Monthly Archives: November 2016

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We have held, in preparation of the Pilot Astronomy Center, several astronomy camps in schools near the Center. This is in accordance with the key outreach tasks that are described in our proposal for the months of February through May. The camps were geared to educate students and general public regarding basic astronomy. The assembled […]

SAASTEC 2016 Conference

The annual Southern African Association of Science & Technology Centers SAASTEC conference was held in Richard’s Bay, South Africa. SAASTEC is the primary gathering of the community of stakeholders engaged in science activities in the region – including but not limited to science centers, museums, outreach teams at universities and research institutions. The OAD team […]

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The teaching radio interferometer project was presented at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology and the project leader contributed to erect one at the University. A lot of students and staff, were all very keen to help and participate to the project. A long list of contacts were collected that will contribute as […]

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The Sky on Bike is an astronomy outreach programme which aims to introduce the wonders of the night sky to identified groups of economically disadvantaged and uneducated population in Indian villages with the aim to create a scientific temper. We envision telescopes being carried on bicycles, and we’ve zealously named this arrangement as “Sky Bike”. […]

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We are happy to report that in general the project has been going quite well and that we were able to implement the project within the proposed time frame and budget. Our partner, the Indonesian Institute for Energy Economics (IIEE) is wonderfully supportive in various sectors of the work. Our home institution, Institut Teknologi Bandung, […]