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Visnjan Observatory
Overview
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Visnjan Observatory is located in
the western part of the Istrian
highlands, near the city of
Porec,
Croatia. Our efforts are directed
towards quality science education
and advanced astronomy research. In most of the projects,
we are trying to combine the two. During the year, Visnjan
Observatory organizes a number of workshops and
seminars, where students learn by actively participating in
scientific research. We primarily target high-school pupils, but
there are also educational opportunities for youngsters from
kinder-garden to college. Small bodies of the Solar System,
the technology connected to scientific instruments, and data
processing are among the major fields of study at Visnjan.
During the last 5 years, Visnjan has had a continuous media
and web presence. In order to reach a wider population of
young people, we have designed part of our web pages in
English. Even some of our participants come from
neighboring countries, giving the program a truly international
flavor.
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Mission Statement
Our Our goal is to both
learn and educate. Through the years,
we have achieved significant
scientific results and technological
development thanks to a devouted
group of volunteers and students of
all ages. We hope that in time,
Visnjan will become an
inter-disciplinary youth research
center where students will be able to
develop their creative and analytical
skills. These are vital attributes in
the modern and high-tech world of
21st century. No less important is to
teach integrity, tolerance, and
open-mindedness in a rapidly
changing, multi-cultural society. We
feel that some of these issues are
not given enough importance in the
present school system, and therefore,
our project is even more important
for the benefit of the future
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