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Giving society a better idea of the importance of mathematics for innovation and our everyday lives and making the best possible use of mathematical results are the goals of the sustainable model region for industrial mathematics (MOIN) in Bremen, Bremerhaven, and the district of Osterholz. The aim is to establish industrial mathematics as a driver of innovation in business and industry, raise public awareness of industrial mathematics, and make maths in schools attractive again. The transfer project has now been honored with the NordWest Award 2024 from the Metropolitan Region Northwest.
Fraunhofer MEVIS is a partner in the sub-project ”#MOIN Campus Neighborhood.” The project aims to improve the reputation of maths in the public eye and communicate the benefits of maths to young people and their teachers in particular. Fraunhofer MEVIS introduces the cross-sectional topic of “digital medicine” into school lessons, with a focus on expanding industrial mathematics teaching-learning modules (worksheets, self-learning instructions, and software tools) for practice-oriented mathematics lessons to expand cooperation with mathematics teachers at the school. In addition, interdisciplinary points of contact at the interface between industrial mathematics and digital medicine are being further developed with teachers from the upper secondary school at Oberschule am Waller Ring. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the 36-month sub-project '#MOIN Campus Neighborhood' with around 690,000 euros, while the corresponding activities of Fraunhofer MEVIS are being funded with a share of 100,000 euros.
#MOIN has been funded by the BMBF since 2023 as part of the “T!Raum - TransferRäume für die Zukunft von Regionen” funding program. The initiative is led by the Centre for Industrial Mathematics at the University of Bremen and is carried out in collaboration with other partners from science, business and administration.
The NordWest Award has been presented by the Metropolitan Region Northwest every two years since 2014 and recognizes outstanding projects, ideas or initiatives that implement the motto “NordWest.Zusammenhalt” in a variety of ways. Around 70 applications were received this year. #MOIN won 1st prize, which is endowed with 6,500 euros and an image film.
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Sub-project #MOIN Campus Neighborhood