European contest to attract youths to space science
Odysseus is a contest for young students. Under the guidance of their teachers, students will prepare projects revolving around one of three major themes in space science: the ‘Solar System’; ‘Spaceship – global cooperation’; and ‘Co-evolution of life’.
The contest and project aims to inspire and engage European youth with the ‘final frontier’, by combining creativity, innovation and intelligence.
The Odysseus contest will be integrated with other ongoing educational activities on space, in a pan-European perspective: providing the opportunity for young students to interact with their peers from different European countries and enhancing multinational cooperation, an element necessary in the field of space exploration.
Participation is open to teams of up to five students, between the ages of 14-18 years. Each team will design and demonstrate an interactive project, in one of the three themes. To participate, the teams must be located in a European Union Member State.
The first phase of the contest will take place at a national level. Winners for each country will be picked for each of the three themes. In the second phase, the national winners of each theme – a maximum of 27 teams – will compete at the European level.
The three teams winning overall will be invited to an award ceremony, which will take place in the Odysseus Conference at Space Expo premises, where they will present their projects in an exhibition.
For more information, and to participate, please visit the Odysseus website.
