translate English to French: As a response to the Unesco initiative to declare 2000 ‘the year of mathematics’, most countries have set up an agenda and projects which can be consulted (http://wmy2000.math.jussieu.fr/). As an example, the United Kingdom has organised a high-profile campaign promoting mathematics as an enjoyable and interesting topic. The campaign is being led by a highprofile media personality famous for her numerical skills.
Irlande Colloque de l’Union européenne sur la physique – Le colloque sur le rendement scolaire en physique chez les élèves de 16 ans et plus s’est déroulé en 1998 et a vu la participation des systèmes d’éducation de l’Irlande et de huit autres pays européens.