Book one of our international English-speaking scientists!

The following science ambassadors are available for an individual school visit in English. The visit is prepared in advance by the class with a list of questions so that the researchers can respond to the specific interests of the pupils.

In addition, several themed workshops are offered in English. Here, the topic is fixed and the list of questions is not required.

• Cooperation for Climate Action

  Climate action is a social dilemma, whereby there are so-called “free-riding” incentives, tempting people to benefit from the effort of others while not contributing (much) themselves. But how can we work together to put the world on a more sustainable and resilient path? This question is the focus of the workshop with Univ.-Prof. Esther Blanco (University of Innsbruck).
  Target group: AHS (SEK I and SEK II)
  Duration: 12 lessons
  Location: in person in Tyrol 
  Online for all schools

• Developing your essential soft skills. Your future self will thank you. 

  This workshop focuses on the key essential soft skills to develop in the 21st century, as we venture more into AI territory. Communication, Emotional Intelligence and Adaptability are the keys to future success, especially for Generation Z and Alpha, who need these skills to cope in an ever-changing world. 
  Target group: Secondary schools
  Duration: 1-3 units
  Location: in person in Burgenland and Vienna
  Online for all schools

• Multilingualism

  In this workshop by Assoc. Prof. Anouschka Foltz, pupils learn what multilingualism is, who is multilingual, where multilingualism exists and what multilingualism does to us. Pupils have the opportunity to reflect on their own multilingualism (and from secondary school onwards, all pupils are in principle more or less multilingual). We also discuss how multilingualism is viewed in our society.
  Target group: all type of schools
  Duration: 2 units (longer if desired)
  Location: in person in Styria
  Online for all schools

• What is language?

  In this workshop, pupils learn what language is and what we use language for. Together with Assoc. Prof. Anouschka Foltz, they work out the building blocks of language (sounds, syllables, words, sentences, meaning, etc.) in a playful way and from a linguistic perspective. They find out where and how we encounter and use language in everyday life.
  Target group: Primary school
  Duration: 1-2 lessons (longer if desired)
  Location: in person in Styria

• Change Our Energy System Together

  What energy technology challenges and solutions are there for tackling climate change? This is the subject of the interactive online workshop “Change Our Energy System Together” with Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Kienberger (Montan University Leoben), which builds on the content of the interdisciplinary study program “Industrial Energy Technology”.
  Target group: recommended from SEK II
  Duration: 1-2 lessons
  Location: Online for all schools

  Registration at the University of Leoben
  Clicking on the registration link will open an e-mail that will be forwarded directly to the University of Leoben. Please provide the following information when registering:

  • Name, e-mail and telephone number
  • School and class (participation recommended from grade 9)
  • Number of pupils
  • Title of the workshop(s)
  • One or more suggested dates
  • special requests (duration, etc.)

• Please let us know your request using the form: 
  1. Registration for an individual visit
  2. Registration for a themed workshop
• We will put you in touch with the researchers, inform you if they accept and then help with further organisation if required.
• You make all further arrangements individually with the researcher and prepare the school class for the visit
• After the visit, we look forward to receiving a short report on the visit at youngscience@oead.at.

The researchers mentioned above are just a selection of the more than 480 people who visit schools as science ambassadors and also offer more than 190 different workshops.

Further information on the Science Ambassadors initiative (in German)
Overview of the profiles of all science ambassadors