The aim of this project was to better integrate astronomy into tourism endeavors happening on the island of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands to provide value added to existing businesses while providing a pipeline for students interested in the intersections between tourism and astronomy into these businesses as interns. Unfortunately, we discovered that […]
Category Archives: 2022
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Feb
Feb
In 2022, the OAD funded 17 projects run by multidisciplinary teams that addressed local and global challenges through astronomy-related innovations. On February 24, 2023, these projects presented the results of their activities during the past year, also sharing their achievements and challenges.
07
Feb
Feb
The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the October to December 2022 period. Highlights in the newsletter: OAD meets the South African President and Ministers New astronomy-for-development projects funded in 2023 Hack4Dev initiative to develop data science skills and apply it in development Upcoming events – Astronomy Education conference, IAU astro-tourism symposium, Hackathons […]
2022, Central and South Asia, Guide training workshop for tribal students
Call for Astronomy Mentors by Astrotribe Project
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Jan
Jan
The ‘AstroTribe’ project seeks scientists, professors, science communicators, educators, and others in astronomy who are interested in serving as mentors. Run by AstronEra, an online platform dedicated to astronomy courses and activities, the project is educating and training tribal students (from the countryside in the state of Maharashtra, India) in the field of observational […]
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Dec
Dec
The OAD team had the privilege of meeting the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, officials from the Department of Science and Innovation, and other dignitaries at the 2022 World Science Forum. The forum is a meeting […]