BioBeo Project Update September 2024
Since its start in November 2022, the BioBeo project partners have put their motivation and efforts into creating an innovative education programme that fosters awareness and engagement in the bioeconomy and circularity. Across European education systems, the project leverages five core themes—interconnectedness, outdoor learn
Experience report from the STEAM Summer School
Our colleague Sakshi Anand from University College Dublin shares her experience of participating in the STEAM Summer School, a programme that offers practical training in communicating science through the arts, with a particular focus on performance skills: Attending the STEAM Summer School was a profoundly transformative experi
Germany’s first nationwide bioeconomy pilot school has opened it’s doors in September 2024!
BioBeo has contributed to the establishment of this new primary school with a focus on bioeconomy education. The school is called LENA, short for “Lebendige Naturschule”, which means that children will be supported to be themselves in a place where they can explore and pursue their curiosity while being active both i
Our eTwinning students exchanged their ideas via online meetings in May!
💻 The students of Resource – Don’t Go! had two different meetings to exchange their ideas on the concept of bioeconomy, to share their learnings and experiences from the project and also to have a fun time with their teammates! The schools were twinned according to the weekly schedule of the teachers and class hou
‘Bee’ for Bioeconomy
With #WorldBeeDay2024 taking place on May 20th this year, and the release of the May edition of the BioBeo Buzz, the BioBeo Project invited a postgraduate student Eoin Ó Móráin to contribute a bumbling piece on the brilliance of bees and where they sit in a bioeconomy landscape today. We hope you enjoy it, and […]
E3STEM goes to Athens Science Festival with BioBeo Students Workshops!
E3STEM brought the energy of BioBeo project to the Athens Science Festival in Greece, with three interactive workshops for secondary school students! Each session, packed with 25-30 enthusiastic participants, explored the fascinating world of BioBeo through engaging, hands-on STEM activities for circular Bioeconomy. Students got
Resource – Don't Go! was introduced to the new bachelor’s students at the University of Hohenheim!
On the 2nd of April, M.Sc. Sabiha Gökçen Zwack together with one of her colleagues at the University of Hohenheim, M.Sc. Ricardo Vargas Carpintero facilitated a workshop as part of the welcome week with the goal of introducing students to research activities going on at the University. In this workshop our game Resource –
BioBeo at the Environ 2024 Conference
The Environ 2024 took place in South East Technological University (Waterford Campus) from March 25th – March 27th 2024 BioBeo was also represented there – with music and visuals. Read more about the event itself here. Â
Exciting News: BioBeo Blended Intensive Programme Wraps Up with BISC-E National Winners Announcement!
On Friday, March 8th, 2024, the national finals of BISC-E took place at Maynooth University, marking the conclusion of the BioBeo Blended Intensive Programme. Students from Maynooth University, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, and Odisee University of Applied Sciences participated in the BioBeo Blended Intensive Program
Comic Launch: ‘Back to the Future with Beo and Raja – A Tale from the Early Bioeconomy’
Following the success of the ‘Finding Beo’ comic featuring a girl called Beo and her loyal dog Raja, a sequel ‘Back to the Future with Beo and Raja – A Tale from the Early Bioeconomy’ was officially launched in March 2024 at UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture (CEAMC) by Peter Burke TD, [&helli