European high school collaboration on radon measurement Erasmus Project

Project Title

European high school collaboration on radon measurement

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Health and wellbeing; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Natural sciences

Project Summary

The project entitled European Collaboration on Radon Measurement (EURA) started in October 2018 and born from the idea of monitoring radon gas in different parts of Europe. Radon gas (Rn) is a radioactive element that occurs naturally in earth and rock, well water and in some building materials. The gas combined with other factors such as pollution can increase the risk of disease in human body, therefore it is under the authority’s attention. Each country has general guidelines about the permissible concentration values of radioactive elements.
Four upper secondary schools, Nordahl Grieg (Bergen, Norway), Erasmo da Rotterdam (Nichelino, Italy), Spyken (Lund, Sweden) and The Technical College (Reykjavik, Iceland) participated to EURA. The choice of partners was dictated by several factors such as technology degree applied to teaching and learning, development and implementation of research and practical methodologies in the school curriculum, technical facilities existing in the schools. All the schools have previously participated to international Erasmus Projects and have good connection with local universities and research institutions. The main participants were students and teachers directly involved in the project, while additional participants were students from other classes, regional municipalities and authorities, public offices supporting the project logistically for placement of radon dosimeters in different locations. Scientific support was provided by local universities and radon experts. The total amount of participants was approximately around 200 persons.
The project had several goals, namely a comparative analysis of radon distribution in local regions of the four participating countries, didactical methodology exchange, implementation of research and technology in teaching to increase and promote learning among students, dissemination of the results.
EURA has resulted in two intellectual outputs (O1-O2) covering descriptive procedures and methodology for theory teaching and experimentation, instructive videos edited by students, and a scientific article to be submitted to peer review,
The project results are sustainable since methods and procedures can be easily performed and reproduced by other classes. The radon data collected in this project can be used as starting material for further statistical analysis. Materials and methods are available on Erasmus+ dissemination platform and on the project website.
The project had a relevant social impact due to a close collaboration among the schools and the local communities. In fact, many private and public buildings have been monitored over one year’s period. Finally, local authorities and private persons have been informed and made aware about the registered radon values.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 201554 Eur

Project Coordinator

Nordahl Grieg videregående skole & Country: NO

Project Partners

• Gymnasieskolan Spyken
• Tækniskólinn – skóli atvinnulífsins
• ISTITUTO DI ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE ERASMO DA ROTTERDAM