Project

Revitalizing STEM education to equip next generations with STEM competency

The project, which aims to advance STEM education, will contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Goals, notably SDG 4 and SDG 9.

18 July 2024

Last update:17 February 2025

Launched in March 2024 as part of the cooperation between UNESCO and Huawei Technologies, the project “Revitalizing STEM education to equip next generations with STEM competency” seeks to promote STEM education in Europe by co-creating innovative educational solutions and increase institutional and professional capabilities. It will also contribute to rethinking and revitalising the STEM learning model for the next generations and provide a platform for sharing knowledge and best practices at the regional and global levels.

Donor: Huawei Technologies
Budget: 450,000 USD
Project duration: 15 months
Location: Europe

Where

Following a call for applications published in March 2024, 5 project teams in Europe were selected:

Gender and STEM Education in Romania (Belgium, Romania)
TechBridge: Empowering Refugees and Migrants in Europe through Digital Education and Job Market Integration (Germany)
Advancing Innovative STEM Education and Research in Earthquake Engineering toward Sustainable Environment: QUAKESAFE (North Macedonia)
Teaching primary mathematics through problem-solving using lesson study (Malta)
Integrating and Supporting STEM in the Educational Curriculum through UNESCO Microscience Experiments Project (Romania)

What the project is providing

Important support to UNESCO Member States in rethinking and revitalising the STEM learning model for next generations, with the development of innovative, cross-cutting solutions and the aim of closing the digital and gender gap in STEM education.
To achieve the 2030 Agenda, in particular, SDG 4 and SDG 9, it is essential to invest in and coordinate action to implement innovative educational solutions and increase institutional and professional capabilities.

How

To achieve the strategic goal and address the needs on the ground, the project includes two interconnected outcomes:

Outcome 1: Educators and learners in the region will benefit from the improvement of the teaching and learning practices based on the promotion of STEM education research and innovation at the regional level.
Outcome 2: Learners and stakeholders in STEM education in the region will benefit from the STEM clearinghouse to support knowledge sharing and form a Regional STEM Alliance to sustain collaboration and synergies.

Overview

Outcome 1: Innovative STEM Research Activities and STEM Educational Activities will be developed and implemented in a 6-month timeframe by 5 selected project teams. The selected projects will receive funding (up to 26,000 USD) to implement the two pillars of activities. Project teams will have the opportunity to consolidate the results and co-develop a knowledge hub for STEM education in the region, through the participation in a co-creative workshop and other collaborative activities.
Outcome 2: A Regional STEM clearinghouse will be created to serve as a platform for gathering, evaluating and disseminating educational resources and knowledge to a broader audience. Project teams and other relevant stakeholders will become members of the UNESCO STEM Alliance, launched in November 2023. The Alliance will mobilise relevant actors in the areas of STEM education and reinforce regional collaboration to implement the STEM Alliance Roadmap towards 2030.