International Science Festival - we take science out to the public
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| Coordinator | Göteborg & Co AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 580 000 |
| Project duration | August 2022 - July 2023 |
| Status | Completed |
Important results from the project
The Science Festival 2023 continued creating a festival accessible both physically and digitally for increased inclusion with 96,000 visits. 20,000 visits to the school program, 16,000 to our public programme and 60,000 to our metaverse. The visits took place both physically and through digital meetings with interactivity throughout the country and also internationally. We had very satisfied visitors - for ex the Science Festival was considered to have very high credibility, to be inspiring, and contributed to an increased interest in both learning more and studying further.
Expected long term effects
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** 96,000 visits, physical and digital across Sweden and internationally. 60,000 of them visited our metaverse where we had a high percentage of international visits. High satisfaction in terms of credibility, inspiration and increased interest in science and education. Very even demographics when it comes to the gender of both visitors and participants. High proportion of visitors under the age of 15 (mainly via the school program), otherwise a fairly even distribution across ages in all ranges.
Approach and implementation
The science festival is run by sa board of trustees and a number of collaborative partners who contribute both financially and with program content. 6 people work full-time with business development, funding, program- and digital development, admin, sustainability and communication with support from finance and HR. Approximately 70 hosts are employed during the event. A scientific council leads the content development. The trustees draw up the overall goals. Results: tens of thousands of visits, 600 participants, from hundreds of organisations all over Sweden and beyond.