TRAMS

Training and Mentoring of Science Shops

CUexpo - Victoria7 May 2008

Norbert Steinhaus and Caspar de Bok

TRAMSTraining and mentoring

of science shops

Funded by European Commission

Directorate General Research

Directorate Science and Society

(May 2005 – May 2008)

Science Shops and EC projectsSCIPAS (2000 – 2001)

INTERACTS (2001 – 2003)ISSNET (2003-2005)

International Science Shop network

LIVING KNOWLEDGE

TRAMS (2005-2008)

EC Science in Society call 2008:

Exchanges and cooperation of local actors on scientific culture

ACCENT (2004-2009)

CIPAST(2005-2008)

FP7: Early stage citizens dialogue and participation !

EFSUPS(2007-2009)

TRAMS objectives

• encourage development of emergent science shops through provision of training and mentoring support

• support ongoing professional development of existing science shops and similar organisations through sharing training materials and experiences from daily practices

• update professional development

• provide structural activities for Living Knowledge network

TRAMS partners

Suppliers Users

Bonn Ankara

Groningen Barcelone

Iasi Brasov

Innsbruck Brussels

Liverpool Heraklion

Lyngby Paris

Ploiesti Reykjavik

Utrecht Riga

Tallinn

TRAMS results

• Successes and failures in mentoring(Turkey, Spain, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Belgium, France, Greece, Romania)

• Scenario Workshop guidelines • Regional events• Summer School• Additional mentoring (Ireland, UK, Portugal)

• Toolbox with documentation• E-modules• Newsletter and Magazine