erik joling industry on microscale a project to create a bond between schools and industry
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Erik Joling
Industry on microscale
a project to create a bondbetween schools and industry
UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM
Faculty of Science
7 September 2001 ECCE 2001 2
Introduction
• Chemistry in the Netherlands
• Chemical education
• Microscale chemistry
• Industry on microscale
• First results
• Conclusion
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Chemistry in the Netherlands
• World’s largest port: Rotterdam
• Home of Shell, Akzo-Nobel , DSM, Unilever
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Chemistry in the NetherlandsProduction
• Windmills (a few)
• Wooden shoes (some more)
• Flowers (lots)
• Agricultural products (#3 in value)
• Peanut butter (#2 consumer)
• Chemicals (tons)
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Chemistry in the NetherlandsIndustry
• Largest branch of industry
• 60% bulk / 40% fine
• 15% of industrial production
• 20% of industrial export
• 10% of employment
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Chemistry in the NetherlandsProblems
• Twice as much academics as in other branches
• Achilles heel: number of chemists educated
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Chemical educationFinal exams 1999
HAVO VWO
Dutch 52,257
100%
34,275
100%
Chemistry 13,871
26.5%
13,609
39.7%
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Chemical educationFinal exams 1999
HAVO VWO
Spanish 669
1.3%
471
1.4%
Physics 14,329
27.4%
16,003
46.7%
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Chemical education First-year students in 1999
University 537 (≈2%)
Higher Laboratory Education 472
Higher Vocational Education 214
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Chemical educationConsequences
• Chemical industry and government are willing to spend money!
• Schools might be adopted by companies
• Projects are initiated and supported
• AXIS-project to promote science and technology
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Chemical educationChange of doctrine
‘Studiehuis’ ≈ study-home
• independent learning
• streams
• projects
introduced summer 1998 and 1999
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Chemical educationConsequences
• Need for a real-life approach
• Need for example projects
• Need for a student oriented lab
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Microscale chemistryA project
Universiteit van Amsterdam &
Chemistry Communication Centre Foundation
November 1996 - December 1999
• glassware• low-cost heating device• manuals• training
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Microscale chemistry Training
Over 330 schools (> 50%)
600 teachers
One afternoon training• on-site• at the University
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Industry on MicroscaleGoals
3-year project
teachers in schools and chemists in industry work together
products
1. teaching materials related to real contexts
2. example projects on microscale
3. a blueprint for school-company co-operation
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Industry on Microscale Time schedule
Year 1: september 2000 - august 2001
Year 2: september 2001 - august 2002
Year 3: september 2002 - august 2003
Year 1 and 2: 5 partnerships
Year 2 and 3: 10 partnerships
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Industry on Microscale Time schedule
september formation of partnerships
january generate ideas
march workshop
march write teaching materials
august use and test teaching materials
march workshop
august conclusion
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Industry on MicroscaleEstablishing partnerships
• Contact via
former fellow students
parttime professors
• Long hierarchical lines
• No self-interest yet
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First results Quest and Huizermaat
• introduction on Quest and food additives
• synthesis of banana flavour: isoamyl acetate
• synthesis of emulsifier: glycerol lactopalmitate
• visit to plant and R&D site
• preparation of yoghurt mousse
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First results Quest and Huizermaat
• change in pupils’ attitude to chemical industry
• cooperation continued
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First results Summer 2001
One partnership is not enough!
• Intensive campaign
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First results Five companies
• Quest International, Naarden
• DSM Research, Geleen
• Akzo Nobel Catalysts, Amsterdam
• Rohm and Haas, Amersfoort
• Peter Greven Nederland, Venlo
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ConclusionCompanies
have no stategy towards secondary education
• individual employees
• approval takes time
some change is in sight
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ConclusionThe bottom-line
Partnerships can be very fruitful
• companies
• teachers
• pupils
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Contact me
www.chem.uva.nl/chemeduc/microschaal
www.chem.uva.nl/chemeduc/presentaties/ECCE2001.pps