Osnivači i članovi Instituta za popularizaciju znanosti (IPZ) su aktivisti i mladi znanstvenici s dugogodišnjim iskustvom u operativnom provođenju inovativnih projekata koji uključuju rad s djecom u području popularizacije znanosti u sklopu projekata brojnih udruga i znanstvenih institucija. Udruga je osnovana 2018. s ciljem spajanja obrazovanja, znanosti i umjetnosti u inovativnim formatima i ukidanja granica koje dijele različite znanosti, te razvoja i jačanja kapaciteta edukatora-mentora- kreatora takvih sadržaja s posebnim naglaskom na STEM područje. Među najvažnijim ciljevima djelovanja udruge su promicanje i poticanje znanja i inovativnosti, stvaralaštva i kreativnosti u STEM područjima. The founders and members of the Institute for the Popularization of Science (IPZ) are activists and young scientists with many years of experience in the operational implementation of innovative projects involving work with children in the field of popularization of science within projects of numerous associations and scientific institutions. The association was founded in 2018 with the aim of merging education, science and art in innovative formats and abolishing the boundaries shared by different sciences, and developing and strengthening the capacity of educators-mentors-creators of such content with special emphasis on STEM. Among the most important goals of the association are the promotion and encouragement of knowledge and innovation, and creativity in STEM areas.