What was 2020 like for Noosphere?
2020 has been a real challenge for the global community. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we at Noosphere work. However, we are still looking for new ways, new like-minded people and new partnerships to achieve our main goal — promoting science to young people and businesses. This year we held 17 Noospherean events […]
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Noosphere Engineering Race: how the first VEX competitions in Ukraine took place
For 3 months — from September 15 to December 18 — schoolchildren from Dnipro squared off in design and programming. The competition with a prize fund of $6,000 is a continuation of a series of Noosphere initiatives aimed at promoting science among young people, as well as involving children in engineering. This is the first […]
11 Noosphere Engineering Race finalists fight to come out winners
The second round of the Noosphere Engineering Race is complete, and the jury has named the 11 finalists who will advance in the competition. Noosphere Engineering Race (NER) is the first Ukrainian competition based on the American VEX constructor.
Fifth Star Track announces winners
Noosphere traditionally holds Star Track, an innovative tournament in rocketry and space technology, in November. On November 21, the fifth such tournament was held virtually, due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, 37 participants from Dnipro, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv and Cherkasy presented 13 projects at the event.
Noosphere holds the national final of the international innovation contest in the Ukrainian space capital
ActInSpace is an international innovation contest initiated by the French Space Agency (CNES) and supported by the European Space Agency and the ESA’s Business Incubation Centres network. It has been held since 2018. On November 13-14, 2020 around 3600 competitors from 61 cities took part in the hackathon.
Noosphere Art Rocket Park: New Social Project to Promote Space and Rocketry in Ukraine
This autumn is full of new competitions and initiatives from Noosphere. We recently told you about Noosphere Engineering Race, a brand new method of robotics competition in Ukraine based on the American VEX construction. In this article, we present another original contest – Noosphere Art Rocket Park.
Noosphere Engineering Race: New Format for Robotics Competition in Ukraine
This year, due to the quarantine situation in Ukraine and Dnipro city, we had to postpone many of our events. The BestRoboFest robotics festival for young techies was one of them. However, Noosphere decided to provide new opportunities for young technology enthusiasts in Dnipro by introducing another first to robotics competitions in Ukraine.
Noosphere Promotes Engineering among Ukrainian Youth
At Noosphere, we strive to apply the concept of STEM education and create favorable conditions for enhancing the engineering ecosystem in Ukraine.
100 Years of Vladimir Vernadsky’s Noosphere Theory
On October 31, 1920, Vladimir Vernadsky, gave a lecture “Science as a geological force”. The lecture and ideas presented that day set into motion the development of noosphere theory.