Travel is well known to broaden the mind, particularly of young people.
It can equally well help foster the development of their scientific culture. From November 21 to 25, the University of Amsterdam will host pupils, students and teachers from Belgium, Germany, Norway, Hungary and The Netherlands for a journey into science and inter-cultural understanding. In their suitcases, participants will bring not only clothes and toothbrushes, but also ideas about science and technology that they have received from their national educational system. In teams of mixed nationality, they will work side by side with scientists and technicians. During this science trip, they will forge links across cultural boundaries, laying the foundations of future European collaboration.