Festivals and outreach meetings

The IMB-CNM has the mission to foster interest in science and knowledge about microelectronics in society and especially among young people. The center is actively involved in the promotion of STEAM careers and organizes activities around this idea at major outreach events.

Our goal is to inspire the next generation of people into the physical sciences and to encourage the uptake of these subjects in school with different programs.

Throughout the year, IMB-CNM participates in major outreach events:

• Festa de la Ciència de Barcelona in May or June (organized by the Ajuntament de Barcelona).
• European Research Night in September (coordinated in Catalonia by the ACCC)
• Science Week in November (coordinated in Catalonia by the FCRi).

In the past, IMB-CNM has also contributed to actions on a non-periodic basis, such as the Pint of Science (in 2019 or 2021) or the Fira Ciència en Equip in Girona (2024), or that have been discontinued, such as the YoMo - Youth Mobile Festival. Our activities have been scheduled in prestigious venues, such as the Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC) in Terrassa or the CosmoCaixa in Barcelona.

Everything that the IMB-CNM has organized in recent years can be found here:

The IMB-CNM regularly participates in the following outreach activities aimed at students, both with workshops and with lectures, guided tours and conferences:

• ESCOLAB (organized by the Ajuntament de Barcelona)
• Festival de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología 10alamenos9 (organized by the Faculty of Sciences UAB through 10alamenos9)
• Scientific guided tours for student groups (managed by IMB-CNM)
• Exporecerca Jove (organized by MAGMA Recerca)
• Ciencia en el barrio (coordinated by the CSIC Delegation in Catalonia)
• IMB-CNM in your school (talks and workshops organized by IMB-CNM in local schools)

The institute actively participates in fairs to attract people interested in our activity to promote the realization of TFG, TFM or doctorates with the CSIC:

• #MEMEnginy UAB
• Fira d'Empreses de la UB
• Fòrum de Talent en Enginyeria Biomèdica de la UPF
• Fòrum UPC Telecos

All these actions are possible thanks to the contribution, commitment and availability of the IMB-CNM research and technical staff, who are passionate about transmitting microelectronics to the public and contributing their grain of sand to the new generation of scientists of the future. IMB-CNM activities are coordinated through the Scientific Communication and Culture Office.