EU STEM Coalition

🌟 The EU STEM Coalition at the Hungarian STEM Platform Conference On 12-13 December 2024, the Hungarian STEM Platform hosted the Hungarian STEM Platform Conference, gathering leaders from education, industry, and policy to discuss the future of STEAM education across Europe. 💬 Joep Bresser of the EU STEM Coalition delivered a presentation on the importance of cross-border collaboration and aligning national strategies with EU priorities. He commended Hungary’s efforts in building a strong STEM ecosystem and highlighted the Hungarian STEM Platform as a key player in addressing Europe’s STEM talent gap and driving innovation. ✨ Conference Highlights: 🔹 Zoltan Marton, Director of the Hungarian STEAM Platform, opened closed the event, emphasizing the platform’s role in connecting national initiatives with international expertise to advance STEAM education and workforce readiness. 🔹 Panel discussions covered critical issues in STEAM education, including industry collaboration and Joep Bresser’s vision for CoVE STEM Europe, a new initiative that strengthens regional cooperation across Europe. 🔹 Experts like Gultekin Cakmakciçı (Hacettepe University) and Giulia Luisa Cerutti (ThinkYoung) shared insights into global STEAM innovation and the importance of empowering young people to become future leaders in STEAM fields. 🍽️ Ahead of the conference, we joined key partners for a dinner, creating an opportunity to strengthen relationships, exchange ideas, and align on shared goals for the future of STEM collaboration. 🎥 Watch the highlights to see key moments from the conference! A big thank you to the Hungarian STEM Platform for hosting such a fruitful event. #EUSTEMCoalition #STEAM #STEM #Collaboration #Innovation #Education #Hungary #COVESTEMEurope

🎥 Our highlights from EMINENT 2024 in Brussels! 🌟 This year’s conference, “Inspiring a better future with STEM education,” brought together educators, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore how STEM can fuel innovation and tackle global challenges. During the roundtable on “Integrated STEM Teaching: The Roadmap Ahead,” Beatrice Boots from The STEM Coalition EU emphasized the vital role of industry partnerships in linking STEM education to future careers. A special focus was placed on empowering underrepresented groups, including women, to pursue STEM fields and thrive in innovative careers. 💡 A special thank you to Matthew Coates for his insights from the SEER project by European Schoolnet, which underscores the power of international partnerships in advancing STEM education. 📚 Two significant documents were presented at the conference: 1️⃣ Advocacy Brief: Support Girls and Women to Pursue STEM Subjects and Careers, which highlights the persistent gender gap in STEM fields and actionable recommendations to bridge it. 2️⃣ 2024 GEM Gender Report: Technology on Her Terms, a groundbreaking analysis of technology’s impact on gender equality in education and its potential to shape inclusive futures. 💡 Events like these underline the importance of collective action. These discussions feed directly into shaping the EU STEM Strategic Plan, a shared mission for the coming months. Let’s continue working together to build a more inclusive and innovative STEM ecosystem! 📺 Watch our short form coverage of the event for more insights! Feel free to get in touch and recommend best practises. Agueda Gras-Velazquez Joep Bresser Derk Marseille Joan Vandehoek Mattias Björnmalm, PhD Greet Langie Inese Podgaiska Carle Bonafous-Murat #STEMEducation #GenderEquality #Innovation #Collaboration #EMINENT2024

🌟 Proud to participate in #EMINENT2024 in Brussels, organised by European Schoolnet in partnership with the Ministry of Education of Flanders and Digisprong! 🇧🇪 This year’s theme, “Inspiring a better future with #STEM education,” highlights the transformative potential of STEM in driving innovation and tackling global societal challenges. Beatrice Boots from The STEM Coalition EU stressed the importance of connecting STEM education to real-world applications and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. These insights align with our ongoing work to strengthen coalitions and focus on effective, practical approaches to STEM education. 💡 As we work together on the EU STEM Strategic Plan, let’s build on these discussions to create impactful solutions for the future. 🚀

Shaping the future of European engineering! 🇪🇺✨ 🛠️ Which and how many engineers for tomorrow? A super important topic to many of the EU STEM Coalition partners. Therefore project leader and stakeholder manager Platform Talent voor Technologie Joep Bresser attended the seminar organised by the Conference of Deans of French Schools of Engineering (CDEFI - Conférence des directeurs des écoles françaises d'ingénieurs) in Brussels yesterday. As a panelist, Joep brought forward the importance of long term strategies in promoting STEM education, promoting girls in STEM, and sharing the concept of STEM learning ecosystems. Pressing questions: 💡 How can we equip engineers to lead Europe’s green and digital transitions while adapting to demographic and technological challenges? 💡 How do we attract talent, foster innovation, and strengthen collaboration across sectors? 🌟Joep Bresser emphasized the importance of systemic, long-term STEM policies to raise the number of STEM graduates, noting that short-term, patchwork projects don’t deliver sustainable impact. 🙏Joep also expressed enthusiasm for the Strategic STEM Education Plan that the European Commission will introduce, which could strengthen advocacy for national STEM policies and align efforts across regions. 🔊In response to a question from Carle Bonafous-Murat of France Universités, Joep underlined the importance of role models for girls in STEM but noted it must be combined with tackling teacher biases, integrating STEM in primary schools, and mentorship programs. 🌍Joep also recalls sharing the concept of STEM learning ecosystems, highlighting Dutch and American examples where schools, businesses, and communities collaborate to foster a technology-inclusive culture in Europe. 🔑 Other highlights 👉 Opening remarks: Alessia Lefebure, Dean of L'Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, inspired attendees with her vision: “By fostering creativity, collaboration, and sustainability, we can empower engineers to lead Europe’s green and digital transitions.” Followed by an introductory speech by Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of Higher Education Unit, Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission Culture of the European Commission 👉 Roundtable 1: Exploring the current state of engineers in Europe—differences, challenges, and opportunities across nations, with panelist Dirk BOCHAR from EU STEM Coalition founding member ENGINEERS EUROPE 👉 Roundtable 2: Practical solutions for increasing engineering talent and enhancing education to meet future demands, with speakers from Unite! - University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering, SEFI, CESAER, Board of European Students of Technology. 👉 Expert panelists included: Emily Barker (FutuRes Policy Lab) Mattias Björnmalm, PhD (CESAER) Greet Langie (SEFI) Joep Bresser (EU STEM Coalition) Andreas Winkler! UNITE! Inese Podgaiska Association of Nordic Engineers (ANE)

🚀 Creating impact! Together with other EU STEM Coalition partners we have attended the National Swedish #STEM Conference 2024 in Malmö! 🇸🇪 This brought together triple helix partners – government, industry, and education – to forge a united vision for the future. 🌟 Over the past years, Swedish stakeholders, supported by the EU STEM Coalition, Platform Talent voor Technologie and the Danish STEM Platform (Astra) have been working hard to create a joint strategy to strengthen #STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) as a foundation for innovation, competitiveness, and sustainable development. 🌍✨ 🔑 Some high-lights of todays event 👉 Mats Persson, Swedish Minister for Employment and Integration, sharing the national strategy to align STEM skills with labor market needs. 👉 Marie Nilsson (IF Metall) & Pia Sandvik (Teknikföretagen), highlighting the role of employers and unions in this transformation. 👉 Guro Rørvik (Norway) & Mikkel Bohm (Denmark), sharing valuable European lessons. 💡 Interactive seminars dive deep into key challenges and opportunities: ✅ Making STEM more inclusive: Dr Ulrika Sultan. (Örebro University) explores strategies to attract girls and underrepresented groups. ✅ Hybrid learning: Learn from Perstorp Technical Gymnasium about blending theory and practice. ✅ Upskilling & reskilling: Discover impactful projects like Mind The Gap, helping companies build strategic skills. 🤝 This conference was all about collaboration – breaking silos between industry, education, and policymakers. By sharing knowledge across Europe, we can innovate faster and make a bigger impact. 🌐💪 The EU STEM Coalition is especially looking forward to engage with our partners in the upcoming EU STEM Education plan. Roxana Minzatu Maria Podlasek-Ziegler Unni Kvernhusvik Sagberg 🌟🚀👩🔬👨💻 #STEM #WomeninSTEM A huge thanks to Hugo Pinto de Abreu, Joep Bresser, and Francoise Chombar for their relentless drive to connect European stakeholders 🌍💼 VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship, STEM - platform (Flanders) zdi.NRW | Zukunft durch Innovation Susanne Jakobs-Bohack Matthew Coates Miriam Korstanje Boudewijn Grievink Joan Vandehoek Engineers4Europe (E4E) VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Derk Marseille

Komende week neem ik deel aan de Nationale Zweedse #STEM Conferentie 2024 in Malmö. Dit evenement brengt triple helix-partijen samen – overheid, industrie en onderwijs – om te werken aan een gezamenlijke visie voor de toekomst. De afgelopen jaren hebben Zweedse partijen, met onder anderen hulp en inzichten van EU STEM Coalition, Platform Talent voor Technologie (PTvT) en andere Europese partners zoals het Vlaamse STEM Platform en VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship en zdi.NRW | Zukunft durch Innovation MINTvernetzt, gewerkt aan een nationale strategie om STEM (wetenschap, technologie, techniek en wiskunde) te versterken als fundament voor innovatie, concurrentiekracht en duurzame ontwikkeling in Zweden. De conferentie biedt een interessante reeks sprekers en sessies: Mats Persson, Zweedse minister van Arbeid en Integratie, presenteert de nationale aanpak om STEM-vaardigheden beter af te stemmen op de behoeften van de arbeidsmarkt. Marie Nilsson (voorzitter IF Metall) en Pia Sandvik (CEO Teknikföretagen) belichten de rol van werkgevers en vakbonden in deze transitie. Internationale experts zoals Guro Rørvik (Nasjonalt Senter for Realfagsrekruttering) en Mikkel Bohm (Denemarken) delen waardevolle lessen uit andere Europese contexten. Naast de plenaire sessies biedt de conferentie interactieve seminars die inzoomen op specifieke uitdagingen en kansen: - STEM aantrekkelijker maken: Hoe vergroten we de interesse in STEM, vooral onder meisjes en ondervertegenwoordigde groepen? Onderzoeker Dr Ulrika Sultan Sultan (Universiteit van Örebro) deelt haar bevindingen. - Hybride leren: Inspirerende voorbeelden van hoe theorie en praktijk succesvol worden gecombineerd, gepresenteerd door onder andere het Perstorp Technical Gymnasium. - Omscholing en bijscholing: Praktische cases zoals het project Mind the Gap, dat bedrijven helpt bij strategische vaardighedenontwikkeling. De conferentie benadrukt het belang van samenwerking tussen industrie, onderwijs en beleidsmakers. Door internationale kennisuitwisseling en gezamenlijke inspanningen hoeven we in Europa niet steeds het wiel opnieuw uit te vinden. Hierdoor kunnen we sneller vooruitgang boeken en meer impact realiseren. Ik kijk ernaar uit om deze inspirerende dagen mee te maken en de opgedane inzichten te vertalen naar concrete acties die bijdragen aan de versterking van #STEM in #Europa. Samen bouwen we aan een toekomst waarin innovatie en duurzame groei centraal staan. Maria Podlasek-Ziegler Unni Kvernhusvik Sagberg Hugo Pinto de Abreu Joep Bresser Derk Marseille Francoise Chombar Susanne Jakobs-Bohack Matthew CoatesMiriam Korstanje Boudewijn Grievink Joan Vandehoek Engineers4Europe E4E VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Several members of the EU STEM Coalition participated and contributed to the insightful workshop by the Joint Research Centre and the European Commission on STEM competences in the EU. We dived into important questions that will steer the upcoming EU Strategic STEM Education Plan such as 'What are the main institutional barriers and drivers for developing STEM competencies? How to best assess STEM competences for students, adults, and teachers? How to address gender and diversity gaps in STEM learning outcomes? And is there a need for EU STEM competence frameworks for students, adults, and educators? What do you think? Very welcome to share your ideas with us!

On 13 December our member Óbuda University will organise the Hungarian STEM Platform Conference in Budapest! During the event we will explore themes such as the growth of STEM education and the impact of industry partnerships in this respect. Several of our members from Sweden, Bulgaria, Turkey will be speaking. Looking forward to see you there, find the register button below!

Looking for EU business- and VET educational partners for Kosovarian technical education development project (Erasmus+ capacity building call). Let us know if you are interested or in need of more information. Thaqi Xhevdet EU STEM Coalition

Two weeks ago the EU STEM Coalition was present at the Vocational Excellence Forum in Lyon, organised during the beinneal WorldSkills International. During the Forum, policy makers, industry representatives, the CoP CoVEs network and the French Campus des métiers et des qualifications gathered to discuss vocational excellence, share experiences and showcase their projects. One of the focus themes was inclusion in technical VET and how to attract more girls, a topic which is dealt with in Centre of Vocational Excellence projects such as Governance for Inclusive Vocational Excellence- GIVE, SEBCoVE and INVESTech - Innovation Vocational Excellence in Tech. Check out our video below for an impression of the Forum and interviews with Beatrice Boots, Caroline Pascal, Manuela Geleng, Alessandro Mele, Jean Hugues Ripoteau 👇 Thank you MATTHIEU MERCIECCA, Juan Sebastian CORTES & Maria-Daniela GUSA for the organisation!