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The Ukrainian Association of Geologists held an Open Day at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

O minerály a horniny jsem se zajímala už jako dítě. Myslím, že k tomuto zájmu mě podnítil můj otec, kterého jsem měla velice ráda a který si se mnou hodně povídal a formoval mou osobnost. Při hře na písku jsem si všimla, že kamínky (byly to křemeny) jsou bílé, modré, růžové a šedé. Chtěla jsem vědět, proč mají různou barvu. Nikdo kolem mě, ani tatínek, nevěděl. Možná tehdy mi řekl: „Když se budeš dobře učit, určitě se to dozvíš a pak mi to řekneš!“ Na zahradě tekl potok a po velké vodě zůstala obnažená jedna stěna koryta. Byla v ní tenká vrstvička bílého jílu. A zas tatínek mi řekl, abych ji i zkusila „vytěžit“, že si z ní můžu vymodelovat třeba mističku a on ji dá vypálit do kamen. Mistička samozřejmě při „vypalování“ praskla – dnes už vím, proč. V potoce jsme také s bratrancem zkoušeli rýžovat zlato. Žádné tam nebylo a není ani dnes. Ale rýžovali jsme!

After reading the article about the decorativity of natural building stones from Croatia in the previous number of the ENGIE Magazine, you must be interested in some more information about these beautiful stone types. So, we will take you to Zagreb, Croatia…

Five years ago we, at the Hungarian Geological Society have launched a programme called “Mineral of the year / Fossil of the year” and even created a joint nickname in Hungarian, which, in English, is something like “Minerossil of the year” (Figure 1).

As you well know, the ENGIE project wants to spark the interest of girls to study geosciences and geo-engineering. Why? Because the project’s partners strongly believe in the power of diversity for the successful solution of problems.

Are you interested in earth science and would you like to know more? Are you aware of the importance of geoscience for society, and the variety of geoscience-related career opportunities? Would you like to know what geoscientists and geo-engineers do in their daily...

Have you ever observed the stone on the streets that you walk on? Or stone on the monuments, statues and buildings? Did You ever think where did it come from? Have you ever wondered why used stone materials are so decorative? Natural building stone represent mineral raw material that is used in the architecture, sculptures, statues, monuments, cladding facades, paving streets, masonry walls, cemeteries etc. For this type of stone its decorativity is very important.

I`d like to tell you about the interactive events for children in the frame of the education programme of the Ukrainian Association of Geologists. Our story will not touch on boring lectures or traditional lessons, but it will feature new interactive actions for the children.

We, geoscientists, study the most important topics of the world, such as mineral resources, energy, water, structures, and natural hazards. In Turkey, same with the rest of the world, the shortage of well-educated female geoscientists and gender imbalance is increasing day by day. To improve the gender balance and help to grow qualified female geoscientists, it is a pleasure for us to be part of the Engie Project.

The ENGIE Magazine is an electronic newspaper communicating on the importance of geoscience for society and aiming to promote the variety of geoscience-related career opportunities.

The ENGIE project organised and implemented side events to the European Researchers’ Night 2020 in 19 countries all across Europe. The themes were dedicated exclusively to geosciences and geo-engineering. The main aim of these events was to raise awareness and curiosity of young people, and especially girls, for geosciences.

The RockCheck app (original version KamenCheck in Slovenian language) is a digital educational tool that allows you to strengthen the awareness and increase the knowledge about rocks and geology in general.

Are you a teenage student from 12 to 19 years old? Do you think Science is cool and would like to become a scientist? Or else, do you think Science is really boring and has nothing to do you with your life? You must know this: in both cases, Italian researchers are working for you, either in sustaining you in your will to become one of them or to help you understand that Science is useful and, why not?, even fun!

Are you a woman working in geosciences or geo-engineering?
Tell us about your daily work, your current research and why you would encourage girls to become geoscientists or geo-engineers!

The organisers express their appreciation and  special thanks to all participants for entering the contest and submitting their valuable contributions.By the decision of the jury of the contest, the awarded videos are:First placeMariana Gaivoto, PortugalSecond...

On December 10th, 2020 an annual meeting of the Croatian Geological Society was held, due to the COVID-19 through the MS Teams platform. The ENGIE project was presented at this occasion.

Marit BrommerSarah GordonAnjana KhatwaGabriella B. KissIva KolenkovicPetra Kovač-KonradAndrea MindszentyAlina PoloniaGiorgia StasiMónica Sousa

Rock on, Girls! Matilda Colombo ItalyGeology Porto do Son Laura Lojo SpainThe language of the universe Antonio Lozano Gonzlez SpainBe a geologist be yourself Mariarita Luodes FinlandMeeting the geologists Mihaela NeshkovskaNorth MacedoniaFun time with fossils of...

The ENGIE animated video presenting the project and its main objectives has been just published. Watch the video to know more about ENGIE and get involved!

On the 9th of November 2020 associates from the Croatian Geological Society (ENGIE Linked Third Party) and the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering (partner of the ENGIE Project), presented the ENGIE project in one of the best high schools in Zagreb, the XV. Gymnasium.

Marit Brommer is the Executive Director of the IGA since 2017. She comes with 15 years of experience in the extractive industry where she has worked as subsurface portfolio manager. At the IGA she is focusing on creating strong partnerships with international...

Rocks, crystals, fossils, volcanoes…. boots, hammer, map, satellite images and microscopes. 150 years ago, adventurous geologists explored our planet to uncover the secrets of geology with a hammer in their hand. Today they use cutting edge technology such as electron...

On Saturday, October 10th 2020 the ENGIE project was presented as part of the event “Blago pod našim nogama” (“Treasure under our feet”) with the aim of popularising geosciences.

Last week, ENGIE’s Estonian Linked Third Party has organised two workshops relating to this year’s Researchers’ Night.

On 4 September 2020, the ENGIE project organised the online International Workshop with Invited Women Experts. The main objective of the workshop was to identify the motivators and barriers for empowering young women to become geoscientists and engineers. For this...

The annual outreach event Girls into Geoscience (GiG) was launched in 2014 by the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom. Since then, hundreds of girls from schools across the UK and Ireland have participated. The main objective of this outreach initiative is to...

The official ENGIE brochure has been published. Have a look to know more about how the EU-funded project is planning to empower girls to become the geoscientists of tomorrow. The brochure is presenting ENGIE’s mission, timeline and expected impact of its planned...

ENGIE aims to encourage girls to study geosciences and engineering, and thus to improve the gender balance in these disciplines. The EU-funded project, which kicked-off in January 2020, will develop an awareness-raising strategy and create a stakeholder network for...