The Volvox project is a new project created in response to the EC call: FP6-2003-Science and Society-5. The official title is: 'Co-ordinated internet-linked networks for promoting innovation, exchanging knowledge and encouraging good practice to enhance bioscience education in European schools.' It is a partnership between the Association of Danish Biologists (Denmark); The Max-Planck-Gymnasium (Germany); University of  Tartu (Estonia); COINOR, University of Naples (Italy); University of Padova (Italy); the European School (Luxemborg); Science Festival School, The International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (Poland); Ciencia Viva, National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture (Portugal); Goteborg University (Sweden); the National Centre for Biotechnology Education (NCBE) and The University of Reading (U.K.). 

Here is a graph of the elements that have influenced and will be incorporated into the project: