From University Education to Lifelong Learning: The Museum as a Space for Social Convergence and Intercultural Education

The Theme Conference: "From University Education to Lifelong Learning: the Museum as a Space of Social Convergence and Intercultural Education" was implemented with great success on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at the Science and Technology Museum (STM) of the University of Patras.

The Conference, organized by the STM in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs of Secondary Education of Achaia and IDEKE- Institute of Continuous Adult Education- Odysseas Educational Program, was attended by more than 120 people, faculty members of the University of Patras, students, teachers of Secondary Education of Achaia, as well as educators and students of IDEKE. The Conference is the beginning of a series of events organized by the Science and Technology Museum of the University of Patras, from  May 11-17, 2010 on the occasion of the Celebration of the International Museum Day.

During the Conference, the participants were guided for more than an hour by the Museum staff and then greeted by:

• S. Koubias, Professor, Rector of the University of Patras
• A. Zelilidis, Professor, Dean of the School of Natural Sciences and acting Director of the STM
• D. Zomenos, Director of Secondary Education of Achaia
• M. Nikolopoulou, Head of Cultural Affairs of Secondary Education of Achaia

The Conference continued with speeches by: Anni Asimaki, Lecturer of the Department of Education and Social Work "Modernity-Postmodernity and the Transformation of Knowledge", Thanassis Karalis, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education, "Lifelong Learning and School", Sofia Kasvikis, Head of Cultural Affairs for Secondary Education of Achaia, "Formal, Intercultural, Lifelong Learning: The Museum a Common Place of All Forms of Education", Titika Tsintoni, Educational Program "Odysseas", "The Greek Non-Formal Education of Intercultural Character - The Educational Program, Secondary School of Achaia, "The Delinquency of Foreign Students and the Issue of Regulatory Diversity", Peny Theologi-Gouti, Arch. Engineer-Ethnologist Head Curator of the STM, "STM as the place of social convergence and lifelong learning".