INVFactor: You’re a Genius Too! is a CNR-IRPPS project dedicated to “young inventors” with the aim of channeling, stimulating, and enhancing the insights and creative energies acquired during school education by Italian boys and girls. The initiative was implemented in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016, receiving widespread participation from Italian secondary schools and producing a strong media impact. The 2017 edition of INVFactor is funded by the European Commission.
INVFactor
| To provide visibility and enhance inventions created in the school environment by young people; to raise awareness among young people to pursue scientific careers; to reduce the influence of social stereotypes on the scientific world and on scientists. |