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www.europeanschoolnet.org - www.eun.org
The European coordination body for STEM education
Marc Durando
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Why do we need InGenious?
• Europe is training too few scientists, technology experts and engineers– Asian countries train twice as many scientists
compared to European member states, and three times as many engineers.
• Europe’s highest scientific achievers – Finnish students – outperformed by Chinese students in Shanghai and Hong Kong
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InGenious objectives
• Demonstrate how science and technology skills can help young people get jobs
• Enhance the relevance of school science by showing how cutting edge science and technology contributes to students’ lives
• Fight stereotypes by giving a more realistic view of scientific jobs, and encouraging women and minorities to consider scientific careers
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Expected impact
Access to better information &
first hand experience
Increase number of
young people interested in
STEM education
Increase number of
young people interested in
STEM careers &
more researchers
and scientists
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Education–Industry cooperation addressing
AttractivenessIn STEM
Supporting and federating
national initiatives
OfferingEuropeanExchange platform
Multistakeholder initiative
InGenious in a nutshell
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InGenious in a nutshell
Strategic response to FP 7 call
Reinforce links between STEM careers in the private sector
Strengthening link between industry & education
• Lack of interest• Future skills gap
Challenges
• Repository of good practice• European Exchange Platform• Disseminate and stimulate the
best practices
Initiatives
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Supporting and federating
national initiatives
InGenious in a nutshell
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Who’s involved in InGenious?
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Immediate actions
Policy and Practices observatory
Core network of schools with protocol
Experts and teachers scientific committee
Strategic group
Associate Partners
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Get involved
• For press: become media partner– Access to high level interviewees in partner organisations– Free attendance of all events– Communicate relevant results
• For businesses, educational bodies and federations: join as an associate partner– Benchmark science / tech education practice– Communicate via international network of schools and teachers– Build synergies and partnerships in coherent holistic strategy
