Astronomy events at Aschaffenburg University to attract future students

Abstract

In 2023 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German organization for science communication “Wissenschaft im Dialog” jointly proclaimed a "Science Year 2023" in Germany with the motto “Our Universe”. One of the numerous events that have been supported thereby has been that of the project "Zirkus UNI-versum", which took place in summer 2023 at Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences. This project – and other activities for schools – intend to stimulate the interest of pupils in STEM subjects and to attract future engineering students.

Keywords

• astronomy
• education
• STEM
• lecture
• planetarium
• rocket propulsion