Kids and teens will explore and discover the world of science during exciting and age-appropriate workshops and lectures. Sign up now at: www.jku.at/jungekepleruni, opens an external URL in a new window

Do plastics and the concept of sustainability contradict each other? What does robotics mean? How do I create my own business? Young scientists between the ages of six and fourteen will explore and address these questions and more as part of the “Young Kepler Uni” program. The program will take place on three Saturdays in November (6/13/20) and give kids and teens a taste of student life at the JKU.

JKU Rector Meinhard Lukas remarked: "In addition to our second annual JKU Science Holidays program from this past summer, the “Young Kepler Uni” program is an additional top-quality, accessible program for children to delve into the world of science for the first time. Thanks to funding provided by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and the state of Upper Austria, we can offer this program completely free of charge. I hope many children will take advantage of the program and come to the JKU in November."

Sign up between now and October 10 to take part in the Young Kepler Uni program: www.jku.at/jungekepleruni, opens an external URL in a new window

Program Info:

• The Young Kepler Uni program is new this year at the JKU
• Dates: Saturdays, November 6/13/20, 2021
• 240 spots in total/ 80 spots per Saturday
• The program is open to children between the ages of 6 and 14
• Each Saturday, the children will be divided up into four age groups of 20 children each: ages 6-7, ages 8-9, ages 10-11, ages 12-14
• Each Saturday, the kids focus on one theme:
  • Plastics, the Environment & Sustainability - a Contradiction? (Nov. 6)
  • Computer Science, Robotics & Digitalization (Nov. 13)
  • Economics & Law (Nov. 20)
• The program is from 8.30 AM to 4.00 PM each day
• 6 educators will be on-site to supervise the groups
• There is no fee to take part and lunch included
• In the event more kids sign up than there are spots in the program, there will be a drawing to allocate the spots in the program
• The Young Kepler Uni program will take place with funding by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, the state of Upper Austria, and the OEAD.
• Sign up by October 10 at: www.jku.at/jungekepleruni, opens an external URL in a new window

Covid-19 Safety Protocols and Mandates:

Due to the low rate of infection in Upper Austria at the moment, we strongly believe the Young Kepler Uni program will take place in November. All Covid-19 safety protocols and mandates in place (as outlined by the federal government and the state of Upper Austria at the start of the program - i.e. mandatory face covering and adherence to the Austrian “3G Rule” (vaccinated, tested, recovered) will apply.