Collection, analysis and processing of 1.104 feedbacks, based on 2 separate surveys respectively addressing „Visitors“, and „Researchers“, with common and specific questions;
o Typology of visitors: 38,8% aged up to age of 19, while researchers in this age only represent 10,6%, 68,5 % young researchers aged 20-39, 42,3 % visitors aged 20-39, 14 % aged 40-59, (19 % for researchers 4,9% aged 60 and over, (1,8% for researchers), 51,2% female with female audience 55,5% and active participants 39,1%, 57,3 % students, 30,4 % researchers, 10,7% employees in private companies, 14,1% from various public institutions, mostly in education sector;
o Knowledge about the event: 45,8% in schools, 19,3 % family and friends 25,2 % internet 7,4 % street advertising, 5,6 % newspapers and 4,5 % radio broadcasting;.
o 47,2 % newcomers, 42,6% having already taken part in similar events;
o Overall positive feedback about the events (activities, contacts with researchers, venues and locations, concrete organisation, scheduling) 77,8 %);
o 96,8 % visitors intending to take part in future similar events;
o Most successful activities: presentations at researchers' stands (79,0%), science talks attract almost a quarter of audience (23,2%), and quizzes (22,3%);
o Interest in scientific disciplines: 40,6% natural sciences , 20,9 % engineering disciplines and 14,4 % ICT (14,4%);
o Interests of researchers: 41,5 % natural sciences;
o Researchers' appreciation: 91 % willing to participate in the future;
Improvements suggested:
o Expansion of the accompanying programmes;
o Change time and venues;
o Improving promotion and communication;
o Expansion of the cultural programme;
o Wider reaching and cross-genre event with increased number of side-events;
Conclusions:
o Mostly youth participation;
o Balanced gender representation;
o Most participants from public institutions, mainly in education sector, under representation of commercial institutions and NGOS;
