For the second year, the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences at FORTH (ICE-HT), the GRAPHERGIA project coordinator, has invited local schools via the Secondary Education Authority of Western Greece to tour its facilities, as part of the “Open Doors for Schools” program.
Aimed at students aged 14–18 years old, the program introduces cutting-edge research in areas such as environmental science, advanced materials, renewable energy, and biotechnology/biomedicine, and introduces the students to modern scientific instrumentation.
Vasilis Dracopoulos, a member of the FORTH team, was the responsible person for the reception of the students and the presentation of main activities of the Institute, including GRAPHERGIA.
Our project has reached a total of 1.173 students from 25 schools. This year 550 students visited our coordinator’s facilities, coming from 12 schools; and last year, in the 2024–2025 school year, 623 students from 13 schools (10 high schools and 3 middle schools) participated in the program in which GRAPHERGIA was presented.
This activity is part of GRAPHERGIA’s Dissemination and Communication strategy to reach and interact with stakeholders for promoting our project and its results, in this case, to young students.
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GRAPHERGIA unites European innovators to unlock the potential of laser-assisted graphene production to shape the future of smart, self-charging textiles and next-generation Li-ion batteries. Our mission is to seamlessly integrate energy harvesting into our clothing, making the charge-as-you-go lifestyle a reality for everyone. Weaving cutting-edge graphene tech into everyday life, GRAPHERGIA is set to power devices sustainably bridging the gap to the Internet of Things (IoT).