MULTIPLIERS promotes Open Schooling across Europe, a new way to learn that makes science more meaningful and directly relevant to everyday life & real-world challenges

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Why MULTIPLIERS?

Science is one of the pillars of modern society, and as such, is deeply interwoven with societal and environmental challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss. In schools, however, science is often presented to students in an abstract way, lacking practical context. To make it more tangible and appealing, the Horizon 2020 project MULTIPLIERS ran between 2021 and 2024, establishing novel Open Science Communities (OSCs) in Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

Even after the official conclusion of the project, the MULTIPLIERS OSCs continue to expand opportunities for science learning in collaboration with schools, universities, informal education providers, museums, local associations, industry, civil society, policymakers and media.

The principle is simple: within OSC communities, science projects are initiated with real-life challenges as starting points. Students are encouraged to interact with a broad spectrum of science experts, jointly working on science-based solutions for societal and environmental issues. Via open community events and activities, they then share their findings and experiences with their families and communities, acting as science multipliers.