The European Union Contest for Young Scientists

Budapest 2003—Press Centre

The 15th EU contest for Young Scientists was held in Budapest from 20-26 September 2003. It included an exhibition of 75 projects from 37 countries and an award ceremony on 25 September.

Websites - Pictures - Press Releases and other information 

• Speech given by Mr Achilleas Mitsos (Director-General for Research) at the award ceremony

• Links to websites reporting the contest

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  Young scientists plunge into beer and puddles Is there life in other solar systems? How does shampoo strengthen hair? Can we make environmentally-friendly fuel? A handful of the most curious teenagers in the world met in Budapest last week to present their answers to these and numerous other questions...	Times Educational Supplement
  EU Contest for Young Scientists Brings Out Varied Talent High school students from Germany and Hungary have won the 15th European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Budapest. The winners submitted projects ranging from plasma loudspeakers and inexpensive microscopes to advances in genetic engineering...	VOA News Listen to Stefan Bos' report  on VOA (RealAudio) Bos report - Download 529k (RealAudio)
  Tres españoles obtienen un premio de 400 euros para jóvenes científicos de la UE Tres españoles han obtenido un premio de 400 euros por un estudio presentado en el decimoquinto Concurso para Jóvenes Científicos de la Unión Europea, que se celebra esta semana en Budapest (Hungría), según informó hoy la Comisión Europea.	Yahoo España
  Vom Young Scientists Contest in Budapest Eine norwegische Juristin mit einem Faible für Wikingerschwerter ...	Deutschlandfunk
  EU awards young scientists Following a week of deliberating over a total of 75 exhibitions, an international jury composed of 11 scientists awarded three first prizes, each worth 5,000 euro, to three young scientists from Germany and Hungary. Three second and third prizes, as well as four honorary awards	CORDIS News
  Students seek career advice from Nobel laureates Contestants participating in this year's European Union contest for young scientists in Budapest Hungary were given a once in a lifetime opportunity to seek career guidance from ... Nobel laureates Harold Kroto and Ivar Giaever, as well as the president of the Hungarian academy of sciences, Szilvester Vizi, ...	CORDIS News
  Making Maths more interesting for students The three young Maltese scientists who represented Malta at the EU’s Young Scientist Contest ... spoke to Sandra Aquilina about their mathematical project, “Using pi as a teaching aid”, and how they discovered a love for the subject which goes beyond the school syllabus ...	Malta Independent Daily
  Nobel Prize winners address contestants Over 100 young science students from 37 countries, including Malta, taking part ...	Malta Independent Daily
  The future looks bright with Europe's next generation of scientists With stars in their eyes, curiosity in their minds and enthusiasm in their hearts, some of the world's most promising young scientists have gathered to compete in this year's European Union contest for young scientists, in Budapest, Hungary...	CORDIS News

• Hungarian organisers' web site including full details of the contest, exhibition, programme etc. and photographs..

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• Some pictures from the award ceremony (click for high-resolution versions)
  

  Attendees were treated to an arrangement of Saint-Saens' The Swan	Jana Ivanidze (DE) receives her first prize	Gábor Németh (HU) won a first prize for applying plasma physics to hi-fi loudspeakers	Emily Payne (UK) receiving a prize from Nobel laureate, Sir Harry Kroto	Uwe Treske (DE) won a first prize for his low-cost Scanning Tunnelling Microscope	Margarita Lukjanska received her prize in Latvian national costume

• Pictures from the exhibition (click for high-resolution versions)
  

  exhibition photos: Triona Keaveney © CORDIS

  Elizabeth Newton (UK)	Anna Kristjansdottir, Boovar Sturluson and Bryndis Guomondsdottir (Iceland)	Radoslaw Poleski (PL)	Bruno Joel Farto Magalhaes and Lorina de Carvalho Ventura (PT)	Wim Cools (NL)	Vincent Ruigrok and Geert de Vreede  (NL)

• There are more pictures from the contest on the organisers' web site - click on a title and then on individual pictures to see a larger version 

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• News Alert on the 25.09.2003: "Nanotechnology, plasma physics and biotechnology: Europe's top teenage scientists cover them all!"
  Winners of the 15th European Union Contest for Young Scientists

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• Media invitation: 15th European Union Contest for Young Scientists 
  From 20 to 26 September 2003, Europe's most promising young scientific talent will be competing in the Hungarian city of Budapest to win prizes worth €28 500 in the 15^th edition of the EU's Contest for Young Scientists. Held for the first time in a New Member State, this year's contest will bring together 113 young people (aged 15-20), representing 37 countries across Europe - as well as China, Japan, Korea and the USA - to present 76 winning projects from national competitions covering a wide range of scientific disciplines.
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• Media programme at the contest

• Registration to attend the contest

• Practical guide to Budapest (PDF 1.9 MB)