ESSS 2025 UCCLE

6 Apr 2025, 11:55 → 9 Apr 2025, 14:30 Europe/Brussels

EEB1, Uccle1

The European Schools' Science Symposium (ESSS) is an annual competition that brings together young scientists from across Europe. Open to students from years 1 to 7 from the European Schools and Accredited European Schools, the symposium provides a platform for participants to explore scientific topics beyond the standard European Schools’ curriculum.

Guided by a teacher-mentor, students can enter as individuals or in teams of up to three, conducting research in an area of their interest. Their projects encompass an abstract, a poster, a written report, and a presentation, which are showcased during the event. A panel of teachers and subject experts evaluates the projects, with separate judging categories for junior and senior participants. 

The symposium fosters scientific inquiry, creativity, and collaboration, celebrating the achievements of young researchers across the European School system.

Sunday 6 April

12:00 → 16:00 Registration

12:00 WIFI

name of the network: eeb1-uccle

WIFI Login : visitor

Password : Sitecome21

13:00 Map of the school site

map_of_school_site.png

12:00 → 16:00 Setting up the posters

Please find your code in a stand, and set up your poster

Poster_session_map.pdf

16:30 → 18:00 Opening Ceremony

Welcome in the ESSS 2025 UCCLE
Online stream : https://www.youtube.com/live/sVUzYFT4PfM

Conveners: Iguchi Aiko, Maciek Kuik

Opening Ceremony 2025 UCCLE ESSS.pptx

16:30 Choir

Petar Liondev (1936-2018) - Kafal Sviri

Speaker: Joanna Musko (Conductor)

16:33 Welcome speech by the organiser group

Dorottya Csonka (Main organizer)
Arnaud Jutier
Urszula Rybaltowska
Bogumila Tarapata

Speaker: Dorottya Csonka (European School of Brussels I)

16:38 Welcome speech by Mr Tran

Director of European School of Brussels I, Uccle

Speaker: David Tran (Director)

16:43 Choir

Aron Blum (1974)/Joanna Musko (1974)/Agnieszka Zywert (1981) - Psalm 130
Ola Gjeilo (1978) - The Rose
Henryk Czyż (1923-2003) - Pastorale
Morten Lauridsen (*1943) – Sure on This Shining Night

Speaker: Joanna Musko (Conductor)

16:53 Welcome speech by Mr Wolff

Speaker: Max Wolff (Inspector)

16:58 Welcome speech by Mr Kovács

Hungarian embassy is the sponsor of the ESSS

Speaker: Tamás Iván Kovács (Ambassador)

17:13 Orchestra

Three pieces from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

Speaker: Arman Simonian (Conductor)

17:21 Key note speaker: Amélie Nef

Speaker: Amélie Nef (ESERO)

Elles_bougent_Amelie_NEF.pptx

17:46 Orchestra

Ippolitov-Ivanov's Procession of the Sardar

Speaker: Arman Simonian (Conductor)

18:30 → 19:30 Dinner

Chenese dinner in "La Cité Du Dragon"

18:30 La Cité Du Dragon

Chinese buffet with meat and vegetarian possibilities

19:30 → 20:00 Transport to the hostel

Bus1: FRA, RHM, VAR, BER, PAR, KAR, MUN
Bus2: ALI, CLX, LUX, WAR, MAM, MOL

20:00 → 21:00 Accomodation in the hostel

Your room number is on your badge.
Please check in, show your ID, and then you get the room key.

Monday 7 April

07:30 → 08:00 Breakfast in the hostel

08:30 → 09:00 Transport to EEB1

Bus1: FRA, RHM, VAR, BER, PAR, KAR, MUN
Bus2: ALI, CLX, LUX, WAR, MAM, MOL

09:30 → 10:45 Presentation

09:30 T101

J20
J27
S13
S25

J20.pptx

J27.pptx

S13.pptx

S25.pptx

09:30 T102

J01
J05
J06
J14

J01.pptx

J05.pptx

J06.pptx

J14.odp

J14.pdf

J14.pptx

J14.pptx

09:30 T103

J04
J09
J13
J18

J04.pptx

J09.pptx

J13.pptx

J18.pptx

09:30 T104

J08
J11
J12
J28

J08.pptx

J11.pptx

J12.pptx

J28.pptx

09:30 T201

J19
J25
S02
S05

J19.pptx

J25.pptx

S02.pptx

S05.pptx

09:30 T202

J17
S03
S11
S12

J17.pptx

S03.pptx

S11.pptx

S12_de.pptx

S12_en.pptx

09:30 T204

J03
J15
J22
J23

J03.pptx

J15.pptx

J22.pptx

J23.pptx

09:30 → 10:45 School tour

A guided tour around Uccle, visit of the FAB lab, ART exhibition, libraries, teaching gardens and more ...
Meet front of the Aristote.
Experiences in T002 and T004
Chill-out room: T105, T107
Chill-out room: T205, T207

09:30 ST1

J02
J07
J10
J24
J26
S01
S09
S18
S22

09:30 ST2

J21
S04
S06
S07
S14
S19
S23

09:30 ST3

J16
S08
S10
S15
S16
S20
S21
S24

10:45 → 11:15 Break

Coffee and snack break

11:15 → 12:45 Presentation

11:15 T101

J02
J07
J16

J02.pptx

J07.pptx

J16.pptx

11:15 T102

J10
J26
S06
S14

J10.pptx

J26.pptx

S06.pptx

S14.pptx

11:15 T103

J21
S01
S10
S18

J21.pptx

S01.pptx

S10.pptx

S18.pptx

11:15 T104

J24
S08
S15

J24.pptx

S08.pptx

S15.pptx

11:15 T201

S21
S22
S24

S21.pptx

S22.pptx

S24.pptx

11:15 T202

S16
S19
S23

S16.pptx

S19.pptx

S23.pptx

11:15 T204

S04
S07
S09
S20

S04.pptx

S07.pptx

S09.pptx

S20.pptx

11:15 → 12:45 School tour

A guided tour around Uccle, visit of the FAB lab, ART exhibition, libraries, teaching gardens and more ...
Meet front of the Aristote.
Experiences in T002 and T004
Chill-out room: T105, T107
Chill-out room: T205, T207

11:15 ST1

J01
J03
J08
J09
J17
J18
J27
S13

11:15 ST2

J04
J12
J13
J19
J20
J25
S02
S03
S11
S12

11:15 ST3

J05
J06
J11
J14
J15
J22
J23
J28
S05
S25

12:45 → 13:30 Lunch

Lunch in the students' canteen

13:30 → 14:15 Poster session

14:15 → 15:00 Bus to Mini Europe

Bus1: FRA, RHM, VAR, BER, PAR, KAR, MUN
Bus2: ALI, CLX, LUX, WAR, MAM, MOL
Bus3: LAE, IXL, UCC, Helpers

15:00 → 17:30 Leisure activity: Mini Europe visit

SH_booklet.pdf

15:00 The Atomium and the crystal

15:15 Carbon in trees and climate change

15:30 Visit the Mini Europe

17:30 → 18:00 Transport to EEB1

Bus1: FRA, RHM, VAR, BER, PAR, KAR, MUN
Bus2: ALI, CLX, LUX, WAR, MAM, MOL
Bus3: LAE, IXL, UCC, Helpers

18:00 → 19:00 Dinner: National dinner

18:00 Hungarian gulyás

Authentic gulyás - Hungarian National food - in-kind donation of the Hungarian Embassy - contains meat, no dairy

18:15 Polish pierogi

Pierogi - in-kind donation of the East Poland House in Brussels
with cabbage and mushrooms
or with onions and white cheese (salty).

18:30 Italian vegetarian lasagna

Italian vegetarian lasagna - in-kind donation of the Italian teachers of the school

19:00 → 21:00 Leisure activity: Sport program

SH_booklet.pdf

19:00 → 21:00 Meeting for teachers

Teachers meet with the Jury, discussion and feedback

21:00 → 22:00 Transport to the hostel

Bus1: FRA, RHM, VAR, BER, PAR, KAR, MUN
Bus2: ALI, CLX, LUX, WAR, MAM, MOL

Tuesday 8 April

07:30 → 08:00 Breakfast in the hostel

08:30 → 09:00 Transport to EEB1

Bus1: FRA, RHM, VAR, BER, PAR, KAR, MUN
Bus2: ALI, CLX, LUX, WAR, MAM, MOL

09:30 → 11:00 Presentation: Finals

09:30 J03

09:40 J06

09:50 J07

10:00 J08

10:10 J19

10:20 J23

10:30 J24

11:00 → 11:15 Break

Coffee and snack

11:15 → 12:45 Presentation: Finals

11:15 S02

11:25 S04

11:35 S06

11:45 S10

11:55 S13

12:05 S19

12:45 → 13:45 Lunch

Lunch in the students' canteen

13:45 → 14:45 Transport: to Brussels City

14:45 → 17:15 Leisure activity: City Hunt

SH_booklet.pdf

15:00 G1: WAR, CLX with Antoni

15:00 G2: IXL, BER with Weronika

15:00 G3: UCC, ALI with Hubert

15:00 G4: MUN, KAR with Helena

15:00 G5: VAR, RHM with Gabriela

15:00 G6: LAE, MOL with Benedek

15:00 G7: LUX, MAM with Marin

15:00 G8: FRF, PAR with Zuzanna

17:15 → 17:45 Transport: to EEB1, Uccle

17:45 → 18:45 Dinner

17:45 Thai dinner

chicken dish

beef dish

veggie dish

rice and krupuks

18:30 → 21:00 Leisure activity: Bands, disco and board games

SH_booklet.pdf

18:35 The Cicadas

Theachers' band

18:45 Board games

18:45 My Two Cents

1. Fluorescent Adolescent

2. American Idiot

18:55 Antilovers

1. Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer
2. Airbag – Radiohead

19:05 Next Door

1. Dreaming castle- Next Door/Nika Gergely

2. Social Battery- Next Door/ Blanka Koller

19:15 The Operators

1. Find Out Later - The Operators

2. California dreaming, The Mamas and Papas

19:30 Friday Glory

1. Rolling in the Deep – Adele 

1. Seven Nation Army - White Stripes

19:40 Disco

21:30 → 22:30 Transport to the hostel

Bus1: FRA, RHM, VAR, BER, PAR, KAR, MUN
Bus2: ALI, CLX, LUX, WAR, MAM, MOL

Wednesday 9 April

07:30 → 08:30 Breakfast in the hostel

07:30 Check out of your hostel room

08:30 → 09:00 Transport to EEB1

Bus1: FRA, RHM, VAR, BER, PAR, KAR, MUN
Bus2: ALI, CLX, LUX, WAR, MAM, MOL

09:30 → 12:05 Closing Ceremony

Conveners: Iguchi Aiko, Maciek Kuik

09:30 Amandine Denis - von Karman Institute for fluid dynamics

The QARMAN project, funded by the European Space Agency, started in 2013 at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI). It was deployed into orbit in February 2020, worked nominally for 5 months

Speaker: Amandine Denis (VKI)

VKI_DenisA_v1.pptx

09:55 Marjorie Chopinaud - EPO - Young Inventor Network

The European Inventor Network aims to inspire younger generations by fostering a passion for innovation and creativity, equipping them with the knowledge needed to shape the future.
The Network provides financial support for activities that encourage creativity and STEM engagement among students.

Speaker: Marjorie Chopinaud

Explanation video

10:10 Stefan Dombrowski - canSat project

Consultant in several space projects with NASA, ESA & Space-X.
Active radio amateur and trying to transmit my knowledge and experience to the next generations.

Speaker: Stefan Dombrowski

ESSS2025-Stefan Dombrowski.pdf

10:30 Award Ceremony

11:00 Ariane Farinelle invites the winners to EUCYS

EU School Varese will be attending to represent EU Schools to the next EUCYS, with the senior winners.

After the ceremony, Ariane FArinelle will meet with the students and their teachers to finalize the necessary arrangements with them.

Speaker: Ariane Farinelle (Director)

11:05 Kristiina SIIMES invitates to the next ESSS

Mrs. Siimes invite the teachers and schools for the next ESSS in Woluve, 2026

Speaker: Kristiina SIIMES (Deputy Director of Secondary)

11:10 Choir

Andrew St. Hilaire (1964) - Hlohonolofatsa
Laura Jekabsone (1985) – Totari

Speaker: Joanna Musko (Conductor)

11:16 Choir

Samo Vovk (1989) - Ta na Solbici
Mark Patterson (1969) – The Gallant Knight

Speaker: Joanna Musko (Conductor)

11:26 Closing speech

Speaker: Emilia Makarska (Deputy Director of Secondary)

12:45 → 13:25 Lunch: Distribution of the lunch boxes

Lunch in the students' canteen