Insights From The Astronomy For Education In Portugal
TalkDuring Portuguese Language Community Meeting
7th Shaw-IAU Workshop
João Fernandes (Centro de Investigação da Terra e do Espaço da Universidade de Coimbra)
In this talk we briefly review some insights from the Astronomy for Education in Portugal, at a time of enormous development in astronomy in the country over the last 30 years. We will consider the main challenges currently faced, as well as the initiatives underway to address them. We will also refer to potential developments for the future of Astronomy for Education in Portugal, as well as possible bridges with Portuguese-speaking countries.
About João Fernandes
João Fernandes has been an Professor in the Department of Mathematics, University of Coimbra since 1999. His areas of research are the formation and evolution of stars, solar physics and the history of Astronomy in Portugal. He has been involved in scientific dissemination (namely through lectures in schools) and was the national single point of contact for the International Year of Astronomy 2009, appointed by the International Astronomical Union. He was Director of the UC Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory (2022-2023). He has been coordinator of the Earth and Space Research Centre at the University of Coimbra since April 2021.
