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1 Multimedia and Computer Assisted LearningQuestion 1. Do you know any groups in your country working on the use of multimediain physics teaching and learning?
If so, please provide the name and e-mail address of a contact person.
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Albania: (01/2002)
Prof. Dr. B. Duka (Department of Physics, University of Tirana)
bejo.duka@yahoo.com
Austria: (01/2002)
Yes: at 5 of the 6 universities with physics curricula.
For example:
Prof. Dr. Helmut Kühnelt (Univ. Wien);
helmut.kuehnelt@univie.ac.at
Dr. Erich Steinbauer (Univ. Linz);
stein@exphxs.uni-linz.ac.at
Belgium: (01/2002)
Prof. dr. J. Lenaerts (Ghent)
Josephina.Lenaerts@rug.ac.be
Croatia: (01/2002)
The "E-SKOLA" project (http://eskola.hfd.hr) is
devoted to physics teaching
and learning with the help of the Internet. The person to contact is Dr. P. Pervan
(Institute of Physics, Zagreb)
pervan@ifs.hr
See also the web site of the Department of Physics and Biophysics at the
Faculty of Medicine (http://www.mef.hr/fizika)
There are also many individual initiatives in this direction among the teachers
in the secondary and high schools.
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
zdena.lustigova@mff.cuni.cz
Denmark: (01/2002)
No.
Finland: (01/2002)
(No response)
Germany: (01/2002)
Prof. H. Jodl (Kaiserslautern)
jodl@physik.uni-kl.de
Prof. Rudolf Rass, (Technical University of Berlin)
rass@physik.tu-berlin.de
Dr. Jörgen Kirstein, (Technical University of Berlin)
juek@physik.tu-berlin.de
Latvia: (01/2002)
Prof. Tomas Romanovsky (currently on sabbatical in DESY, Germany)
toro@tvp.desy.de
Lithuania: (01/2002)
No.
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
Amstel Institute, University of Amsterdam
(http://www.science.uva.nl/research/amstel/)
Director: Prof. A. L. Ellermeijer
ellermei@science.uva.nl
Norway: (01/2002)
Per Jerstad,
perjer@online.no and
Dag Eriksen,
dag.eriksen@online.no
Anders Rekaa
andersr@kirkeparken.vgs.no and
Harald Kolderup
haraldk@kirkeparken.vgs.no
(datalogging/presentation).
Arnt Inge Vistnes
a.i.vistnes@fys.uio.no, University of Oslo.
Carl Angell,
carl.angell@fys.uio.no, University of Oslo.
Gunnar Løvhøiden,
gunnar.lovhoiden@fys.uio.no, University of Oslo.
Anders Isnes,
anders.isnes@ils.nlh.no, Physics teacher training.
Poland: (01/2002)
No specialized body, individual initiatives at several universities.
Contact Prof. Jan Pluta,
pluta@if.pw.edu.pl
Portugal: (01/2002)
Carlos Fiolhais< Departamento de Física da Universidade de Coimbra:
tcarlos@teor.fis.uc.pt
Romania: (01/2002)
Prof. B. Logofatu (Bucharest):
logofatu@credis.ro
Dr. Mihai Jalobeanu (Cluj-Napoca):
jalobean@ccd.ubbcluj.ro or
jalobeanu@OC1.itim-cj.ro
Spain: (01/2002)
Yes.
There are several people developing ideas about using computers and internet in teaching.
I can be the contact between you and them. Contact me, María-Jesús
Hernández-Lucas,
at Departament de Termodinámica. Facultat de Física. Universitat de València.
46100 Burjassot (València). Spain, Telephone:00-34-963864902 Fax: 963983385,
mj@uv.es
As examples of the work being done, here are the web sites of two projects that participated in
"Physics on Stage"
http://www.sc.ehu.es/sbweb/fisica/default.htm,
http://baldufa.upc.es.
Sweden: (01/2002)
Probably every university has some people working on these topics to some extent.
I do not know of a suitable contact person, but the home page of the National Agency
for Higher Education is a good site:
http://www.hsv.se/english/
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
The several active groups in the UK include:
STOMP project (Software Teaching of Modular Physics)
Director: Dr R Bacon, Dept of Physics, University of Surrey
r.bacon@surrey.ac.uk
FLAP project (Flexible Learning approach to Physics)
Co-Director: Dr M H Tinker, JJ Thompson Physical Laboratory, University of Reading
m.h.tinker@reading.ac.uk
Physica project (a Mathematica based physics problem solver)
Director: Dr J P R Bolton, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, The Open University
j.p.r.bolton@open.ac.uk
Learning and Teaching Solutions
Contact: Dr P Butcher, LTS - media, The Open University
p.g.butcher@open.ac.uk
Interactive Simulations for Introductory Physics
Contact: Dr S Bates, Physics Education, University of Edinburgh
spb01@ph.ed.ac.uk
Announcements of general interest to those working in the field of multimedia teaching
should be sent to the Learning and Teaching Support Network Centre for Physical Sciences,
which is hosted by the University of Hull,
ltsn-psc@hull.ac.uk
2 National Meetings on University Physics TeachingQuestion 2. Are regular meetings held in your country where university teacherscan present novel ideas on teaching? If so, please provide the name and email address of a contact person.
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Albania: (01/2002)
Only conferences of the Albanian Physical Society, Section of Education, every 3 years.
Contact Zenun Mulaj.
Austria: (01/2002)
No.
Belgium: (01/2002)
No.
Croatia: (01/2002)
Every two years there is a symposium on physics education organised by the Education Section
of the Croatian Physical Society with the participation of the secondary school teachers and
university professors. The persons to contact are:
Prof. Dr. R. Krsnik (rkrsnik@phy.hr) and
Prof. Dr. V. Lopac (vlopac@marie.fkit.hr)
Regular meetings or regional seminars (one or two days) for secondary school teachers, organised
by the Ministry of Education, are held in different regional centres in Croatia.
There are yearly about 10 meetings, with 20-80 participants at each seminar. Invited speakers
from University can present their novel views on physics education. The contact person is
Mrs. Planinka Pecina, president of the Education Section of the Croatian Physical Society
(planinka@phy.hr)
For the innovations in the educational methods and activities in physics within the Department
of Physics of the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, the persons to contact are
Prof. Dr. S. Popovic (spopovic@phy.hr) and Prof. Dr. V. Paar (paar@hazu.hr)
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
See the web-site: http://chaos.pedf.cuni.cz/tet/
Denmark: (01/2002)
Novel ideas about teaching can be presented at the annual meeting of the Danish Physical Society,
in the sessions devoted to the Education Section.
Finland: (01/2002)
(No response)
Germany: (01/2002)
Yes, contact:
Prof. dr Werner Schneider,
werner.schneider@physik.uni-erlangen.de
Latvia: (01/2002)
No.
Lithuania: (01/2002)
National Physics Conference (every 2 years) Regular discussion during meetings of Academic
Commission of the Lithuanian Physical Society (at least once a year)
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
There have been some incidental meetings. Contact:
Dr J.H.Stuivenberg, Free University of Amsterdam, Division of physics labs and didactics.
Tel +31 (0)20 44 47901,
janstu@nat.vu.nl
Norway: (01/2002)
The National Tri-annual Physics Education Conference, organized by the Norwegian Physical Society,
Education Division (every 3rd year).
Contact the secretary general of this division, currently Carl Angell of the University of Oslo:
carl.angell@fvs.uio.no
Poland: (01/2002)
Polish Physicists Meetings, Session on Education (biennial) National Conference
"Physics Teaching at Technical Universities" (every 2nd year)
Contact: Chair of Committee on Physics Education at University of the
Polish Physical Society.
Portugal: (01/2002)
Yes, every two years we have a meeting which is organized by the Portuguese Physical Society.
The next one will be held in September 2002 and the Chairman is: Paulo Crawford, Physics
Department, Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon:
crawford@cosmo.fis.fc.ul.pt
Romania: (01/2002)
Contacts: Prof. Dan Iordache (Bucharest),
matphys@physics1.physics.pub.ro
Prof. Violeta Georgescu (Iasi, Jassy):
vgeor@uaic.ro
Spain: (01/2002)
Yes, our national physical society organizes a yearly meeting together with the portuguese
society (2encuentro ibérico para la enseñanza de la física" It is held
alternately in Spain and Portugal. There are some general lectures, oral and poster
communications, and workshops. I can be the contact person to send the report (see the
answer to Question 1 for contact details).
See: http://www.cica.es/aliens/bienalrsef
(11 encuentro)
Sweden: (01/2002)
There are yearly national conferences organised by the academic trade union (SACO).
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
There is an annual Physics Discipline Network Workshop organized by: Dr Ashley Clarke,
Dept of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Tel +44 (0)113 233 3878
phy6arc@phys-irc.novell.leeds.ac.uk
In addition there is the annual residential conference of the Education Group of the
Institute of Physics that includes speakers from schools and universities (though often the
emphasis is on schools and/or teacher education). The Education Group also arranges an annual
one day meeting aimed specifically at Higher Education.
Contact: The Chair of the Physics Education Group C/o Education Department Institute of Physics
76 Portland Place London, W1B 1NT, Tel +44 (0)20 7470 4800
physics@iop.org
3 School-University InterfaceQuestion 3 (a). Are you aware of initiatives to present the study of physics to prospectivestudents still in high school (other than by open days)? If yes, please describe them briefly and/or provide a contact address.
Question 3 (b). Are you aware of projects to review or innovate the first year physics curriculum?
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Albania: (01/2002)
(a) No.
(b) In the framework of the introduction of new curricula for the physics degree we are in the process
of reviewing of the first year physics curriculum mainly in the enforcing of experimental physics and
informatics. (Department of Physics, University of Tirana.)
Austria: (01/2002)
(a) Yes.
Univ. Graz: Laboratory courses for pupils. Contact: Dr. Sonja Draxler:
sonja.draxler@uni-graz.at
Univ. Innsbruck: "sniffing weeks". Contact: Prof. Dr. Rainer Blatt:
rainer.blatt@uibk.ac.at
Techn. Univ. Graz: Info-folder. Contact: Prof. W. von der Linden:
von_der_linden@itp.tu-graz.ac.at
Univ. Linz: See the web-sites:
http://www.exphys.uni-linz.ac.at/didaktik
http://www2.uni-linz.ac.at/fak/TNF/mackestiftung/
Techn. Univ. Wien: See the web-site
http://www.physik.tuwien.ac.at/physics2school/
(b) Yes, all physics curricula committees ("Studienkommissionen") are required to
prepare new curricula by the year 2002.
New curricula are already in effect at the following institutions:
University of Graz
http://physik.kfunigraz.ac.at/stuko/neu.html
University of Innsbruck
http://www.wegweiser.ac.at/uibk/stuko/C410.html
University of Linz:
http://www2.uni-linz.ac.at/fak/TNF/theophys/studienplan.html
Technical University of Graz:
http://www.wegweiser.ac.at/tu-graz/stuko/F810.html
Belgium: (01/2002)
(a) No
(b) No
Croatia: (01/2002)
(a) There is an annual Summer School for Young Physicists, attended by a competitively selected group of high
school students. The lecturers are exclusively University Professors and Research Scientists. The contact person is:
Dr. Damir Bosnar, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb,
bosnar@sirius.phy.hr
The students who are interested can also be informed on the study of physics by means of the "E-Skola" project
(http://eskola.hfd.hr) which is devoted to physics teaching
and learning with the help of the Internet.
The person to contact is: Dr. Petar Pervan,Institute of Physics, Bijenicka 46, HR - 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
pervan@ifs.hr
There are also the preparation courses for the Physics Olympiad, where teachers are from the Department of Physics
of the Faculty of Science. The contact person is Dr. Ivan Kokanovic:
kivan@phy.hr
(b) The introductory university physics is taught within a number of Faculties with scientific, technical or biomedical
orientation, which have their own Departments or Chairs of Physics. Each of these Faculties belongs to one of the four
Croatian Universities. The programs and curricula are created independently within the Faculties, but have to be
approved by the University and by the National Council of Higher Education.
The possible innovations in the curricula have been informally discussed in the Committee for Higher Education of the
Section of Education of the Croatian Physical Society, but there have been no definite projects in this direction.
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
Denmark: (01/2002)
(a) In Denmark, lots of written materials are produced and distributed in upper secondary school (16+).
Lectures are offered to schools and there are possibilities for school students to do special experiments
at the universities.
(b) We started an investigation in 2000 to follow a cohort of new physics students at the universities in Copenhagen
and Aarhus. By means of questionnaires and a mechanics test we have provided a baseline describing how things are
now. The investigation is continued this year and I try to persuade the first year teachers to change the teaching
style towards a more student-active study but this is difficult! So the contact is myself: Poul V Thomsen
pvt@ifa.au.dk
Finland: (01/2002)
(No response)
Germany: (01/2002)
(a) e.g.: Courses on Saturday Morning Physics at many universities.
Tage der Schulphysik, i.e. special days with programs for teachers and their students, organized by universities.
Schnupperstudium, i.e. some universities offer the possibility of attending lectures before deciding to study.
(b) Depends on state, contact of the DPG (German Physical Society): Prof. Dr. Rainer Kassing,
kassing@physik.uni-kassel.de
Latvia: (01/2002)
(a) There are several initiatives:
There is only one University in Latvia offering degrees in Physics. This is why all activities are associated with
this institution. More detailed information about these activities can be obtained from me -- Marcis Auzinsh:
mauzins@latnet.lv
(b) No
Lithuania: (01/2002)
(a) There is a special school "The Physics Olympus" collecting pupils who are gifted in physics.
The e-mail of the Director is:
antanas.bandzaitis@ff.vu.lt
(b) (No response.)
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
(a) There is an initiative of the Dutch Physical Society to build up a
web-site especially
directed towards high school pupils. The editor in chief is: Dr B. Mulder, Group Leader Theory
of Complex Liquids, FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF), Amsterdam
mulder@amolf.nl
Many universities offer high school pupils opportunities for doing experiments.
(b) The first year physics curriculum at Dutch universities is rather standard.
At the Technical University of Twente there has been a project to innovate the electricity and
magnetism courses. For further information see:
http://www.tn.utwente.nl/em/ Contact person:
dr ir F.F.M. de Mul,
f.f.m.demul@tn.utwente.nl
The universities of Amsterdam (Amstel Institute) and Utrecht (Julius Institute) have started on
the "Studio Classroom project" (following the example of Rensselaer Technical University) with
the aim of integrating science labs and courses in one classroom. Contact person:
drs. M.B.A.Engelbarts;
m.b.a.engelbarts@phys.uu.nl
Norway: (01/2002)
(a) All five Norwegian universities who offer master and PhD studies in physics have local
campaigns including visits of students or professors to high schools in their part of the
country. Schools are also invited to visit the universities and special programmes are prepared.
Special homepages, brochures, etc are also produced and distributed.
Contact. Heidi Bruvoll at the University of Oslo
heidi.bruvoll@fys.uio.no and Per Morten Kind
at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
kind@phys.ntnu.no
(b) Physics student opinions on the first year of physics studies.
(FUN-project at the University of Oslo):
carl.angell@fys.uio.no Revision of the
physics curriculum at the University of Oslo:
a.i.vistnes@fys.uio.no
Engineering students' knowledge of physics -- a national survey,
carl.angell@fys.uio.no
Poland: (01/2002)
(a) Open days are common, of course. In Warsaw we have a regular Festival of Science -- during
one week in September all scientific institutions prepare lectures for the general public,
arrange visits in laboratories, etc. Several local branches of Polish Physical Society
organize regular lectures on physics for high school students using university facilities.
(b) As far as I know, most Universities gradually change the curriculum. At the Warsaw University
we introduced several courses in two, or three different versions with different levels of
sophistication, since the level of teaching physics and mathematics in our high schools is
highly non-uniform.
Portugal: (01/2002)
(a) Yes, contact João Lopes dos Santos at the Physics Department of the Faculty of Science,
University of Porto:
jlsantos@fc.up.pt
(b) I think that at a national level there is no project to innovate in first year physics
curricula, although in most departments there are occasional alterations to improve and
update the program in each discipline.
Romania: (01/2002)
(a) Yes! Presentations of 1-2 pages of the sections of each Physics faculty.
Prof. Stefan Antohe (Dean of Bucharest Physics faculty):
ants@scut.fizica.unibuc.ro
Prof. Gheorghe Popa (Iasi, Jassy):
ghpopa@uaic.ro
Prof. S. Simon (Cluj-Napoca):
simons@phys.ubbcluj.ro
Prof. Ioan Mihalca (Technical University Timisoara):
imihalca@etv.utt.ro
Prof. Spiridon Dumitru (Brasov):
s.dumitru@unitbv.ro
Prof. Victor Ciupina (Constanta):
vciupina@ovidius.ct.ro
Dr. Ilie Paul (Pitesti):
ilie_paul@yahoo.com
(b) Each Physics faculty has its specific innovative projects.
Prof. Stefan Antohe (Dean of Bucharest Physics faculty):
ants@scut.fizica.unibuc.ro
Prof. Gheorghe Popa (Iasi, Jassy):
ghpopa@uaic.ro
Prof. S. Simon (Cluj-Napoca):
simons@phys.ubbcluj.ro
Prof. Ioan Mihalca (Technical University Timisoara):
imihalca@etv.utt.ro
Prof. Spiridon Dumitru (Brasov):
s.dumitru@unitbv.ro
Prof. Victor Ciupina (Constanta):
vciupina@ovidius.ct.ro
Dr. Ilie Paul (Pitesti):
ilie_paul@yahoo.com
Spain: (01/2002)
(a) Yes, there are some interesting initiatives. Some teachers organize lectures or "clubs"
devoted to physics. Also, there are a couple of universities that are introducing high school
students to university life and research: some selected students spend some days living at
university, preparing lab experiments with teachers or collaborating with PhD Students.
Some particular projects and web sites are: Barcelona: Project "Physics" Saturdays;
http://www.uab.es/dep-fisica/dissabtes/dissabtes.html
Cantabria:
http://www.fciencias.unican.es/CampusFisica2001/ICampus.htm
(b) We have just reviewed the whole of physics studies, as we are renewing the education system
in all universities.
Sweden: (01/2002)
(a) Virtually every university has teachers and scientists visiting school. At Stockholm University
we have created a rather advanced and complete physics laboratory, entirely dedicated to schools.
This "Stockholm Science Laboratory" becomes the "Stockholm House of Science" as from 1 January 2002.
Occupying a house of its own, it is devoted to school and science outreach, covering physics,
astronomy and biotechnics. It is described in greater detail in an article in the journal Physics
Education. I am the project leader; my contact details are: Erik Johansson, Dept. of Physics,
Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Tel: +46 8 5537 8670, Fax: +46 8 5537 8601,
kej@physto.se
In Stockholm the schools have set aside a large part of one week during which scientists make
visits and describes their research. Many scientists take part in this activity, which covers
all subjects.
(b) For information about the new teacher reform, see: http://www.hsv.se/english/sector/teacher.html
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
(a) The Education Department of the Institute of Physics runs or supports a number of initiatives
including:
The UK also participates in the Physics Olympiad, and there is a annual competition
(Paperclip Physics) in which school teams must explain physics topics to a mixed panel of
physicists and non-physicists.
The Institute of Physics also produces various posters and a catalogue of university physics
courses (Physics on Course).
A contact for all aspects of the IoP's work in this area is:
Mrs Catherine Wilson, Education Department, A, Institute of Physics 76 Portland Place,
London, W1B 1NT, Tel +44 (0)20 7470 4800,
physics@iop.org
In addition, various schools and other groups have organized trips to CERN, and the Particle
Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) has supported a number of initiatives aimed at
providing information about its areas of interest to school students.
For current contact information, see the Schools and Education page at the PPARC website:
http://www.pparc.ac.uk/.
(b) I am not aware of any national scale innovation at this time, but new developments are always
being introduced by individual universities.
There have been a number of projects that have involved groups of universities working together
for the benefit of all, supported by the external funds. The STOMP, FLAP and Interactive Simulations
for Introductory Physics projects are all in this category (see the answer to Question 1 for
contact details). More projects of this kind are expected to be funded in the near future following
an invitation to submit proposals to the Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning.
For further developments keep an eye on their web-site:
http://www.le.ac.uk/ncteam/fdtl/
(go to the "members" page and look for "physics" which will be added when projects are funded).
Also look for news items posted on the web site of the Learning and Teaching Support Network
Centre for Physical Sciences at
www.physsci.ltsn.ac.uk
4 Bachelor-Master System and the Bologna DeclarationQuestion 4. Has your Society or another representative body in physics in your country takenan official position on the introduction of the Bachelor-Master system in the sense of the Bologna declaration? If yes, please describe it briefly and add a text or reference. If no, is a statement planned in the near future?
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Albania: (01/2002)
The University of Tirana is working in this direction.
Austria: (01/2002)
Society: NO.
Curricula Committees: NO.
Belgium: (01/2002)
Yes. The Board of the BNV/SBP has just recently (in its meeting of 2001-06-11) supported the position
defended in the "Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad" (VlIR) (equivalent to the Rector's Conference in
other countries, but here only on the regional level of Flanders) on the introduction of the BaMa system
(http://www.vlir.be/vlir/onderwijs/Bama.htm),
as well as the resolution by the Deans of the Faculties
of Sciences at the Flemish universities.
Croatia: (01/2002)
No official position has yet been taken by the representative bodies of physics. However, there
have been extensive discussions among physicists: Financial questions are generally considered
to be one of the main problems in the implementing the Bachelor-Master system. The problem with
implementing Bologna declaration lies also in the fact that the level of physics education in
Croatia is now higher than required by the Bologna declaration. There are extensive courses within
the graduate study and the M.Sc. Thesis usually implies several papers published in international
journals. The Ph.D. Thesis normally implies several years of research after the M.Sc. and about
five publications in the international journals. There is no general consensus at the University
whether that level should be allowed to decrease according to the Bologna declaration. Some
information about these ongoing activities at the University of Zagreb can be found at the web site:
http://rektorat.unizg.hr/iskorak/2001.html
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
Denmark: (01/2002)
Similar 3+2-system in existence for 10 years; nearly all students take a master after the bachelor.
Finland: (01/2002)
(No response)
Germany: (01/2002)
The (Standing) Conference of University Physics Departments (KFP) prefers keeping integrated Diploma
degrees; though individual departments may implement the BM system. Contact the Chair of the KFP,
Prof. Dr. R Kassing
kassing@physik.uni-kassel.de
Latvia: (01/2002)
The previous 5 year diploma course has now been replaced by a 4 + 2 year bachelor + master scheme.
Lithuania: (01/2002)
The BM system has been in effect for 6 years.
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
By 2003 the 3 + (1 or 2) BM system should have been implemented. The professional societies
as well as university boards welcome this development.
Norway: (01/2002)
No known position
Poland: (01/2002)
Already in effect; though as yet, students continuing for a masters degree need not take the
bachelor exam (licenciat). Similar system in technical universities: engineer (bachelor) -- master.
Portugal: (01/2002)
As far as I know no official position has been taken in the sense of Bologna declaration.
Romania: (01/2002)
Subject to be taken up next year (2003).
Spain: (01/2002)
Not officially, at this moment. There is more interest in technical studies (engineering).
Sweden: (01/2002)
(No response)
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
There is, as yet, no official statement of response from the IoP. Hwever, it can be said that
the IoP generally supports moves that will increase the mobility of physicists within Europe,
and developments that will lead to a greater harmonisation of educational structures.
5 Survey of GraduatesQuestion 5. Has any survey of physics graduates been carried out by your Society or byanother representative body in your country? If yes, please provide a reference and/or a contact person.
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Albania: (01/2002)
Prof. Dr. Pellumb Berberi, Investigation of position of physics graduates, 3-rd Conference of
Albanian Physical Society, Tirana, 1999. pberberi@yahoo.com
Austria: (01/2002)
No.
Belgium: (01/2002)
No.
Croatia: (01/2002)
There is no survey containing the systematic data on the graduated students in physics and their
subsequent careers. A list of graduated students in physics at the Faculty of Science of the
University of Zagreb is included in the memorial volume entitled Spomenica PMF -- 120 years of the
education in science and mathematics at the University of Zagreb, edited by Prof. dr. _eljko Ku_an,
in 1996. The address of prof. Ku_an is Faculty of Science (Biochemistry), Strossmayerov trg 14,
HR 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
Denmark: (01/2002)
A survey was carried out last year and is in print now. The person who did it is Professor Nils O.
Andersen, Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, DK - 2100 Copenhagen , Denmark.
Finland: (01/2002)
(No response)
Germany: (01/2002)
Surveys concerning rate of unemployment, initial salaries etc. are carried out regularly.
Results are published in the Physikalische Blätter, the journal of the DPG.
Latvia: (01/2002)
No.
Lithuania: (01/2002)
In 1999 a short survey (100 answers only). Contact:
gintaras.dikcius@ff.vu.lt
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
Later this year the results of a new survey will be published.Contact person: E. Lingeman,
NIKHEF Amsterdam:
ed@nikhef.nl
Norway: (01/2002)
The FUN-project at the University of Oslo have some results for third year students
(In Norway you graduate (baccelor) after 3.5-4 years):
carl.angell@fys.uio.no
Poland: (01/2002)
Answer: as far as I know -- no.
Portugal: (01/2002)
No survey of Physics graduates has been carried out in Portugal.
Romania: (01/2002)
Each Physics faculty has accomplished such studies:
Prof. Stefan Antohe (dean of Bucharest Physics faculty):
ants@scut.fizica.unibuc.ro
Prof. Gheorghe Popa (Iasi, Jassy):
ghpopa@uaic.ro
Prof. S. Simon (Cluj-Napoca):
simons@phys.ubbcluj.ro
Prof. Ioan Mihalca (Technical University Timisoara):
imihalca@etv.utt.ro
Prof. Spiridon Dumitru (Brasov):
s.dumitru@unitbv.ro
Prof. Victor Ciupina (Constanta):
vciupina@ovidius.ct.ro
Dr. Ilie Paul (Pitesti):
ilie_paul@yahoo.com
Spain: (01/2002)
Not as far as I am aware.
Sweden: (01/2002)
(No response)
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
Some information about this has been included in the Undergraduate Physics Inquiry that the
Institute of Physics has recently completed. The UPI report can be viewed at
http://physics.iop.org/Policy/UPI/index.html
6 Evaluation, Accreditation and BenchmarkingQuestion 6 (a). Are physics programs in your country evaluated on a regular basis?Are such evaluations planned? If yes, who can provide information? (Please do not include data on evaluations restricted to research).
Question 6 (b). Has a system of accreditation of physics programs been implemented in
Question 6 (c). Have minimal criteria or benchmarks for physics programs been formulated
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Albania: (01/2002)
Evaluation and accreditation are beginning; no criteria have yet been formulated.
Austria: (01/2002)
(a) No.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Belgium: (01/2002)
Evaluation is in effect. An accreditation system is to be set up with The Netherlands.
Croatia: (01/2002)
Evaluation is conducted by the Council of Higher Education. Some information can be found at the web site:
http://rektorat.unizg.hr/iskorak/2001.html
For the information on the physics programs at the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb the
person to contact is Prof. dr. S. Popovic (spopovic@phy.hr).
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
Denmark: (01/2002)
Evaluations every 7 years (first in 1998) Benchmarks: wanted by the ministry; The topic was discussed at
a November 2001 conference, organised by the Education Section of the Danish Physical Society.
Finland: (01/2002)
(No response)
Germany: (01/2002)
Evaluation: situation differs by states; Accreditation: required for Bachelor degrees.
Latvia: (01/2002)
Yes. Each programme in Latvia including Physics is undergoing evaluation and accreditation once in 6 years.
This process is organized by the Ministry of Education and Science and is done by Council of Higher Education.
Decisions are mainly based on the evaluation of foreign experts who are appointed for each programme and who
visit each particular department.
Accreditation is in the hands of the Council for Higher Education and the Ministry for Education and Science.
(See: http://www.aip.lv/)
No benchmarks/criteria have been formulated.
Lithuania: (01/2002)
The Ministry of Higher Education evaluates all programmes periodically.
Accreditation may be provided by commissions for selected programs, but there is no dedicated body.
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
University programs are reviewed by an external review panel every 5 years. The review process is organised
by the VSNU (Association of Universities in The Netherlands).
The secretary of the physics review panel 2001-2002 is Stephan van Galen, tel: 31 30 - 236 38 35,
galen@vsnu.nl.
Site visits will take place in the period November 2001 to March 2002.
Although the details are still being worked out, the government is preparing legislation so that within
5 years all Dutch university programs will have to be accredited either by an established national or
international organisation. Contact: Frans F.A.J. van Steijn of the VSNU, tel: 31 30 2363862,
steijn@vsnu.nl
No benchmarks or minimal criteria have been formulated.
Norway: (01/2002)
Each university will assess and its program at irregular intervals (5 to 10 years).
There is no formal system of accreditation, but each new physics program at a university is sent for
evaluation to other Norwegian universities.
There are no benchmarks or minimal criteria.
Poland: (01/2002)
Ministry used to perform evaluations; but these may be replaced by accreditation (the law was approved by
Parliament, but is not yet operative).Contact: Prof. Stanislaw Dembinski,
stdem@phys.uni-torun.pl
Portugal: (01/2002)
The Physics courses have been globally evaluated. However, the physics programs have not yet been specifically
evaluated in a regular basis.
The accreditation of the Physics programs in the university courses has not yet been implemented.
We have courses for training high school teachers in physics and these programs have to be accredited
before being approved.
I think that in each Physics Department there are minimum criteria for each academic subject but again,
there is nothing established on a national level.
Romania: (01/2002)
Evaluation, accreditation and benchmarking are all carried out by: The National Council for Academic
Evaluation and Accreditation. Contact the Vice-President, Prof. Paul Sterian,
sterian@cneaa.ro
Spain: (01/2002)
Physics programs were examined and renewed last year in almost all the universities in the country.
There are some minimal criteria imposed by the ministry of education. Before being implemented there are
two steps: The whole programs is discussed and analysed at every university by the faculty and various
interdisciplinary commissions and finally by the rector.
After this a national university committee must approve them.
On the other hand, the ministry has a plan for evaluating the different studies at universities, in order
to analyse their quality. Some faculties in some universities have already done the "exam" but it is not
yet general.
Spain:
http://www.mec.es/consejou/calidadSet1.html
Cataluña:
http://www.agenqua.org/aindex.htm
The minimal criteria are published in the national official bulletin (BOE 20/11/1990) of the ministry of
education. (The text is in Spanish.)
Sweden: (01/2002)
(No response)
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
Programmes in all academic areas, including physics, are assessed in terms of quality by visiting assessment
teams from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. This has been a costly and controversial
process and changes to the system are likely. The most recently published institutional and subject review
reports (1998 to 2000) together with detailed information about the assessment system can be found at the
QAA web site:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk
University physics programmes in the UK are subject to accreditation by the Institute of Physics.
Further information is available at
http://www.iop.org/IOP/accreditation.html
A draft benchmarking document was issued for consultation in July 2001. The benchmarking document can be
found at the QAA web site:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk (follow the link to "current work"
The document is expected to be finalized in 2002.
7 Training of University TeachersQuestion 7 (a). Is there a system for training of university teachers in your country?
Question 7 (b). Does your society or another physics body give awards for excellent
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Albania: (01/2002)
(a) Only the requirement of attending of post-university school and obtaining a PhD degree.
(b) No.
Austria: (01/2002)
(a) No.
(b) Yes:
The Roman-Ulrich-Sexl-Prize of the Austrian Physical Society; recent winners:
2001 - Dr. Sonja Draxler (Univ. Graz): Physik-Show 2000
2000 - Prof. Helmut Kühnelt (Univ. Wien): didactics of physics
1999 - Mag. Herbert Heimel (BRG Steyr), Mag. Erwin Kohaut (BRG Rosasgasse Wien):
motivating teaching.
Belgium: (01/2002)
(a) No.
(b) No.
Croatia: (01/2002)
(a) There is no special system. However, ability in teaching is assessed through a promotion
system that requires a successful initial lecture and favourable opinions from senior university
teachers.
(b) No.
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
Denmark: (01/2002)
(a) To obtain a permanent position at university a person must have gone through a 1 year phase of
supervised teaching. This is implemented in different ways in different universities
(e.g. a 4 days pedagogical training/conference followed by supervision).
(b) No.
Finland: (01/2002)
(No response)
Germany: (01/2002)
(a) In general - no. In some states teachers at universities of Applied Science have to take a
training.
(b) DPG awards: Robert-Wichard-Pohl (in the past: Didaktik Preis, in the future: Kerschensteiner Preis)
Winners:
| Roman Sexl | 1980 |
| Karl Hecht | 1981 |
| Wilfried Kuhn | 1982 |
| Martin Wagenschein | 1986 |
| Victor Weisskopf | 1989 |
| Gerd Koppelmann | 1992 |
| Franz Bader | 1998 |
Latvia: (01/2002)
(a) No.
(b) No.
Lithuania: (01/2002)
(a) No.
(b) No.
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
(a) Not yet. There is a proposal that requires university teachers to develop a teacher CV. They
will be responsible themselves for the development of their teaching skills. The administration
may ask to see the CV of person who wants to teach a course.
(b) No.
Norway: (01/2002)
(a) Yes. Compulsory for all permanent scientific staff, 2-4 weeks. Contact Gunnar Handal,
gunnar.handal@ped.uio.no
(b) The University of Oslo Award. Two of the winners: A.I.Vistnes, C.Angell.
Poland: (01/2002)
(a) No. But PhD students are obliged to do some teaching under supervision of older teachers.
(b) There are: Rector Awards at each University, Ministry of National Education Awards
(several every year). National Physical Society gives yearly awards only for teachers of elementary
'
and high schools.
Portugal: (01/2002)
(a) There is no system for training university teachers in Physics.
(b) No.
Romania: (01/2002)
(a) No.
(b) No.
Spain: (01/2002)
(a) There is not a national system. Universities (and education institutes) organize some
short courses about different subjects related to teaching (that are just for volunteers).
See the following web sites for Education Sciences' Institutes (ICE) in different universities:
http://www.um.es/ice/
http://www.ice.upm.es/
http://www-ice.upc.es/
http://www.blues.uab.es/ice/
http://www.ice.deusto.es/
http://www.udg.es/ice/
http://www.ua.es/ice/
http://www.unizar.es/ice/
http://www2.alcala.es/ice/
http://www.uam.es/servicios/apoyodocencia/ice/
http://www.ice.upv.es/
(b) Yes. We have an award that our society gives at their biennial meeting. Last year was the
second edition of it. It is an award for their activity concerning physics teaching at university
and high school.
Winners:
1999: Felisa Nuñez Cubero and Jose Aguilar Peris
2001: Maria-Paloma Varela Nieto
Sweden: (01/2002)
(a) At Stockholm University the pedagogical department arranges courses for "young teachers"
(b) At Stockholm University there is a yearly pedagogic prize.
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
(a) No, though newly appointed staff are expected to become members of the Institute for Learning and Teaching.
The ILT is the professional body for all who teach and support learning in higher education in the UK. It
exists to enhance the status of teaching, improve the experience of learning and support innovation.
It also develops and maintains professional standards of practice. It is becoming the main source of professional
recognition for all staff engaged in teaching and the support of learning. Details of the membership requirements
can be found at:
http://www.ilt.ac.uk/
(b) No, though it does award the Bragg Medal in recognition of contributions to Physics Education.
Excellent teaching in all subjects (implicitly including physics) is recognized by the National Teaching
Fellowship Scheme, administered by the Institute for Teaching and Learning. However I am not aware of any
physicist amongst the fellows selected so far.
8 Distance Teaching of PhysicsQuestion 8. Are universities in your country providing distant learning in physics?If yes, please provide a contact address. Are foreign universities active in your country in this field? If yes, can the courses offered by them be taken for credit by your students?
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Albania: (01/2002)
No.
Austria: (01/2002)
Yes:
Fachhochschule Joanneum Graz. Contact: Dr. A. Koubek:
anni.koubek@fh-joanneum.at
Foreign universities are not active in this field.
Belgium (Flanders): (01/2002)
No.
Croatia: (01/2002)
No.
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
No answer.
Denmark: (01/2002)
No.
Finland: (01/2002)
No response.
Germany: (01/2002)
University for distant learning:
http://www.fernuni-hagen.de
Latvia: (01/2002)
No, but a project has been funded to start such a course this autumn.
Lithuania: (01/2002)
No.
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
No (digital university founded 2001)
Norway: (01/2002)
Energy resources (incl renewables).
Contact Finn Ingebretsen, finn.ingebretsen@fys.uio.no
Teacher training / up-grading in physics.
Contact Anders Isnes, anders.isnes@ils.nlh.no
Poland: (01/2002)
Not in physics (Warsaw University of Technology)
Portugal: (01/2002)
The University of Porto is beginning to implement distance learning.
Contact: mamaral@reit.up.pt
There is also the Universidade Aberta (The Open University).
Romania: (01/2002)
Yes, contact: Prof. B. Logofatu (Bukarest) logofatu@credis.ro
Dr. Mihai Jalobeanu (Cluj-Napoca):
jalobean@ccd.ubbcluj.ro or
jalobeanu@OC1.itim-cj.ro
Spain: (01/2002)
Yes, we have "UNED" (Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), a national university
for distant learning. There are no interactions with foreign universities. Contact person:
Manuel Yuste: myuste@ccia.uned.es
Sweden: (01/2002)
(No response)
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
Yes. The largest provider is the Open University. I am happy to act as a contact in this area
(r.j.lambourne@open.ac.uk).
Other institutions are also active, particularly in astronomy and astrophysics, and especially
at masters level. Foreign distance teaching institutions are active in the UK, but their impact
is still small at this time, and I am not aware of any specific activity in the physics area.
UK students would certainly be free to take foreign courses for credit within those foreign
institutions, but those credits would not carry any automatic recognition within the UK.
9 Public Understanding of PhysicsQuestion 9 Are you aware of initiatives in your country to provide information on physicsfor a general audience? If yes, please describe them briefly and provide references and/or a contact person if possible.
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Albania: (01/2002)
Austria: (01/2002)
scienceweek@Austria
PHAROS International - Büro für Kulturprojekte, Organisator der ScienceWeek@Austria
2002 (7 to 16 June 2002)
Dipl.-Ing. Peter Rebernik Anton Baumgartner-Str. 44/C2032, A-1230 Wien.
office@scienceweek.at
http://www.scienceweek.at
Belgium: (01/2002)
Not really for physics; only occasionally on some particular themes.
Croatia: (01/2002)
There are activities in the popularization of physics depending mostly on the individual
initiatives. For popularization of physics through television the person to contact is
Prof.dr. Vladimir Paar (paar@hazu.hr), and for the popularization through Internet
Dr. P. Pervan (pervan@ifs.hr). There is the journal Matemati _ko-fizi_ki list aimed at the
secondary school students with subjects from mathematics and physics. The person to contact is
Dr. Ana Smontara (ana@ifs.hr).
Prof. dr. V. Lopac can provide some data concerning the books and publishing companies.
(vlopac@marie.fkit.hr)
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
Denmark: (01/2002)
Lectures for the public on various topics in science are offered on an irregular basis by e.g.
museums and The Danish Royal Society of Science and Letters. In connection with biennial science
weeks lectures are offered all over the country.
Finland: (01/2002)
(No response)
Germany: (01/2002)
There are many initiatives. The most recent and large one was last year: 2000, the year of Physics,
supported my the ministry of research see: http://www.physik-21.de
Latvia: (01/2002)
Last year we established a journal "Terra" devoted to natural sciences and aimed at high school students
and the general public.
We have for many years had the magazine "Nightly Sky" published by the University of Latvia and the
Astronomical Society of Latvia.
Lithuania: (01/2002)
There is a monthly journal "Physics News" but it has very few subscribers.
There is also a popular journal "Mokslas ir gyvenimas" (Science and life) - in 2001 the whole of issue
number was 3 issues devoted to physics/education.
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
R. J. Wijngaarden from the Free University Amsterdam maintains a general web page on physics related subjects
http://natuurkunde.pagina.nl/
Two widely read newspapers have a science section aimed at the general public with regular contributions
about physics and astronomy.
The K.L. Poll foundation for education, culture and science regularly organises lectures for the general
public by well-known people from the arts and sciences, among them physicists like 't Hooft. Their web-site
is: http://www.klpoll.nl
Norway: (01/2002)
Open research days in the university cities.
http://www.forskningsdagene.com/om/english.html
Most Physics institutes have "Open days" for near by schools and the local public.
National television and radio cooperate with the national research council and the universities to promote
science and science studies.
Poland: (01/2002)
A Festival of Science, Scientific Picnic, and a Physics Fair, are organised in several cities - Warsaw,
Cracow, Wroclaw, Poznan (see Question 3).
Portugal: (01/2002)
These initiatives may eventually be done from time to time, but there is nothing organised.
Romania: (01/2002)
No! Unfortunately, after 1990 the interest of mass media (newspapers, radio, TV etc) for the scientific
matters decreased drastically. We hope improve this situation during the next years!
Spain: (01/2002)
Yes: science museums, special fairs, lectures, special courses at universities, etc. See the following web sites:
Project: "Science Week" Cataluña:
http://www.setmanaciencia.org/index.html
Ministry of Education:
http://www.mcyt.es/SemanaC/presentacion.htm
Activities organised by universities and research institutes in almost all cities following this same project.
Science Fair (Madrid): http://www.csic.es/hispano/feria2/feria.htm
Science Museums: Examples http://www.cac.es/; http://www.museu.mnactec.com/
Sweden: (01/2002)
In the Stockholm Science Laboratory (see the answer to Question 3) there are numerous such initiatives.
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
Yes. There is widespread concern about the public understanding of science (PUS) including physics. The many
initiatives aimed at its improvement include the following:
The Royal Society has a rich programme of events and lectures designed to encourage an open dialogue between
scientists, government, industry and other sectors of the public. The Society's overall theme for its public
programme is Science in Society. Every June the Royal Society throws open its doors for its flagship event
the Summer Science exhibition - a showcase for new and exciting areas of cutting edge science and technological
research presented by the UK's leading scientists. In addition, the Society is a partner in COPUS - a pioneering
programme of public understanding of science, engineering and technology activities and grants.
For further information see:
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/scforall/index.html and
http://www.copus.org.uk/
The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council supports various PUS activities through the grants that it
provides to those working in this area and the requirement it imposes on the holders of research grants to
explain their work to the general public. Its small awards scheme provides grants in the range GBP 250 to
GBP 10000, while its national awards scheme provides grants up to GBP 100 000 for major initiatives.
For further information see:
http://www.pparc.ac.uk/
and follow the link to schools and education.
The Institute of Physics is also active in this area. Its annual congress includes some events that are open
to the general public, and it can supply event organizers with lists of potential speakers. It publishes the
Journal of the Public Understanding of Science and appoints a high profile IoP Fellow for the Public
Understanding of Science each (currently Prof Malcolm Longair of the University of Cambridge). It also fields
physics enquiries from the media, and operates a publically accessible web site that include an e-book
(The Physical World) about physics and its development. For further information see
http://www.iop.org
Many universities have their own programmes of lectures and public events, sometimes offered in association
with the university's department for adult or continuing education. For an example (Oxford University) that
includes cosmology and quantum physics see
http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/
Another example, based entirely in a physics department, is provided by the University of Glasgow:
http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/gusto/pubsci/
10 Development of Teaching LaboratoriesQuestion 10. Would there be interest in your country in European or regional meetings on physicslaboratory courses? If yes, please name a contact person, who would also be willing to provide information about laboratory courses in your country?
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Albania: (01/2002)
Yes. Contact. Polikron Dhoqina:
dhoqina777@yahoo.com
Austria: (01/2002)
Yes. Contact Dr. Erich Steinbauer at the University of Linz:
stein@exphxs.uni-linz.ac.at
Belgium: (01/2002)
Yes, mainly regional meeting with the Dutch Physical Society.
Contact: prof. R. Vandenberghe
(robert.vandenberghe@rug.ac.be).
Croatia: (01/2002)
Yes. The person to contact is Mrs. Planinka Pecina
(planinka@phy.hr).
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
Denmark: (01/2002)
Finland: (01/2002)
I think so. I do not know of a person who would know more than about his/her own department.
Personally I know several, but we have never had a common meeting.
Germany: (01/2002)
Latvia: (01/2002)
Lithuania: (01/2002)
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
Norway: (01/2002)
Poland: (01/2002)
Portugal: (01/2002)
At a national level there no group that leads the development of physics laboratory courses.
However, I think that in most physics departments there is a person or group that is responsible
for the local planning of the laboratory courses.
I hope, in due course, to make available the e-mail address of a person interested in assisting
in planning further activities in this field. Meanwhile, questions on this subject can be
addressed to me: Maria Fatima Pinheiro,
mfpinhei@fc.up.pt.
Romania: (01/2002)
Yes!
(1) Prof. Radu Chisleag, Physics Dept., Univ. 'Politehnica' Bucharest:
chisleag@physics1.physics.pub.ro
(2) Prof. Ovidiu Florin Caltun, Physics Faculty, University of Iasi:
caltun@uaic.ro
Spain: (01/2002)
Yes. Contact:
Fernando Tena, Departament de Termodinàmica, Facultat de Física,
Universitat de Valencia,
46100 Burjassot (Valencia) , Tel: 34-963983123, Fax: 34-963983385,
tenaf@uv.es
Sweden: (01/2002)
Yes. Contact:
Max Kesselberg at Stockholm University,
kesselberg@physto.se
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
I think there would be some interest in this, but it is hard to gauge how much. It is an important
topic, but I am not aware of any calls for such a meeting and I doubt that many UK physicists
would be willing to travel far to attend. Something regional rather than pan-European would
probably be more likely to succeed. I am willing to act as the contact temporarily
(r.j.lambourne@open.ac,uk),
but I will try to find a more appropriate person for the longer term.
11 Physics Education Research (PER)Question 11. Are there groups in your country working in the field of Physics EducationResearch (PER)? If yes, please designate a person who is willing to provide information about the situation of this field in your country.
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Albania: (01/2002)
Yes, one group. Contact me:
Zenun Mulaj, Fakulteti i Shkencave Natyrore, Departamenti i Fizikes, Rr. Maliq Muca, P.46/1,
Ap. 5, Tirana, Albania. Tel: 0355 4 2388 71,
zmulaj@fshn.tirana.al or
zmulaj@yahoo.com
Austria: (01/2002)
Yes. Contact Prof. Dr. Helmut Kühnelt, Institut für Theoretische. Physik,
Universität Wien, Strudelhofgasse 4, A-1090 Wien;
helmut.kuehnelt@univie.ac.at
Belgium: (01/2002)
Yes. Contact Prof. J. Lenaerts: Josephine.
lenaerts@rug.ac.be
Croatia: (01/2002)
Yes. The person who can provide information is Prof. Dr. Rudolf Krsnik:
rkrsnik@phy.hr
Czech Republic: (01/2002)
Denmark: (01/2002)
Yes, at the Universities of Roskilde and Aarhus and the Danish University of Education.
Contact Prof Poul V Thomsen:
>pvt@ifa.au.dk
Finland: (01/2002)
Yes, at the Universities of Helsinki and Joensun. A suitable person to contact might be:
Prof. Jukka Maalampi, Dept. Phys., Univ. Jyväskylä PO Box 35, FIN-40351
Jyväskylä
Germany: (01/2002)
Latvia: (01/2002)
Lithuania: (01/2002)
The Netherlands: (01/2002)
Norway: (01/2002)
Poland: (01/2002)
Portugal: (01/2002)
Romania: (01/2002)
Yes!
(1) Prof. Dan Iordache, Physics Dept., Univ. "Politehnica" Bucharest:
matphys@physics1.physics.pub.ro
(2) Prof. Viorica Pop, Institute of Education Sciences -- Bucharest:
viorica.pop@ise.ro
Spain: (01/2002)
Yes. Contact:
José Otero, Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Alcala, 28871 Alcala de Henares,
Madrid, Spain, Tel: 34-91 885 4926, Fax: 34-91 885 4942,
jose.otero@uah.es
Sweden: (01/2002)
United Kingdom: (01/2002)
Most of the physics education research (PER) carried out in the UK is at school level.
There are several individuals who have produced occasional publications relating to university
level PER, but no organized groups, as far as I am aware. Partly because of this, some of
my colleagues at the Open University have started to initiate such a group. The convenor of
this group, who may be contacted for further information, is: Dr Stuart Freake,
s.m.freake@open.ac.uk
The University of Maryland's listing of PER groups with a presence on the web:
http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/homepages.htm
lists two UK groups, but one of these (based in Glasgow) is concerned only with the Public
Understanding of Science, and the other (Robin Millar's Science Education Group at the
University of York) is concerned with schools rather than universities.
| Country | Albania |
| Name | Prof. Zenun Mulaj |
| Institution | Tirana University/Albania |
| Street address | |
| Postal address | Fakulteti i Shkencave/Natyrore |
| E-mail address | zmulaj@yahoo.com |
| Phone number | +355 42 388 71 |
| Fax number | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Name | Prof. Avakian |
| Institution | Yerevan Physics Institute |
| Street address | 375036 Yerevan/Armenia |
| Postal address | Br Alikhanyan str |
| E-mail address | ravakian@jerewan1.yerphi.am |
| Phone number | |
| Fax number | |
| Country | Austria |
| Name | Prof. Heimo Latal |
| Institution | Universität Graz |
| Street address | Universitätsplatz 5 |
| Postal address | A-8010 Graz |
| E-mail address | heimo.latal@uni-graz.ac.at |
| Phone number | +43 316 380 5230 |
| Fax number | +43316 380 9820 |
| Country | Belarus |
| Name | Prof. P. Apanasevich |
| Institution | Stepanov Institute of Physics |
| Street address | Minsk BY-220072/Republic of Belarus |
| Postal address | 68 Fr. Skaryny Praspekt |
| E-mail address | ifanbel@ifanbel.bas-net.by |
| Phone number | |
| Fax number | +375(17)284-08-79 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Name | Prof. H. Ferdinande |
| Institution | |
| Street address | Proeftuinstraat 86 |
| Postal address | BE-9000 Gent/Belgium |
| E-mail address | hendrik.ferdinande@rug.ac.be |
| Phone number | +32 9 264 6539 |
| Fax number | +32 9 264 6697 |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Name | Prof. Ivan Lalov |
| Institution | Faculty of Physics, Bulgaria |
| Street address | 5 James Bourchier Blvd |
| Postal address | Sofia 1164/Bulgaria |
| E-mail address | upb@phys.uni-sofia.bg |
| Phone number | +359 2 68 72 67 |
| Fax number | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Name | Prof. Vjera Lopac |
| Institution | University of Zagreb/Dep. of Physics |
| Street address | Marulicev trg 19 |
| Postal address | HR-10000 Zagreb/Croatia |
| E-mail address | vlopac@marie.fkit.hr |
| Phone number | +385-1-45-97-106 |
| Fax number | +385-1-45-97-260 |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Name | Prof. Jan Obdrzalek |
| Institution | Charles University |
| Street address | |
| Postal address | Prague/Czechia |
| E-mail address | jan.obdrzalek@mff.cuni.cz |
| Phone number | |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Name | Prof. Poul V. Thomsen |
| Institution | University of Aarhus/Faculty of Science |
| Street address | |
| Postal address | DK-8000 Aarhus C/Denmark |
| E-mail address | pvt@ifa.au.dk |
| Phone number | +45-89423634 |
| Fax number | +45-86120740 |
| Country | Estonia |
| Name | Prof. Kalev Tarkpea |
| Institution | University Tartu/Dept. Physics |
| Street address | Tahe 4 |
| Postal address | 51010 Tartu/Estonia |
| E-mail address | tarkpea@ut.ee |
| Phone number | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Name | Prof. T. Lönnroth |
| Institution | Abo Akademi/Dept.Physics |
| Street address | Porthansgatan 3 |
| Postal address | FIN-20500 Turku/Finland |
| E-mail address | tlonnrot@ra.abo.fi |
| Phone number | +358 2 215 4248 |
| Fax number | +358 2 215 4776 |
| Country | France |
| Name | André Morel |
| Institution | Service de Physique Théorique de Saclay |
| Street address | |
| Postal address | 91 191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex |
| E-mail address | morel@spht.saclay.cea.fr |
| Phone number | +33 1 69 08 75 73 |
| Fax number | +33 1 69 08 81 20 |
| Country | Germany |
| Name | Prof. M. Vollmer |
| Institution | FH Brandenburg |
| Street address | Magdeburgerstraße 50 |
| Postal address | 14770 Brandenburg/FRG |
| E-mail address | vollmer@fh-brandenburg.de |
| Phone number | 03381-355 347 |
| Fax number | 03381-355367 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Name | Prof. Eamonn Cunningham |
| Institution | Dublin City University/School of Physical Sciences |
| Street address | Glasnevin |
| Postal address | IE-Dublin 9/Ireland |
| E-mail address | eamonn.cunningham@dcu.ie |
| Phone number | ++353 1 704 52 97 |
| Fax number | ++353 1 704 53 84 |
| Country | Italy |
| Name | Prof. Renato A. Ricci |
| Institution | INFN |
| Street address | Via Romea 4 |
| Postal address | I-35020 Legnaro/Italy |
| E-mail address | raricci@lnl.infn.it |
| Phone number | |
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| Country | Latvia |
| Name | Prof. Marcis Auzinsh |
| Institution | University of Latvia/Dept. of Physics |
| Street address | 19 Rainis blvd |
| Postal address | Riga, LV-1586 |
| E-mail address | mauzins@latnet.lv |
| Phone number | +371-7615703 |
| Fax number | +371-7820113 |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Name | Prof. Gintaras Dikcius |
| Institution | Vilnius University/Phys. Faculty |
| Street address | Sauletekio 9 bl 3 |
| Postal address | 2040 Vilnius/Lithuania |
| E-mail address | gintaras.dikcius@ff.vu.lt |
| Phone number | +370 2 366001 |
| Fax number | +370 2 366003 |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Name | Prof. Ch.G. van Weert |
| Institution | Universiteit van Amsterdam |
| Street address | Valckenierstraat 65 |
| Postal address | Faculty of Science |
| E-mail address | cvw@science.uva.nl |
| Phone number | 31 20 525 5740 |
| Fax number | 31 20 525 5788 |
| Country | Norway |
| Name | Prof. Arne Auen Grimnes |
| Institution | Agricultural University of Norway |
| Street address | POB 5065 |
| Postal address | N-1432 Aas, Norway |
| E-mail address | arne.grimnes@itf.nlh.no |
| Phone number | +47 64948700 |
| Fax number | +47 64948810 |
| Country | Poland |
| Name | Prof. Jan Blinowski |
| Institution | Warsaw University/Inst.Theoret. Physics |
| Street address | Hoza 69 |
| Postal address | 00-681 Warszawa/Poland |
| E-mail address | jb@fuw.edu.pl |
| Phone number | 48-22-5532244 |
| Fax number | 48-22-6219475 |
| Country | Portugal |
| Name | Prof. Maria de Fatima Pinheiro |
| Institution | Universidade do Porto/Dept. de Fisica |
| Street address | R Campo Alegre 687 |
| Postal address | 4140 Porto/Portugal |
| E-mail address | mfpinhei@fc.up.pt |
| Phone number | 351226082709 |
| Fax number | 351226082706 |
| Country | Romania |
| Name | Prof. Dan-Alexandru Iordache |
| Institution | Universitatea Politehnica Bucharest |
| Street address | Splaiul Independetei 313/Sector 6 |
| Postal address | Bucharest 77206/Romania |
| E-mail address | matphys@physics1.physics.pub.ro |
| Phone number | +401-4100-400 |
| Fax number | +401-6273-059 |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Name | Prof. Peter Cernansky |
| Institution | Trnavskej Univerzity/Slovakia |
| Street address | |
| Postal address | |
| E-mail address | pcernan@truni.sk |
| Phone number | |
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| Country | Slovenia |
| Name | Prof. Marjan Hribar |
| Institution | University Ljubljana |
| Street address | |
| Postal address | Slovenia |
| E-mail address | hribar@fiz.uni-lj.si |
| Phone number | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Name | Prof. Maria-Jesus Hernandez-Lucas |
| Institution | University of Valencia/Fac. of Physics |
| Street address | |
| Postal address | 46100 Burjassot/Valencia/Spain |
| E-mail address | m.jesus.hernandez@uv.es |
| Phone number | 34-963864902 |
| Fax number | 34-963983352 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Name | Prof. Erik Johansson |
| Institution | Stockholm University/Dept. Physics |
| Street address | |
| Postal address | SE-10691 Stockholm/Sweden |
| E-mail address | kej@physto.se |
| Phone number | +46 8 5537 8670 |
| Fax number | +46 8 5537 8601 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Name | Prof. Heini Muehry |
| Institution | Physikinstitut der Universität Basel |
| Street address | Klingelbergstr. 82 |
| Postal address | 4056 Basel/Schweiz |
| E-mail address | muehry@ubaclu.unibas.ch |
| Phone number | +061 267 3775 |
| Fax number | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Name | Prof. Sergiy Nedelko |
| Institution | Ukrainian Physical Society |
| Street address | Glushkova Ave 6 |
| Postal address | UA-252027 Kyiv/Ukraine |
| E-mail address | nedelko@ups.kiev.ua |
| Phone number | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Name | Dr Robert Lambourne |
| Institution | The Open University/Dept.Phys.+Astron. |
| Street address | Walton Hall |
| Postal address | MK7 6AA Milton Keynes/UK |
| E-mail address | r.j.lambourne@open.ac.uk |
| Phone number | +44 1908 65 25 21 |
| Fax number | +44 1908 654192 |
E.W.A. Lingeman, updated 16 May 2002