Cosmos Education UK
Status
Cosmos Education UK was founded in 2003 by its current committee. Cosmos Education UK is Registered Charity no. 1100278 in England and Wales.View the Cosmos Education UK constitution.
Aims
The Aims of Cosmos Education UK are:To advance the Science and Technology education of young people in developing countries and to inspire young people to stay in school and pursue careers that may assist in the sustainable development of their communities.
Activities
Cosmos Education UK has been involved in raising awareness of Cosmos Education and in generating in-kind donations (particularly of books.) CEUK has also helped found other Regional Branches.In addition to this, CEUK has organised an event for the public in Hampshire, England, and is looking at ways to get British school pupils involved with their African counterparts. Several members of the committee have supported the Under African Skies expeditions as volunteers and through policy development discussions with the other branches. The UK Branch is also supporting much of the website development and produced the Handbook for Under African Skies 2003.
Committee
The current committee is as follows:| Chair |
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| The Chair is responsible for coordinating and leading the committee. |
Damian Smith dhlsmith@yahoo.co.uk Damian first got involved in the other end of education through a year spent teaching English in Pakistan before going to university. While studying Physics, he was involved with the college students' union as Publicity Officer and later as President. He also got involved with the Cambridge Science Week Group and helped present hands-on science to the public on open days. Damian worked for EADS Astrium Ltd as a Firmware Engineer from 2000 to early 2008. While working in Stevenage he was Chair of the Astrium Young Professionals' Association for a year. Since February 2008, he has worked for Global Inkjet Systems. In 2002 Damian helped found Cosmos Education UK and has been a trustee and Publicity Officer of it before becoming Chair. He also acts as webmaster for this website. |
| Treasurer |
| The Treasurer is responsible for maintaining our accounts and budget. |
Carol Lo clo@iee.org Carol Lo, born and brought up in Hong Kong, now lives in the south of England, and is a Systems Engineering Manager for satellite payloads at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. She has taught young people Science subjects through various education outreach programmes on four continents. Carol has held responsible positions in Clubs and Societies since the age of 15, most recently as Secretary of the Institution of Electrical Engineers' Younger Members Section in the Solent area, and as co-founder and Treasurer of the Young Professionals' Association at Astrium (now renamed EADS Astrium), where she worked until April 2003. Carol was Treasurer of the Global Executive Committee and continues in her role as Treasurer of the Cosmos Education UK branch (since 2002). |
In Kenya, Cosmos Education Kenya is Registered Society No. 26710.
In the United States, Cosmos Education is a Project of The Tides Center, a 501(c)3 non‑profit organisation.
In England and Wales, Cosmos Education UK is Registered Charity No. 1100278
Cosmos Education Zambia is registered under the Societies Act in the Republic of Zambia, Registration No. ORS/102/35/3017.