EUCYS Leiden2022

Descripción del proyecto

La mayor feria científica llega a Leiden

El objetivo del Certamen Europeo de Jóvenes Investigadores de la Unión Europea (EUCYS, por sus siglas en inglés) es fomentar la ciencia y la investigación entre la juventud europea y reunir a jóvenes talentos de toda Europa. El proyecto EUCYS2022, financiado con fondos europeos, organizará el Programa de Jóvenes Talentos, que consta de dos actos independientes: EUCYS 2022 y EU TALENTON, un proyecto piloto para investigadores noveles. Ambos se celebrarán en Leiden (Países Bajos). Por su parte, Leiden2022 (Leiden, Ciudad europea de la ciencia 2022) pretende llegar a un público destinatario más maduro que está entrando en el siguiente nivel de su carrera investigadora. El Programa de Jóvenes Talentos es un instrumento para lograr una mayor trascendencia en los jóvenes talentos y en la sociedad, más allá de los propios concursos.

Objetivo

The main objective of this Proposal is the organisation of the Young Talents Programme which contains two separate events. The first is the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) 2022. The second is the development of a pilot for next stage researchers & early career researchers with the working title EU TALENTON. Both events will be organized and held in Leiden, the Netherlands. Stichting Leiden European City of Science 2022 (Leiden2022) will be responsible for the organisation of the Young Talents Programme.

The primary aim of the EU Contest for Young Scientists is to stimulate exchanges between talented young scientists, ensure that young scientists get guidance from some of the most prominent scientists in Europe and eventually to highlight scientific student achievements and attract widespread media interest. In other words, providing additional stimulus to young people who have an already demonstrated interest in applying science to solve problems.

In the 2022 edition, Leiden aims to innovate the existing EUCYS model in several ways. into a more attractive contest. Leiden2022 aims to innovate EUCYS2022 in the following ways:
- Reviewing the EUCYS award system
- Researching if the scope of EUCYS can be expanded towards components of the Humanities (from STEM to STEAM)
- Embedding EUCYS into the public and scientific programme of Leiden European City of Science 2022

Furthermore Leiden2022 aims to reach a more mature target group that is entering the next level of their research career by organizing a pilot. With this pilots Leiden2022 will explore the possibilities for organizing the EU TALENTON, and as such create a (potential) blueprint for EU TALENTON editions to follow. Therefore, EUCYS2022 and the EU TALENTON 2022 have the potential to have long lasting impact on the future of the Young Talents Programme. With this new approach, a broader group of young people will be attracted to (academic) careers in STEM and/or STEAM fields. By giving special attention to future prospects of participants and competition winners both within and outside of academics, The Young Talents Programme is more than a scientific competition alone as it creates a broad career perspective for young students and next stage and early career researchers ranging in age between 14 and presumably 24. Therefore, the Young Talents Programme is an instrument to achieve broader impact on young talent and society beyond the competitions itself (and the events connected to it).