ConfChem conference on a virtual colloquium to sustain and celebrate IYC 2011 initiatives in global chemical education: Global stamp competition

摘要

The IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Education organized the Global Stamp Competition to foster a better understanding and appreciation of chemistry as a human and cultural enterprise. Students were asked to design a stamp that highlights the impact of chemistry on their country's culture and everyday life. The competition was open to students in three age categories (12-14 years, 15-18 years, and undergraduate students) from all subjects, not only chemistry. The stamps were submitted with an explanation (in English) on a Web platform. By the submission deadline, 247 designs were received from 18 different countries. Students from the 15-18 age category uploaded the most stamps, and the competition was most popular in Asia Pacific. A selection of the best designs was on display at the IYC 2011 closing ceremony in Brussels. This communication summarizes one of the invited papers to the ConfChem online conference: A Virtual Colloquium to Sustain and Celebrate IYC 2011 Initiatives in Global Chemical Education, held from May 18 to June 29, 2012 and hosted by the ACS DivCHED Committee on Computers in Chemical Education (CCCE) and the IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Education.