Knowledgeable Youth: Science Communication in Times of War

This radio program is part of the youth project called Knowledgeable Youth: Science Communication in Times of War, organised by Eurozine in collaboration with RECET and Radio Orange, and funded by the Cultural Department of the City of Vienna. The program consists of four episodes, produced by Ukrainian youth groups who arrived in Vienna after the war.

In the third episode, you will listen to these Ukrainian students discussing tertiary education. Due to differences in school systems compared to Austrian education, they often enter university earlier than Austrian students. This topic is based on the article “Bleaching Blue Collars” by Polish scientist and researcher Agata Zysiak, drawing insights from her article about the experiences of first-generation students under state socialism in Poland and the barriers they faced when trying to enter university. This will lead the students to share their own thoughts about entering university and the difficulties and challenges they might encounter in Vienna.

More information about the project can be found under https://www.eurozine.com/focal-points/youth-project/

In this episode you will hear Schwanensee von Tschaikovsky, Photograph von Nickelback, Ständchen von Schubert und Not about love von Fiona Apple.
Produced by Margit Wolfsberger and Mischa Hendel.
Photo by Carine Chen