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UNESCO Chair on STEM Education (TRRISE) Continues Its Partnership with APEX Chemistry 2026 The UNESCO Chair on STEM Education (TRRISE – Transfer of Research Results into STEM Education), hosted by the National Institute of Materials Physics (NIMP), is proud to continue its partnership with the APEX Chemistry Summer School for the 2026 edition. Building on … Continued

The UNESCO Chair on STEM Education, TRRISE, in collaboration with the National Institute of Materials Physics (NIMP) and the researchers of the MATCA group, organized the educational event “Know More, Be Better!”, dedicated to the scouts of the Albastru Local Center within the Romanian Scouts Association. The event aimed to promote STEM education and scientific … Continued

Mini-Series of Courses by Dr. Doru Constantin (Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS, Strasbourg, France) Organized by the National Institute of Materials Physics (NIMP), RomaniaIn collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on STEM Education-TRRISE The UNESCO Chair at NIMP is pleased to announce a mini-series of two advanced courses delivered by Dr. Doru Constantin from the Institut Charles … Continued

As in previous years, the National Institute of Materials Physics (NIMP) took part in the European Researchers’ Night, actively promoting science and facilitating dialogue between researchers and the public. This year, NIMP participated on September 26 in the Central Square of Măgurele and on September 27 in the Lumea Copiilor Park in Bucharest, where researchers … Continued

The TRRISE UNESCO Chair is honored to partner with the ICHTO 2025 event, hosted by the University of Bucharest, in support of its mission to engage, inspire, and educate the next generation of scientific thinkers. By promoting scientific debate based on open-ended problems, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, and providing dedicated mentorship, ICHTO offers high school students … Continued

The Magurele Summer School for Computing in a Rapidly Evolving Society – “Parallel Algorithms and Optimizations” aims to familiarize the participants with the fundamentals of high-performance computing (HPC) within a parallel environment, making use of traditional CPU architecture, but also accelerators such as GPUs. The main courses focus on coding for HPC clusters in C … Continued

APEX-Chemistry 2025 is an intensive and immersive 3-weeks-long summer residential program offering a unique opportunity to get a taste of organic chemistry research and scientific discovery. The participants – a maximum number of 36 – will be able to experience the world of research from within, as they will explore new chemical concepts under the … Continued

Join us for the official launch of the UNESCO Chair on STEM Education (TRRISE – Transfer of Research Results into STEM Education), taking place at Oteteleseanu Manson, Magurele, Bucarest, Romania on September 24, 2025 from 10:00 – 16:30.  The UNESCO Chair on STEM Education(TRRISE) was established with a clear mission: to bridge the gap between … Continued