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Malaysia, April 2010Malaysia, April 2010Malaysia, April 2010Malaysia, April 2010

• Lida Schoen (organiser, the Netherlands)

• Mei-Hung Chíu (evaluator, Taiwan)

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YACsYACs

IUPAC project 2003-055-1-050:Young Ambassadors for ChemistryYoung Ambassadors for Chemistry

Aim: to enhance the Public Understanding of Aim: to enhance the Public Understanding of Chemistry in four target countriesChemistry in four target countries

• Taiwan (TaipeiTaipei);• Argentina (Buenos AiresBuenos Aires);• Russia (Krasnoyarsk, SiberiaKrasnoyarsk, Siberia);• Korea (Gwangju)(Gwangju);• South Africa (Grahamstown) (Grahamstown).involving IUPACIUPAC CCE members and Science Across the Science Across the

WorldWorld co-ordinators (task group).

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YAC LogoYAC LogoYAC LogoYAC Logo

DesignDesign

Nicolás Fossati

T.S.Eliot School, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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YAC INSET courseYAC INSET courseYAC INSET courseYAC INSET course

Train the trainers modelTrain the trainers model• training chemistry and languagelanguage teachers;• last day: students’ hands on activity in public

venue: e.g. science fair, shopping mall, super market: students as YACs;

• media coverage: students as Young Young Ambassadors for ChemistryAmbassadors for Chemistry.

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MaterialsMaterialsMaterialsMaterials

Use of existing Science Across the WorldScience Across the World materials:

• Chemistry in our livesChemistry in our lives• Chemistry as a Cultural EnterpriseChemistry as a Cultural Enterprise

and course materialscourse materials (Train the trainers)

translated* in ‘local’ languagelanguage (downloadable from Science Across the World site)

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YAC Taiwan (1): YAC eventYAC Taiwan (1): YAC eventYAC Taiwan (1): YAC eventYAC Taiwan (1): YAC event

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YAC Taiwan (2): media coverageYAC Taiwan (2): media coverageYAC Taiwan (2): media coverageYAC Taiwan (2): media coverage

United Daily News

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YAC Taiwan (3): branding YACsYAC Taiwan (3): branding YACsYAC Taiwan (3): branding YACsYAC Taiwan (3): branding YACs

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YAC Grahamstown, South Africa (1)YAC Grahamstown, South Africa (1)YAC Grahamstown, South Africa (1)YAC Grahamstown, South Africa (1)

YACs!

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YAC Grahamstown, South Africa (2)YAC Grahamstown, South Africa (2)YAC Grahamstown, South Africa (2)YAC Grahamstown, South Africa (2)

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YAC events (1)YAC events (1)YAC events (1)YAC events (1)

Country YAC venueNumber of students involved

Estimated number of passers-by

Taiwan

In front of shopping centre in Taipei 101, the tallest building (508 m) in the world

72 not counted

Argentina Japanese garden 30 50

RussiaLecture hall in the Pedagogical University of Krasnoyarsk

108 children, teachers, parents, University students and colleagues from the Centre of Additional Education No 1 and the Pedagogical University

Korea in front of bus station 60 3600

South Africa

square in front of the cathedral, right in the town centre

80 hundreds

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Spin-offSpin-offSpin-offSpin-off

During the project (smaller) YAC courses/events were organized in

• Taiwan (2006, Yilan)• Bulgaria (2006: Plovdiv, Sofia);• Egypt (2006: Alexandria);• Jordan (2006: Tafila);• Korea (2006: with Korean teachers during ICCE 19)• Lithuania (2006: Vilnius);• Bulgaria (2007, Blagoevgrad);• Gulf Region (2007, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen);• Taiwan (2007, Taipei);• South Africa (2008: Cape Town).

with support of many sponsors.

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Gulf Region (2007)Gulf Region (2007)Gulf Region (2007)Gulf Region (2007)

Certificates for the new Ambassadors for Chemistry (Qatar)

Results of the (Y)AC activity (Yemen)

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EvaluationEvaluationEvaluationEvaluation

New IUPAC project: 2007-005-2-0502007-005-2-050

‘‘Research based evaluation of the YAC project’Research based evaluation of the YAC project’

Data from organisation, teachers, students and the public: South Africa (Grahamstown, March 2007): Erica

Taiwan (Taipei, December 2007) Mauritius (Réduit, August 2008) Cyprus (Nicosia, April 2009) Malaysia (Ipoh, April 2010) Philippines (Manilla, April 2010)

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YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (1)YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (1)YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (1)YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (1)

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YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (2)YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (2)YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (2)YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (2)

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YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (3)YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (3)YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (3)YAC Mauritius, August 2008 (3)

Clip YAC Mauritius

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YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (1)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (1)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (1)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (1)

47!

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YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (2)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (2)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (2)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (2)

Ownership

VIP!

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YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (3)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (3)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (3)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (3)

Branding

Chemistry is important!

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YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (4)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (4)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (4)YAC Cyprus, April 2009 (4)

YACs on the National TV News

at prime time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mJD5xthHf0

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YAC events (2)YAC events (2)YAC events (2)YAC events (2)

Country YAC venueNumber of students involved

Estimated number of passers-by

MauritiusIn front of a major shopping centre in the capital Réduit

50Many (Saturday

afternoon)

Cyprus On the Square of Freedom 40Many (Saturday

afternoon)

Malaysia

Philippines

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YAC MalaysiaYAC Malaysia

Good luck, Ipoh!Good luck, Ipoh!