The Festival 2001 took place in ten Swiss University cities. Its purpose was to build bridges between the sciences and society. One target audience was the youth, who were facing the decision of whether to get involved with sciences, or not. It was furthermore targeted at sceptical citizens wishing to discuss their views, as well as researchers and scientists who wanted to deal with the questions, wishes and suggestions coming from the public.

Following the national Grand Opening celebration in Zurich, the regional Festival locations offered more than 1000 diverse events on the main topic "Limits and Opportunities of Science."

• Basel - Science and Culture Live
• Berne - Kaleidoscope of the Sciences
• Fribourg  - Fire
• Geneva - Science and Parascience
• Lausanne  - Traversing – On Meeting the Sciences
• Lucerne -  In the Light of Science
• Neuchâtel - Metamorphoses
• Ostschweiz (Eastern Switzerland)  -  Science Works for Everyone{.
• Ticino -  Il certo e l'incerto
• Zurich - Festival of Knowlegde

Partners

UBS
APG
Fondation Louis-Jeantet
EFG Bank Geneva
Eva und Branco Weiss
Serono SA
Banque Lombard Odier & Cie
Genève
SBB
SRG SSR idée suisse
Néstle SA
Jacobs Stiftung
AVINA Stiftung
Die Mobiliar
W,H,S Zürich
NZZ

Other Science festivals::

• 2005 - Conscience and Awareness
• 2009 - basecamp09