Ooni Koda
  1. Home
  2. /
  3. Newsfeed
  4. /
  5. Bucharest Science Festival to start on Wednesday

Bucharest Science Festival to start on Wednesday

October 24, 2023

Robots, spectacular scientific experiments, visits to laboratories and fire departments, science workshops are all part of the Bucharest Science Festival, the most important science and technology festival in Romania that will start on Wednesday.The theme of this year's edition of the festival is people and artificial intelligence.The Bucharest Science Festival starts with a conference on Romania's space industry, where the public will learn about one of the most important planetary defence missions carried ou in co-operation by the European Space Agency and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in which Romanian companies are responsible for the development of key components.A school science fair rounds up the series of the most interesting and spectacular events this year. At the fair, now in its 8th edition, teams of students under the coordination of science teachers from Bucharest schools will welcome visitors to experiments and demonstrations, including robots that will interact with the public.At the weekend, there will also be an event related to the technology behind police forensics, when the public of all ages will have an opportunity to see and experience firsthand how fingerprints are taken or what it feels like to be drunk within a law enforcement technology interactive event.Also, visitors of the Bucharest Science Festival will have the opportunity to discover, together with the Bucharest-Ilfov Emergency Management Inspectorate how a fire station works. Parents, children, teachers and students can also visit a printing house in the city, where they will learn details about the technology behind its operation, and they will also learn how to give first aid together with the SMURD caravan and witness spectacular chemical experiments in the presence of specialists from the Chemical Engineering Faculty of the Bucharest Polytechnic University.The TechEthos exhibition will bring to the fore discussions about ethical implications of the use of artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, ChatBots and virtual influencers.The Bucharest Science Festival, an event under the aegis of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Transformation, takes place this year between September 27 and October 1 in several locations in Bucharest. Admission is free to most events. Some events require prior registration; details are available on www.BucharestScienceFestival.ro.A detailed schedule of the festival is available on www.BucharestScienceFestival.ro and via the FestivApp mobile application.Bucharest Science Festival is organised by the Secular-Humanist Association of Romania (ASUR) and Planeta Science.

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
http://actmedia.eu/daily/bucharest-science-festival-to-start-on-wednesday/105071
Read in full - click here
T2Y Capital becomes shareholder of Romanian energy storage solutions provider Prime Batteries

T2Y Capital, a financial investor specializing in growth capital with a focus on the energy sector and adjacent industries, announced it was investing in Prime Batteries Energy Holding, thus becoming the second-largest shareholder of the Romanian company with headquarters in Bucharest. T2Y Capital will take a seat on the Board of Directors and support Prime […]

Survey: Romanians favor larger government spending on health & education

More than half of Romanians (58%) are concerned about the country's economic situation, and inflation remains a central concern for one in five respondents to a survey conducted at the European level by Ipsos for ING Group in May-June 2025. The research analyzed the main concerns of Romanians in the context of the current economic […]

Vlad Micu appointed GM of Banca Transilvania Group's INNO Investments

Vlad Micu has been appointed general manager and chairman of the Board of Directors of INNO Investments, a company of the Banca Transilvania Group specializing in the management of alternative investment funds. In his almost 30 years of experience, he has held various management positions in corporate banking, investment banking, trade finance, and business development […]

Romania registers low long-term increase in citizens’ wealth, UBS report shows

Measured in local currency, the wealth of citizens in Hungary increased the most in Europe last year, followed by Lithuania and Sweden. In Romania, the median wealth increased by 9.1%, but the long-term average wealth trend decreased, according to a recent report by the multinational investment bank UBS, cited by Euronews. Net wealth per citizen […]

Creating unforgettable moments: The secret to hosting refined events anywhere in Bucharest

Picture your ideal event - a special gathering that’s personal, elegant, and deeply memorable. Now imagine achieving this effortlessly, in a location meaningful to you, anywhere in Bucharest. JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel brings its celebrated five-star hospitality beyond traditional boundaries, making truly refined occasions possible wherever your imagination takes you. At the heart of […]

INVL Renewable Energy Fund I gets EUR 29 million funding for 71 MW solar project in Romania

The INVL Renewable Energy Fund I, managed by INVL Asset Management, signed a EUR 29.3 million loan agreement with Kommunalkredit Austria AG (Kommunalkredit). The loan will be used to finance the construction of solar power plants with 71 megawatts (MW) of capacity in Romania. This is the second loan by Kommunalkredit to the fund. In […]