Falling Walls Engage Hub Argentina
Bringing together Latin America and international practitioners
The Falling Walls Engage Hub Argentina is a space for Science Engagement practitioners and organisations in the Southern Cone region of South America to share experiences and connect their work.
The Hub is hosted by Fundación Ciencia Joven (FCJ) and managed by Oscar Contreras-Villaroel, president of FCJ, with the support of Elizabeth Haug, Regional Director of Programmes.
To get in touch with the Falling Walls Engage Hub Argentina, please contact: [email protected].
Past Events
Hub Argentina Event 2022: Focus on Planetary Health
On 28 October 2022, the Hub hosted an exciting day of discussions and workshops on Science Engagement and Planetary Health at the Science Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This event gathered experts and practitioners from the fields of science dissemination, citizen participation and science policy to exchange on experiences and best practices, as well as students. Topics discussed included community engagement, climate change politics, gender-specific approaches and introductions to science communication formats.
The event was joined by special guests Carolina Vera, Vice Chair of the IPCC’s Working Group I (WGI) and Director of the Argentinean-French Institute for Climate Studies, as well as Raúl Estrada Oyuela, diplomat, former representative of Argentina at the UN Assembly, and chairman of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.
An exceptional Hub launch in 2020 with 90+ participants
The Hub Argentina was launched in August 2020 during a two-day online community workshop with leading practitioners in the field, followed by a thrilling sciethon with the STEM Youth members of FCJ.
Participants had the opportunity to get a glimpse of the current state of Science Engagement on the continent, share their experiences and solutions on how to engage the public, and explore potential collaborations to expand their network and activities.
Speakers included María Eugenia Fazio, Professor in Public Communication of Science and Technology at the National University of Quilmes (Argentina) and Yurij Castelfranchi, Associate Professor of Sociology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil).
48H Future of Science Engagement Sciethon - The first Science Engagement Hackathon
During the “48h Future of Science Engagement” sciethon, we asked 80 students from the region how they imagine to bridge the gap between science and society in the future during a full weekend of 28-30 August 2020.
In groups of 5, participants had 48 hours to address 12 challenges and find creative solutions together with their mentors. Topics ranged from youth engagement, misinformation, conspiracy, language to the participation of women and girls in science (see all challenges here).
In a public closing ceremony, teams presented their results and the three winning projects were announced:
- “InformApp” a platform providing reliable sources for decision-making
- “STEMos Unidas” a collaborative network for women in STEM areas
- “VerifiComCyt” an information verification platform
Re-watch the Sciethon’s closing ceremony in English and in Spanish.
Check out full program of the Falling Walls Engage Hub Argentina launch 2020.