Program information
The program of the excursion is still in development. On this page you can find a short draft of what the program could be. The final program will be known somewhere in February or March 2009.
The aim of the tour is to give the participants an impression of the Brazilian and Argentinian science and culture. To achieve this, two thirds of the program will consist of visits to i.e. scientific institutes, universities and companies and one third will be spent on cultural activities.
The water thundering down the Iguazú falls partly originates from Sao Paulo (Brazil). After passing the water flows on to mound in the ocean near Buenos Aires (Argentina). In our travel we'll fly our way downstream.
This is a draft of the program. It is still in development so changes are to be expected.
| Day | Date | Activity |
| Wednesday | 4/15/2009 | Departure to Brazil |
| Thursday | 4/16/2009 | ariving in São Paulo; sightseeing under guidance of Julio, a Brazilian student. |
| Friday | 4/17/2009 | IAG (Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas) institute of USP (university of São Paulo), UNIFESP (federal university of São Paulo) and afterwards socializing with students of UNIFESP |
| Saturday | 4/18/2009 | free day in the city |
| Sunday | 4/19/2009 | the (historical) coffee museum and the beach of Santos |
| Monday | 4/20/2009 | Visiting the São Paulo Stock Exchange |
| Tuesday | 4/21/2009 | Visiting the favela's (slums) of São Paulo and today is the National Holiday of Tiradentes |
| Wednesday | 4/22/2009 | ITA (Instituut Tecnologico de Aeronáutica) and going to a show or a concert |
| Thursday | 4/23/2009 | Flying at 14.20h from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu |
| Friday | 4/24/2009 | Itaipu dam and Brazilian Iguaçu Park |
| Saturday | 4/25/2009 | Argentinian Iguazú Park |
| Sunday | 4/26/2009 | Flying at 6.25h from Foz do Iguaçu to Buenos Aires and discovering Buenos Aires |
| Monday | 4/27/2009 | University of Cinema, visiting Boskalis Argentina and discovering Buenos Aires by bike at night |
| Tuesday | 4/28/2009 | free day in the city due to a shift in the program |
| Wednesday | 4/29/2009 | UBA (university of Buenos Aires) and its institute IAFE (Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio) |
| Thursday | 4/30/2009 | UBA (university of Buenos Aires), visiting the Rabobank Argentina and a Koninginnedag party of the Dutch Community in Argentina |
| Friday | 5/1/2009 | Labour Day: visiting an estancia (ranch) and learning about the Argeninean farmers and gaucho's (cowboys) |
| Saturday | 5/2/2009 | visiting the old Portugese colonial town (UNESCO heritage) of Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay |
| Sunday | 5/3/2009 | visiting the river delta of Tigre |
| Monday | 5/4/2009 | University of La Plata and various of its institutes and La Plata itself |
| Tuesday | 5/5/2009 | visiting the Nuclear Power plant Atucha I (in operation) and II (building site) |
| Wednesday | 5/6/2009 | the Dutch Ambassy in Argentina (Embajada) and CNEA (Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica) |
| Thursday | 5/7/2009 | Flying at 16.20h from Buenos Aires |
| Friday | 5/8/2009 | Still traveling and coming home |