From 1 February, a five-day unique programme to stimulate engagement in science, literature and peace will take place in Goa, Mumbai and New Delhi. During Nobel Prize Series, five Nobel Laureates will give lectures and take part in roundtable discussions and meetings together with experts and students from several universities. The exhibition ‘The Nobel Prize: Ideas Changing the World’ will be displayed for a month in Goa, while a conference organised exclusively for teachers will take place for the first time in India. A National Session will also be hosted by the Honourable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
“We are very pleased to be back in India for a new Nobel Prize Series. Last year the interest to participate and learn from Nobel Laureates was enormous, both from broader society, media and particularly from students. We expect and hope to experience the same fantastic response this year”, says Mattias Fyrenius, CEO of Nobel Media.
Five Nobel Laureates will attend Nobel Prize Series; Serge Haroche, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2012, Tomas Lindahl, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2015, J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1989, Richard J. Roberts, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1993 and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1995 will come to the activities.
New meeting for teachers
The knowledge, inspiration and support from teachers has been crucial to many Nobel Laureates. Without great teachers, few of them would have made their life-changing achievements for humanity. During Nobel Prize Series, over a thousand teachers will be invited to a new kind of meeting made especially for teachers –Nobel Education Network – held on 2 February at Kala University in Goa.
“With the Nobel Education Network we connect, support and reach out to teachers all over the world. We want to give them a forum to discuss the challenges that our societies face and give them tools that will enable them to work actively for a better world together with their pupils”, says Annika Hedås Falk, Head of Educational Programmes for the Nobel Center and responsible for the Nobel Education Network.
Exhibition
The inauguration of the exhibition ‘The Nobel Prize: Ideas Changing the World’ will take place at Kala Academy, Goa on 1 February. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Honourable Chief Minister of Goa, Mr. Manohar Parrikar. The exhibition, open the public from 2 February, explores the Nobel Prize and how it affects our lives. It is a unique opportunity to learn about the life of Alfred Nobel, view actual objects belonging to Nobel Laureates and explore how Nobel Prize‐awarded discoveries may affect the future.
“Humanity today continues to face extremely difficult challenges, be it with regard to global warming, energy, food, health care or conflict resolution. The future Nobel Laureates can be the people who manage to solve these problems, because there are always solutions – this is what the Nobel Prize history tells us, and that is the message we want to convey to the young generation through our exhibition”, says Dr Olov Amelin, Director of the Nobel Museum.
National Session at the Rashtrapati Bhavan
There will be a National Session at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5 February. Nobel Laureates together with deans and professors from the top universities across the world and India will be participating.
“We are honored by the invitation to have parts of the Nobel Prize Series hosted by the Honourable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The session will consist of panel discussions on subjects such as linking education and science to society”, says Mattias Fyrenius, CEO of Nobel Media.
Nobel Prize Series India 2018
Nobel Prize Series India 2018 is produced by Nobel Media in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DST/DBT) and the Government of Goa with the kind support from Nobel International Partners 3M, Ericsson, Scania and Volvo Cars. Activities will take place in Goa, Mumbai and New Delhi. The first Nobel Prize Series in India was held in January 2017.