1. SCIENCE and SOCIETY Prof.Dr. Ural Akbulut January 2008 M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY

2. Main goals... Bridge the gap between science and society Promote science education Encourage the use of science in everyday life M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY

3. SCIENCE AND SOCIETY CENTER M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY

4. Established in 2006, three main areas of activity are: Science and Technology Museum Social Policies Group Community Outreach Group M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY

10. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY

11. Defines and designs themes of temporary and permanent exhibitions M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY

21. HANDS-ON SCIENCE CENTER M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY

22. Daily visits from schools Design and production of experiment sets and kits National and international projects Dialogue and networking with counterparts both within Turkey and in EU Organise Science Shows, Science and Society Days M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY

32. SCIENCE AND SOCIETY BOOKS M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY

33. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of METU 50 basic science books in popular and emerging fields easy-to-follow language not costly M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY

36. SCIENCE and SOCIETY Prof.Dr. Ural Akbulut January 2008 M IDDLE E AST T ECHNICAL U NIVERSITY