The deadline for registration at Elhuyar Zientzia Azoka is now open. Those interested in participating in the fair must register on the website. In the 2025 edition, as in the previous ones, the students will be assisted by researchers and researchers to develop their projects.

Elhuyar Zientzia Azoka is an initiative of scientific projects developed by young people between 12 and 18 years of age, which allows to know from within scientific research and technological development and in which young people from ESO and Bachillerato can participate from all schools in the Basque Country. In addition, Elhuyar Zientzia Azoka is also a project to promote the use of Euskera.

In order to provide young people with the necessary support and offer them close references from the professional world STEM, Elhuyar has brought together a large group of researchers from the Basque Science and Technology Network to advise students in their work. In fact, more than 200 researchers sign up each year (about 56% are usually women) to advise students, and the deadline remains open.

Students, boys and girls, work as a team around a theme of their choice: they ask questions, research, design, build, share and live new experiences. They will meet real professionals, share adventures and experiences with them and receive their help in the development of their projects.

The result of the work will be a STEAM project in Basque, which will be known first hand during the month of May, at the central event of Elhuyar Zientzia Azoka (Arenal Pier of Bilbao), where all the projects will be announced.

Trade Shows in Gipuzkoa and Navarra

In addition to Bilbao, the participating young people will be able to present their projects elsewhere. Elhuyar aims to create a network of various Zientzia Azoka, and this is the planned schedule for 2025:

• •Pamplona, April 5: Young people from schools in Navarra. With the collaboration of NICDO and the Planetarium of Pamplona.
• Usurbil, 9 May: Young people from Gipuzkoan schools. With the cooperation of the City of Usurbil.
• Bilbao, 21-24 May: Young people from schools throughout the Basque Country. With the cooperation of the City of Bilbao.

Details of the fair, the conditions for participation and the registration form are available on the website of Elhuyar Zientzia Azoka.

13 years living in research

Elhuyar Zientzia Azoka will be 13 years old with the 2025 edition. Since its first edition in 2013 to date, more than 9,000 young people have participated in Elhuyar Zientzia Azoka: % 52 girls, % 47 boys and % 1 non-binary people. A total of 2,500 research or technological projects have been carried out.

In the last edition of Elhuyar Zientzia Azoka, held in Bilbao in May 2024, more than 800 young people presented over 200 STEM projects at the Bilbao fair. Besides young people from the educational centers of the Basque Country, winners of other fairs from both the Spanish and international scope also participated. The winning groups at Elhuyar Zientzia Azoka 2024 will visit the national and international fairs during this course 2024-2025. In addition, rooms were drawn to visit research centers in the Basque Country. Thanks to these visits, the young people have the opportunity to get to know the daily life of the professionals of science and technology and to be with real references.

Sponsors of Elhuyar Zientzia Azoka: Basque Government, FECYT-Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universities, Ayuntamiento de Bilbao, Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, Gobierno de Navarra, Ayuntamiento de Usurbil y Erabi.