Celebration of the International Museum Day 2023 at the UP STM

“Museums, sustainability and quality of life”

Event

“Water, a good without borders: contributing to sustainability and quality of life”

Awarding schools in the Local Photography Competition

“Capturing the water systems of my country”.

The event which was dedicated to water, an important asset that supports sustainability and quality of life, was held on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the Science and Technology Museum of the University of Patras, as part of the Celebration of the International Museum Day “Museums, sustainability and quality of life”, the schools that excelled in the Local Photo Competition “Capturing the water systems of my country” were awarded. The event was co-organized by the Science and Technology Museum, the Region of Western Greece and the Directorates of Primary and Secondary Education of Achaia-Environmental Education.

Students of all educational levels from Achaia participated in the competition. Members of the judging committee of the submitted photographs were:

Ioannis Iliopoulos, Professor UP, Director of the UP STM

PenyTheologi-Gouti, Curator of the UP STM

Eleni Zagana, Asst. Professor UP, Hydrogeologist, President of the Hydrogeology Committee of the Hellenic Geological Society.

Ioanna Papaioannou, Head of Environmental Education, Directorate of Secondary Education of Achaia.

Eleni Antonakopoulou, Head of Environmental Education, Directorate of Primary Education of Achaia,

Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, Hygienist, MSc Public Health, Region D.E.

Chrysanthi Vantaraki, Visual Artist, Secondary Education of Achaia, President of the Patras Visual Artists Association.

The judging committee, after thoroughly studying the photographs submitted, in accordance with the criteria and specifications of the competition, unanimously decided the following:

A. For 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd grades of Primary School

1^st Prize: “River Titheus”, Primary School of Chalandritsa, third grade,

Students: ZACHARAKI ELEFTHERIA, ZACHARAKI ELLI-IOULIA

Teacher: DIMITRA PAPASAVVA

2^nd Prize: “Lake Ecosystem of Tsivlos”, Primary School of Kaminia, second grade

Students: THANOPOULOU HARA, SESI SOFIA, Teacher: BILALI ANNA

3^rd Prize: “Salt Lake: A canvas of nature”, Temeni Elementary School, third grade,

Students: DIMITRIS KARAMANOS, VASSILIKI KARELI-KATSI

Teachers: APOSTOLIA GRIZOULAKI, CHRISTINA KOKOTI

B. For 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grades of Primary School

1^st Prize: “The enchanting Vouraikos”, Primary School of Diakopto, sixth grade

Students: ATHANASOPOULOS ANDREAS, PAVLOPOULOS CHRISTOS

Teacher: GIANNIKOU GIOULA

2^nd Prize: “Rushing Waters”, Primary School of Kaminia, fifth grade,

Student: SANTA ATHANASIA, Teacher: LOUKOPOULOU CHRISTINA

3^rd Prize: “Estuary into the Sea”, Primary School of Kaminia, Fifth grade, Student: KARAGIANNIS DIMITRIS-SPYROS, Teacher: LOUKOPOULOU CHRISTINA

C. For Junior High Schools

1^st prize: “The flow of life”, Model High School of Patras, third grade

Student: KAIAFA MYRTO, Teacher: KORDAS GRIGORIOS

2^nd Prize: “The magic of Lake Tsivlou”, 20^th Junior High School of Patras, third grade

Student: ALEXANDRA ZAFIRI, Teacher: VASSILIKI CHRYSANTHAKOPOULOU

3^rd Prize: “Strofylia Forest” 16^th Junior High School of Patras, seventh grade,

Students: KOUTROUMANI ANTONIA, KONTODIMOPOULOU CHRISTI, KROUSTALIOS ALEXANDROS, Teacher: KAKAVETSOS VLASIOS

D. For High School

1^st Prize: “Wetland of Aliki: When nature paints and the lens captures...” 1^st High School of Aigio, First class,

Student: Polydoros Spanos, Teacher: Nikolaos Diamantopoulos

The event “Water, a commodity without borders: contributing to sustainability and quality of life” was opened by the Choir of the Environmental Group of the sixth grade of the 62^nd Primary School of Patras. Afterwards, greetings were heard by the Director of the STM, Professor Ioannis Iliopoulos, the Dean of the School of Natural Sciences, Professor George Papatheodorou, the Vice Regional Governor of Achaia, Mr. Charalambos Bonanos, the Vice-President of the Department of Geology, Professor Efthimios Sokos and the President of the Hydrogeology Committee of the Geological Society of Greece, Professor Eleni Zagana. This was followed by the speech “Sustainable Management of Water and Waste” by the President of the Hellenic Open University, Professor Ioannis Kalavrouziotis, and the presentation “Innovative actions of the STM for water” (competitions, museum kits, digital exhibition, etc.). The event ended with a reception, courtesy of the Region of Western Greece.

All the awards