Teknillisten Tieteiden Akatemia
Millennium Youth Camp – Home of Future Millennium Winners
The global challenges we face demand an ever-increasing number of technological innovations, and corresponding expertise in the natural sciences and technology.
The aims of the international Millennium Youth Camp (MY Camp) are twofold: to increase young people's interest in these fields and to raise awareness of the educational and working opportunities available in Finland. MY Camp is also a channel for promoting the Millennium Technology Prize, Finland's tribute to developers of life-enhancing technological innovations, awarded by Technology Academy Finland.
MY Camp is a new way of offering young people an overview of Finnish expertise and top-level research in the natural sciences, mathematics and technology. Students network with each other, with individuals in Finnish companies and organisations, and with top scientists. During MY Camp week, campers are introduced to a number of Finnish companies and higher educational institutions. In addition to lectures, workshops and visits to MY Camp partners, the programme includes project work supervised by top-level experts and carried out in small multi-national groups.
MY Camp is targeted at young people aged 16-19. The first-ever MY Camp was organised in Helsinki in June 2010. Almost one thousand applications were received from 62 countries and from all continents, and 30 talented young people from 14 countries were selected as participants.
The next MY Camp will be organised in the summer of 2011. The application process will start in autumn 2010.
My Science - Discussion Forum for MY Campers
The English-language webzine MyScience - a forum for presenting the natural sciences, mathematics and technology - encourages the exchange of ideas and supports active learning among young people. Published by the Finnish Science Education Centre LUMA , the target audience is young people anywhere in the world who are interested in these three disciplines. MyScience also serves as a discussion forum for MY Campers.
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