Des jeunes talents accueillis par Thales Alenia Space dans le cadre des Olympiades Internationales des Géosciences 2017
Des jeunes talents accueillis par Thales Alenia Space dans le cadre des Olympiades Internationales des Géosciences 2017
The International Earth Science Olympiads: how does it work?
Following the previous Olympiads in Japan, the 2017 version came to France, from August 22 to 29 at Sophia Antipolis, the technology park near Nice, sponsored by the Université Côte d'Azur (“Riviera University”). The students and their mentors enjoyed a full-day visit to Thales Alenia Space’s plant in Cannes to present their projects to several juries, while also getting a look at the impressive clean rooms and discovering the major role played by satellites and their importance for humanity during various lectures.
Objectives of the International Earth Science Olympiads:
• Promote a holistic approach to the “Earth system” and its subsystems. To better understand how our planet functions, and help solve the major problems facing humanity, we have to bring different disciplines closer together and better understand how these systems interact and depend on each other, including the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and, more generally, the solar system.
• Leverage our knowledge of geology, pedology, astronomy, meteorology, hydrology and oceanography.
• Foster intellectual curiosity, ingenuity and initiative.
“A Sky full of Stars” for highly-motivated young talents!