Ciência Viva President Wins Femina de Honor Award – Observer

President of Ciência Viva, Rosalia VargasShe won the Femina de Honra Award, which recognizes outstanding women who honor Portugal and Lusovonia, the organization announced Monday.

The award given by the Ministry of Culture will be Delivered on Tuesdayat the ceremony, which will be held in Literary Syndicatein Lisbon, by 20:00.

In a statement, the Portuguese Matrix – the Association for the Development of Culture and Knowledge that created the Femina Prize, Highlights of the academic and professional path by Rosalia Vargas In the fields of education, multimedia, and scientific and technological culture policies.

In addition to being President of Ciência Viva – the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture, she is also Director of Pavilhão do Conhecimento, in Lisbon, and since 1996 she has led the creation of the Ciência Viva Center Network and was President of Ecsite, the European Network of Museums and Science Centers between 2013 and 2015.

Rosalia Vargas has also been a member of the National Council on Education, the International Committee of the Copernican Science Center, a member of the EMME Committee – the Science Teaching Project in the Europe, Mediterranean and Middle East region and in the Department of Science and Technology Association of the United States.

Created in 2010, the Femina Prize “awardes outstanding Portuguese, Lusophone and non-Portuguese women, who honor Portugal and Lusophone.”