2. EU STEM Coalition What is it? Objectives Members
Network of national STEM platforms
Objectives
Facilitate the exchange of best practices
Support the development of national STEM strategies
Members
STEM platforms
European partners
National lead partners
For those of you who are new to the EU STEM Coalition,
Let me give you a brief introduction.
EU STEM is a network of national platforms
That focus on …
Together, we form STEM EU with the objective to
Facilitate the exchange of best practices between ourselves
And to support the development of new strategies on a national level.
Members consist of the
National STEM platforms
European partners, such as …
And national lead partners, such as …
How did it all start?

3. No ‘one size fits all’ model
Estonian Research Council (EE)
Obuda University (HU)
CSR Ukraine (UA)
This is based on the thought that there is NO ‘one size fits all’ organisational model. There is an:
Estonian Research Council (EE)
Government of Catalonia (ES)
Obuda University (HU)
CSR Ukraine (UA)
And perhaps a few more of you that I haven’t mentioned?
(Eventueel naar het scherm kijken en zeggen:
So we’re all different, but connected).
What we do have in common, are some key characteristics:
Regionalised implementation schemes
Integrated approach, rapid scaling
And we all rely heavily on the …
Government of Catalonia (ES)

4. Triple helix approach.
For…
without eduction, there would be a shortage of knowledge
without the business, we wouldn’t be able to train and employ them
without governments, we …

5. Transferability of the approach
Technology Pact
Estonian Technology Pact (2012)
Flemish STEM Pact, (development STEM platform)
Danish Technology Pact (TBA by Ministry of Business in fall 2017)
National programmes
Jet-Net.dk, based on Dutch Jet-Net programme
Platform-approach
Development Hungarian STEM platform
Taskforce meetings & informal support
I’d like to conclude the first part of this presentation by sharing some best practices that have been proven successful when transferring them abroad…
The Jet-Net example
Jet-Net (Youth and Technology Network Netherlands) is a joint initiative of leading Dutch technology companies and secondary (pre-college) schools. The programme aims to increase the amount of students that choose STEM through one-on-one school-company partnerships.
The programme was founded by five leading companies (Shell, Philips, AkzoNobel, Unilver and DSM). Today, the programme involves over 90 technology companies, reaching around students a year and covering around 40% of all pre-university secondary schools.
A Danish version of the Jet-Net programme (Jet-Net.dk) was successfully launched in 2012,
growing to 60 companies in less than three years.

6. Lessons learnt & role EU STEM Coalition
‘Bottom-up’ systemic approach
Scientix / Ingenious
Sustainable network approach
Taskforce meetings & informal support
Building on existing networks and initiatives
Involving the entire ‘triple helix’
And last but not least, some lessons learnt ...
First of all, you need a ‘bottom up’ systematic approach,
adjusted to national / regional context and objectives
Examples of this would be Scientix and Ingenious?
Secondly, you need a sustainable approach, which involves …
Thirdly, you need taskforce meetings and informal support.

7. Key challenges Changing skills needs Widening skills gaps
Impact of technology in non-technical sectors
From STEM to STEAM / interdisciplinary skills
Skills shortages
Widening skills gaps
Specific target groups
PISA underachievement
Thematic challenges
Teacher shortages
Digital skills

8. EU STEM Coalition: medium-term goals
How can the EU STEM Coalition contribute to an upscaled EU STE(A)M Coalition?
Direct support to develop national STEM strategies
Increase scalability by leveraging existing networks
Facilitate EU-level exchange of best practices and impact assessment
Let’s start with the objectives.
Moet je niet eerst wat zeggen over de verschillende national goals en dat jullie die niet bepalen, maar dat jullie wel kunnen helpen?
So the question arises:
How can the EU STEM Coalition contribute
To an upscaled coalition, both in size and focus.
We can do so by…
Ofcourse, we can’t do this alone.
We will need to involve regional…

9. EU STEM Coalition: medium-term goals
Involve existing networks and initiatives
Regional Advisory Board
Vanguard initiative
Entrepreneurship (JA Europe)
Knowledge and Innovation Communities (EIT)
Knowledge and Innovation Communities (EIT)

10. Conclusion Urgency Potential impact
New challenges & evolving skills needs
Specific target groups
Divers national challenges and contexts
Potential impact
Available best practices & transferability
Involving existing networks and initiatives