EMERGENT: Gender awareness and implementation strategies in STEM education Erasmus Project

Project Title

EMERGENT: Gender awareness and implementation strategies in STEM education

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Gender equality / equal opportunities; Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

Despite almost 30 years of efforts to attract girls to physical sciences and engineering, the gender gap in technological vocations remains. Moreover, while the demand for graduates in these fields continues to grow, the scientific and technological vocation among young students is decreasing.

Responding to this need, the main objective of this project has been to raise and share good practices in STEM education with a gender perspective through an innovative training programme for educational agents related to STEM education. Eight organisations from eight European countries have participated, and the training materials have been published on the project website.

The following organisations have participated: Elhuyar Foundation as coordinator (Spain), Experimentarium Science Museum (Denmark), HISA Science Museum (Slovenia), Nemo Science Museum (The Netherlands), European University of Cyprus (Cyprus), Hacettepe University (Turkey), NTNU University (Norway) and St Mary’s University College (UK).Thus, the consortium has been formed by one science communication foundation, three science museums and four universities. All partners have participated in trainings in the areas of STEM education, innovative methodologies, gender perspective and/or teacher training.
Through the trainings, participating staff have been able to adapt their daily practice of their STEM education activities directly with young people (formal classes in the case of universities, visits to science centres in the case of science museums). In addition, the training participants have been able to apply the new knowledge and content in the training they offer to secondary school teachers.
Due to the pandemic situation caused by the arrival of covid-19, since its arrival, training has been carried out virtually.

Project Website

http://emergent.home.blog/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 89397,3 Eur

Project Coordinator

ELHUYAR FUNDAZIOA & Country: ES

Project Partners

• USTANOVA HISA EKSPERIMENTOV
• NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU
• St Mary’s University College
• EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS
• CENTER FOR FORMIDLING AF NATURVIDENSKAB OG MODERNE TEKNOLOGI FOND
• HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI
• STICHTING NATIONAAL CENTRUM VOOR WETENSCHAPS- EN TECHNOLOGIECOMMUNICATIE