The development of the Ambientech programme has been possible thanks to the sponsoring of a number of institutions, which have shown interest in education in the fields of Sciences, Technology and Environment.
SPONSORS
Our sponsors contribute to Sciences and Technology education through the Exploring activities of this website, innovative practical cases of the application of sciences and technology in our society and for their involvement in the minimisation of environmental impact. Thanks to the donations by our sponsors we can guarantee free access to the EXPLORING activities of this website. Our sponsors are:
• Agbar Foundation
• Igebenet
• Sakma
• Caixa de Catalunya
AGREEMENTS
• Agbar Foundation: Agbar Foundation has supported and validated part of the contents of the Water area of this website. This contribution has been conducted through a three-year collaboration agreement.
• Fecsa Endesa: Fecsa Endesa has supported part of the contents in the Energy area of this website. This contribution has been conducted through a three-year collaboration agreement.
• Caixa de Catalunya: Caixa de Catalunya has supported the activity “Exploring waste production”. This contribution has been conducted through a one-year collaboration agreement.
• Fundació Territori i Paisatge: Fundació Territori i Paisatge has supported the activity “Am I environmentally friendly?”. This contribution has been conducted through a one-year collaboration agreement.
SUBVENTIONS
• This department of the Catalan Government has subsidised the development of the exploration activity "Climate change", developed in coordination with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).
• Catalan Institute of Energy (ICAEN):
ICAEN, institution of the Catalan Government, has collaborated in the edition of the didactic unit “Definition and forms of energy” of the ENERGY area.
AWARDS
• CNICE, Centro Nacional de Información y Comunicación Educativa. In January 2005, the Ambientech Programme was awarded the first prize in the Internet Curricular Materials category of CNICE.
• Expodidàctica Barcelona: In March 2006, Expodidàctica Barcelona awarded the Ambientech Programme with the first prize in the services category. This award assesses the technological innovation in education.
SPECIAL COLLABORATION
XTEC, the Catalan Educational Telematic Network, of the education department of the Catalan Government recommends the Ambientech Programme in its section “Escola oberta”, in the area of Natural Sciences.