Dr Charles Takalana and Dr Joyful Mdhluli from the OAD attended World Tourism Day 2024 celebrations in the town of Carnarvon, South Africa on 26-27 September 2024. World Tourism Day is celebrated annually on September 27 throughout the world as declared by the United Nations. The two day celebration consisted of four events: two events […]
Category Archives: 2024
2024, Australasia + Oceania, Strengthening the Knua Prátika and Building future astronomers for Lorosa’e land (Timor-Leste)
Workshop for Developing Science Education in Timor-Leste
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Sep
Sep
Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO (TLNCU) and its science division, known as SESIM, organized the project “Strengthening the Knua Prátika and nurturing future astronomers for Lorosa’e Land (Timor-Leste)”. Through this project, we ran a workshop with the theme “Workshop for Developing Astronomy Education for the future astronomers and scientists in Timor-Leste”. The workshop is specifically […]
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Sep
Sep
The IAU OAD has published its latest newsletter for the January to August 2024 period. Highlights in the newsletter: IAU General Assembly 2024 OAD welcomes new deputy director OAD community scoops all IAU ODE (Outreach, Development, Education) prizes Call for support by Brazilian OAD project affected by fire New astronomy-for-development projects funded in 2024 Previous […]
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Aug
Aug
The OAD team played a pivotal role in organizing the IAU-GA 2024, with our director and deputy director serving as chair and vice-chair of the national organizing committee, and other OAD team members also making significant contributions. Their expertise and dedication were instrumental in ensuring the successful execution of this landmark event. In addition to […]
2024, Astronomy for mental health, astrotourism, Flagship 1
OAD at Communicating Astronomy with the Public Conference (CAP2024)
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Jul
Jul
The OAD team participated in the 2024 Communicating Astronomy with the Public Conference (CAP2024), with four abstracts accepted. The submissions included one oral presentation, a 60-minute workshop, and two posters. Flagship Coordinator Dr. Joyful Mdhluli attended in person, while OAD Fellows Dominic Vertue and Samyukta Manikumar participated virtually. Dr. Joyful Mdhluli, on behalf of the […]
