of Jugend forscht (Young Researcher) projects or a lecture, for example?Subscribe to phaenovum's newsletter (4x/year)

For more information please visit www.phaenovum.eu19

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