Youth Camps on space and astronomy topics

International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC)

The IAYC is an English-speaking international gathering of young people interested in astronomy and space topics. It has been organised annually since 1969 by young astronomers (students) for the target group aged between 16 to 26 years.

Stiftung FNJE and its predecessor FNJ e.V. have continuously supported these activities by mentoring the organisers, participating in organisation, and acquiring financial support in cases when the camp was held in Germany.

Astronomisches Sommerlager (ASL)

Following a successful summer camp on the occasion of the solar eclipse 1999 in southern Germany, we supported annual summer camps organised by the VdS-Jugendreferat (called VEGA e.V. since 2004). “VdS” stands for “Vereinigung der Sternfreunde”, the transregional German association of amateur astronomers.

Financial Support for the following German-speaking youth activities (participants from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands):

JAM 2000

Mühlhausen, Thüringen

organised by Oliver Jahreis and Susanne M Hoffmann

ASL 2001

…, Hessen

organised by Oliver Jahreis, Susanne M Hoffmann and Iris Fleischer

ASL 2002

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organised by Susanne M Hoffmann and Oliver Jahreis

ASL 2003

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organised by Susanne M Hoffmann

ASL 2004

Klingenthal (Voigtland), Sachsen

organised by Susanne M Hoffmann, Ingo von Borstel, Willem van Kerkhof

ASL 2005

Klingenthal, Sachsen

organised by Susanne M Hoffmann, Ingo von Borstel and Team

ASL 2006

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organised by Tobias Opialla & Team

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Sibirische Sonnenfinsternis 2008

initiating youth exchange – Novosibirsk

Collaborations…

with Deutsch-Französisches Jugendwerk: exchange partners in France, Morocco

with Stiftung Deutsch-Russischer Jugendaustausch: exchange partners in the Russian Federation

Violau’99

Solar Eclipse Camp, Germany 1999

organised by Uwe Reimann, Oliver Jahreis and Martin Thorn

Berlin Space Camps

2007 – 2009

organised by Susanne M Hoffmann and Werner Bachmann

Siberia Astro Exchange

2011 – 2014

organised by Nina Mut (2011), Susanne M Hoffmann (2012), Viktoria Vasikova & Karin Sackmann (2013/14)

Baikonur

Teacher Exchange / Exploration Visit 2012

organised by Susanne M Hoffmann and Viktoria Vasikova

Transit of Venus

measuring the Astronomical Unit with historical methods

2012