- to support European and international cooperation between regional and national associations, particularly in the form of exchanges of young people between MILSET Europe member and partner organisations;
- to encourage cooperation amongst young scientists on a European level, promoting the idea of a United Europe;
- to aid member organisations through the development and organisation of international seminars, training and conferences and by representing them on supranational and international bodies such as the European Commission;
- to stimulate the development and organise scientific and technical educational activities for young people and children such as Science Fairs, international meetings, youth congresses, summer camps, conferences, study trips, training courses and all activities helping to promote exchanges among youth of all countries, including young scientists;
- to motivate young people to get interested in science, and to help educators working in this field worldwide;
- to cooperate at global level within MILSET with organisations sharing the same objectives.
MILSET Europe is a European non-governmental, non-profit and politically independent youth organisation, created from member organisations of MILSET (International Movement for Leisure Activities in Science & Technology) holding their seat in Europe. These organisations work in the field of education, focusing on the organisation of science-and-technology activities for young people.
MILSET was founded in 1987 in Quebec, during the first Expo-Sciences International. Due to its constant growth, various regional branches have been formed to-date, namely,
- MILSET Europe
- MILSET Amlat (Latin America)
- MILSET Noram (North America)
- MILSET Africa
- MILSET Asia
Joining MILSET is adhering to its charter; a movement which participates in the local development of scientific and technical education in leisure time, promotes international cooperation, citizenship and peace, by practicing sciences and technology in a spirit of respect, understanding and solidarity within different geographic and spiritual communities.
Thanks to MILSET, tens of thousands of young people have already met to exchange and make the most of their creations, discuss with researchers, youth leaders and industrialists. These young people have developed projects together, discovered foreign languages and cultures, and have been trained to acquire new technologies.
Objectives
Team
Executive Committee
Antoine van Ruymbeke - Belgium
President
Antoine.van.Ruymbeke@milset.org
Denisa van Ruymbeke - Czech Republic
Vice President
Denisa.van.Ruymbeke@milset.org
Claudia Marin - Spain
Vice President
Claudia.Marin@milset.org
Julián Cancino - Switzerland
General Secretary
julian.cancino@milset.org
Gionata Pandini - Italy
Treasurer
Gionata.Pandini@milset.org
Jasin Hodžić - Bosnia & Herzogovina
jasin.hodzic@milset.org
Tim Prezelj - Slovenia
tim.prezelj@milset.org
Programmes
Expo-Sciences
ese@milset.org
Science Camps
camps@milset.org
European Science Day for Youth (ESDY)
esdy@milset.org