A Comic Strip Featuring the Princess Elisabeth Station
The renowned Belgian comic strip Suske en Wiske / Bob et Bobette has chosen to collaborate with the International Polar Foundation for their new album. The story brings Suske en Wiske / …
News Archive
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So Near - So Far
The pursuit of science in Antarctica has always been a human andlogistical challenge. Not many fields of research are as dependent on acombination of environmental conditions, human ingenuity, andlogistics. There …
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Contest: Draw your Own “Zero Emission” Station and Send your Drawing to Antarctica
Here is an opportunity not to miss: a nation-wide drawing contest has just been launched in Belgium! This contest could lead to your drawing being sent to Antarctica for the …
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First Scientific Research Conducted Around the Station
The Princess Elisabeth Station base camp looks a lot emptier now that the scientific and reconnaissance teams have left the Station for the coast.
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Panini Album on the Polar Regions
The International Polar Foundation has signed a partnership with Panini to issue a sticker album for 8 to 12 year olds on the Polar Regions from February to April 2009. After having organized …
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A Success for the International Meteorological Forum in Brussels
The 5th Edition of the International Meteorological Forum (3-9 November 2008) was organised for the first time outside of France. Inside the prestigious Atomium of Brussels, in Belgium, the event attracted 11% …
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A City of Sciences
The European City of Science was held within the context of the French presidency to the European Union. Organized by the French Ministry of Education and Research, the European City …
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First BELARE 2008-09 Team Members Landed in Utsteinen
The 14 "First In" members of BELARE 2008-09 arrived in Utsteinen, Antarctica, safe and sound. Following a stop-over at the Russian polar station Novo, they reached the Princess Elisabeth research station …
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Science Teachers’ Conference
The fourteenth edition of the Flemish Science Teachers' Conference was held on November 15th in Gent. Sandra Vanhove, Science Education Manager at the International Polar Foundation, attended the event to …
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The Ivan Papanin Ship Leaves the Port of Antwerp
The Russian ice-class cargo ship Ivan Papanin, carrying on board the Princess Elisabeth station's inside systems, left the port of Antwerp on November 14th at 1 pm, local time. After …