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The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

Markus Pössel Open the ORCID record for Markus Pössel [Opens in a new window] ,
Carolin Liefke ,
Niall Deacon ,
Natalie Fischer ,
Juan Carlos Muñoz ,
Markus Nielbock ,
Saeed Salimpour  and
Gwen Sanderson
Markus Pössel
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Education and Haus der Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany Contact email: oae@astro4edu.org
Carolin Liefke
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Education and Haus der Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany Contact email: oae@astro4edu.org
Niall Deacon
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Education and Haus der Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany Contact email: oae@astro4edu.org
Natalie Fischer
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Education and Haus der Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany Contact email: oae@astro4edu.org Forscherstation – Klaus-Tschira-Kompetenzzentrum für frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung gGmbH, Speyerer Straß e 6, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Juan Carlos Muñoz
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Education and Haus der Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany Contact email: oae@astro4edu.org
Markus Nielbock
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Education and Haus der Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany Contact email: oae@astro4edu.org
Saeed Salimpour
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Education and Haus der Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany Contact email: oae@astro4edu.org
Gwen Sanderson
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Education and Haus der Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany Contact email: oae@astro4edu.org
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Since January 2020, the International Astronomical Union has an Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE). The OAE, which joins the previously existing IAU Offices for Astronomy for Development (OAD), Astronomy Outreach (OAO) and Young Astronomers (OYA) is hosted at Haus der Astronomie, a center for astronomy education and outreach operated by the Max Planck Society in Heidelberg, Germany. This contribution outlines the mission of the OAE, the current state of the office, its background, mission and collaborative structure, as well as the activities that have already started or are planned for the future.

Keywords

astronomy educationIAU Strategic Plan 2020–2030International Astronomical Union
Type
Research Article
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy , December 2019 , pp. 65 - 74
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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