The competition started in 1989 after the then European Commission President Jacques Delors decided to take over a Europe-wide science fair that Dutch electronics firm Royal Philips had been running since 1968. The European Commission launched the contest in Brussels with the aim of promoting cooperation and exchange between young researchers, and giving them the chance to discuss their work with some of t he world’s leading scientists. Since then, the event has been continuously implemented giving a generation of young researchers the confidence to pursue careers in science.
2016
2015
2014
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
Vienna
Austria
2001
Bergen
Norway
2000
Amsterdam
Netherlands
1999
Thessaloniki
Greece
1998
Porto
Portugal
1997
Milan
Italy
1996
Helsinki
Finland
1995
Newcastle
UK
1994
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1993
Berlin
Germany
1992
Seville
Spain
1991
Zurich
Switzerland
1990
Copenhagen
Denmark
1989
Brussels
Belgium
