About the project
STIMULATE is an exciting project that aims to reveal the importance of Advanced Materials in our everyday
life. Advanced Materials are our allies for a sustainable future and this is the main message that we aim to
communicate in 23 European langagues, with an innovative way, by producing a film and an interactive
computer game.
Find out the role of the advanced materials on issues regarding health, environment, technology,
innovation, energy and much more in the LEARN section and stay tuned in our website for sneak peeks
from the film and the game.
FUNDING
This project is funded from the European Union’s Seventh
Framework Programme under grant agreement No 608995.
PARTNERS
The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is the oldest
and most prestigious technical university in Greece. It is divided into
nine academic Schools. The School of Applied Mathematical and
Physical Sciences is the coordinating partner in this project. NTUA
currently offers two post graduate diplomas that focus on advanced
materials, microsystems and nanodevices.
The National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos (NCSRD)
is the largest research centre of Greece and it consists of 5 Institutes,
focusing among others on advanced materials, nanotechnology,
nanoelectronics, telecommunications, biosciences, nuclear and
particle physics. The Centre has a long tradition in educational
activities.
The Open University (OU) is a unique institution, delivering
supported distance learning to over 250,000 students in the UK and
worldwide. It is the largest University in the UK and Materials
Engineering at the OU is one of the biggest groups in the UK in this
area. The OU has had a partnership with the BBC for over 40 years
and with them co-produces up to 25 TV and radio series a year.
The European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) was founded in
Strasbourg in 1983 and is the largest conference organizer in Europe
in the field of advanced functional materials; it has several thousands
of members from industry, government, academia and research
laboratories that meet regularly to debate recent technological and
scientific developments.
Serious Games Interactive (SGI) is an award-winning researchbased
company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and, since
2006, has set a new standard for what can be expected from games
used for serious purposes. SGI focuses on serious games
development including programming, animation, game design and
graphics.
APT Film & Television Limited (APT) is based in Ealing Studios in a
synergistic collaboration with the Met Film Group. APT is dedicated
to the development and production of innovative, internationally
distributed features such as the award-winning documentary “Deep
Water”, the highly acclaimed “Wondrous Oblivion”, and the Oscar’s
Academy Award nominated film “Solomon & Gaenor”.
tve (television for the environment) is an independent film and
media producer who works with filmmakers and partners worldwide to
make and distribute films and educational materials that put the
environment and sustainability on the global agenda. tve is helping to
promote the STIMULATE materials and producing an educational
pack to accompany the project.