IMPA and Rio Planetarium to exchange experiences
Technical cooperation agreement to be formalized soon
07/05/2024
Representatives from IMPA (Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics) and PlanetáRio (Planetarium Foundation of the City of Rio de Janeiro) met on Monday (6) to align a partnership between the two institutions. The meeting at Porto Maravalley brought together the director general of IMPA, Marcelo Viana, the president of the Foundation, Renan Uccelli, the academic manager of IMPA Tech, Adriano Basilo, and Kátia Coutinho, the teaching coordinator.
With the exchange of experiences, undergraduate students will be able to take part in different activities later this year. “The partnership is part of IMPA’s vision of offering its students a rich and comprehensive education, far beyond the syllabus, while at the same time collaborating with the Planetarium, one of the most important and charming scientific popularization facilities in Rio de Janeiro,” said Viana.
A technical cooperation agreement will be formalized soon to strengthen the partnership’s ties, but the first activity has already been scheduled: a guided tour of the Planetarium in Gávea on May 18.
The Rio Planetarium is the largest of its kind in Latin America. Students will visit the Museum of the Universe, which houses various interactive experiments and exhibitions; the libraries, which have a collection of approximately 3,500 books; the Telescope Square, where telescope observations take place; the Carl Sagan and Galileo Galilei domes, among other spaces.
In addition to the excursion, joint exhibitions and extension projects with undergraduate students are being planned.
Inaugurated in 1970, the Planetarium Foundation is dedicated to spreading astronomy and science and offering quality culture and leisure to visitors. The institution is committed to environmental, economic and social sustainability and develops projects aimed at energy efficiency, preservation of resources and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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