Sirius with the SAT at Djerba, Tunisia, March 2018

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Sirius Contribution to the Educational Program:
Astronomy Training Camp :
"The Sun, One Star Among Many "
الشمس نجم بين النجوم

An Educational Program held at the
Institute of Higher Technological Studies -Djerba, Tunisia
17-21 March 2018

SAT الجمعية التونسية لعلوم الفلك	The Program was organized by the Société Astronomique de Tunisie (SAT) during the Spring vacations in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education. It was aimed at spreading astronomical culture among University students. Some eighty students from various Tunisian Universities and Instituts of Higher Learning were in attendance this year and quite few University astronomy clubs were present. Sirius the trusted partner of the SAT, participated to it with three lectures, one workshop, a scientific contest and some animation segments...

Deuxième Conférence Internationale de Formation en Astronomie organisée par la SAT. Here's a link to the first one. (Stage de formation pour les étudiants des différentes Universités Tunisiennes)

Some Pictures....

The Opening ceremony by the Vice Minister of Higher Education and other officials.	Sofiane Ouaari from Sirius with one Tunisian student participating in the training
Motivating University students for Astronomy: The 2018's second edition...
Marwan Shwaiki from the JAS and SCASS giving one of a series of highly successful workshops.	Mourad Hamdouche animating a workshop on the applications of Google Earth in geography and more.
Sofiane Ouaari presenting Race to Space 2016. The President of the Sirius delegation also gave a lecture on "The Cosmic Scene: Mysteries and Wonders".	Mourad with Sofian Kamoun, the SAT president, in front of a small Sirius exhibit on past activities.
A highly interactive and entertaining session masterly directed by Mourad. Prior to that, an astronomical competition was organised by Sirius along with a prize distribution.	The art of pitching students against students... for the sake of learning tolerance and self control...
Emotions running high: Who will crack among the two teams?
Observing the Sun in H-alpha.	Returning home...
Sunset from the Djerba harbor