Hosts
The conference is hosted by the InSSTER Center at the University of Nicosia (Cyprus) in collaboration with the International Centre for STEM Education (www.icse.eu) and the project ICSE Academy (https://icse.eu/icse-academy/). The project ICSE Teacher Academy is an Erasmus+ Teacher Academy that started in June 2022 and will finish in May 2025.
Consortium of the International Centre for STEM Education (ICSE)
The ICSE consortium is coordinated by ICSE at the University of Education Freiburg and focuses on the connection of research, policy, and practice in the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education.
The ICSE consortium consists of 18 higher education and research institutions from across Europe. Its activities focus on the connection of research in STEM education in Europe and its transfer into practice.
ICSE and its consortium are continuously developing and implementing innovative (EU-funded) projects, consolidating these activities and coordinating their future development, while sustainably growing the network of stakeholders from research, practice, policy, and industry.
As a transnational STEM education network, our activities include, amongst others, the development, in-situ evaluation, and refinement of high-quality classroom materials and professional development materials, the conduction of professional development courses and student workshops as well as the organization of international conferences and competitions. Furthermore, ICSE and its consortium develop and execute numerous local and international projects. We offer consultancy and support, carry out summer schools and workshops, and invest in joint research projects.
InSSTER Center at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus
The Innovative Science, Society, Technology Education Research Center (InSSTER) at the University of Nicosia is a multidisciplinary research center consisting of researchers from different disciplines within the field of education. Faculty members and researchers from the Department of Education have joined forces in the fields of inclusive research education, with links to science, society and technology with an emphasis on innovative and inclusive practices, entrepreneurship through dialogue and argumentation, science education, technology education and school development.
InSSTER promotes research in education focusing on innovative and inclusive practices in Science, Society, and Technology in education. This involves transforming schools to cater to all children, including marginalised groups, aiming to eliminate exclusion. It also emphasises cultivating skills for global problem-solving, ensuring inclusive education, and addressing gender equality in digital skills. InSSTER aligns with the Digital Education Action Plan for comprehensive and high-quality digital instruction and training.
ICSE Academy for European STEM teachers (proSTEM)
The ICSE Academy is a joint project of 13 higher education institutions, 13 public authorities, and 65 schools in 13 European countries. The total funding for proSTEM – ICSE Academy via Erasmus+ (https://www.erasmusplus.de/ ) amounts to 1,869,159 Euros.
The proSTEM-ICSE Academy project focuses on teachers. As part of the ICSE Academy, innovative forms of professional learning for STEM teachers are developed and offered during their training and in their professional careers. These include activity formats such as job shadowing, workshop series, and summer schools that bring together current and future STEM teachers from across Europe.
Specialists in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology (STEM) are in demand: the International Centre for STEM Education (ICSE) (https://icse.eu/icse-academy/ ) at the Freiburg University of Education (https://www.ph-freiburg.de/index.html ) has set itself the goal of improving education in these disciplines across Europe through practical research and its transfer.