EURO-ECO 2006 Hanover 1 - 2 December 2006	Environmental and Engineering Aspects for sustainable living
	European Academy of Natural Sciences, Hanover European Scientific Society, Hanover Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Moscow

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The UNESCO ASSOCIATED CENTRE FOR MICROSCIENCE EXPERIMENTS is established on the base of Donetsk National University (DonNU - www.donnu.edu. ua) in 2006 and is the leading organisation in Ukraine which promotes introduction of microscience equipment and related didactic materials in secondary and higher educational institutions.

The Centre realises its activity in the framework of the UNESCO World-wide Project on Microscience Experiments which is developing more and more actively and involves new countries and continents. Similar Associated Centres are also established in Bashkortostan, Belarus, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Comoros, Estonia, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mauritius, Moldova, Russia, SAR and Senegal.

Establishment of the Centre at DonNU was preceded by active cooperation between the University and UNESCO starting from 1997 – the UNESCO Chair in Ecology of a Technogenous Region was established based on the Agreement between UNESCO and the DonNU. One of the main tasks to be realised training of specialists in Ecology, Environmental Protection, Ecological and Technogenous Safety.

In May 2003 two international workshops were organised by the University under UNESCO’s financial support:

“Basic sciences and water” – a workshop dedicated to the role of water in human life in such spheres as chemistry, physics, ecology, medicine, biology. Scientists from Ukraine, Moldova, France, Portugal, the USA and South-African Republic took part in it.

“Microexperiment and DIDAC” – a workshop intended for teachers of chemistry from secondary schools and higher educational institutions. At the workshop the teachers were presented a new equipment for holding experiments at chemistry lessons.

In 2006 Ukrainian version of “Advanced teaching and learning packages: microchemistry experiences” was prepared for publication. An electronic version of the textbook was placed on the UNESCO site www.unesco.org. New textbooks describing experiments in ecology, biology and physics are being translated and prepared for publication.

Main purpose of the Centre:

• providing secondary schools and higher educational institutions with new microscience equipment and related didactic materials intended for carrying out experiments at the lessons of chemistry, physics, biology and ecology;
• dissemination of information concerning UNESCO’s activity in the sphere of science and education as well as UNESCO’s world-wide project in microscience experiments.

Major task:

• contribution to realisation of UNESCO’s regional programmes in the CIS countries; - organising scientific and educational workshops and seminars for discussing of major problems faced by the world scientists and the ways of their solving;
• organising production of new micro¬science equipment intended for carrying out experiments at the lessons of chemistry, physics, biology and ecology;
• providing secondary schools and higher educational institutions with didactic materials describing the procedure for conducting new experiences on the micro-level;
• maintaining relations with other Associated Centres of the world aiming at successful development of UNESCO’s world-wide project in microscience experiments.

Advantages of carrying out experiments on micro-level:

• small dimensions of equipment compared to traditional one;
• small volumes of chemicals and other consumables;
• safety for students and environment;
• methodical materials with detailed description of all experiments.

Contact with UNESCO Associated Centre: ciesr@dongu.donetsk.ua