The STU team proudly presented the EULiST (European Universities Linking Society and Technology) alliance at this year's European Researchers' Night event, which took place on Friday, September 26, 2025, in several Slovak cities, including Banská Bystrica.
The event attracted a large and diverse audience: from high school and university students to teachers, researchers, professors, and families with children. The festival featured more than 30 science booths, as well as a number of expert lectures and popularization experiments. The main theme of this year's festival was "Chaos: Searching for Order in an Unpredictable World."
The Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava also actively participated in the program, presenting a booth in Banská Bystrica called "Cool Head – Fiery Heart." The exhibition was prepared by the student organization CHEM - Association of Students of FCHPT STU in cooperation with the Institute of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics.
At this stand, the general public could learn about working with pH indicators, dry ice, and various chemicals. Attractive chemical experiments were also presented: burning hands, dancing flames created during the formation of hydrogen, precipitation reactions, as well as the popular production of elephant toothpaste. The entire exhibition received an extremely positive response, especially from children and younger visitors.
At the interactive STU stand, visitors to the event had the opportunity to obtain information about the activities of the EULiST alliance. The presentation of the alliance focused on introducing its goals, international cooperation, and the opportunities it offers to students, teachers, and researchers.
STU's participation in The European Researchers' Night 2025 confirmed the importance of popularizing science and technology and provided an opportunity to raise awareness of the activities of the EULiST alliance, whose motto is "We trust science." We believe that thanks to these events, we will be able to bring the world of science closer to the general public and motivate the younger generation to take an interest in studying and research.
