Attending the program was Dr. Thai Van Tai – Director General of the Department of Primary and Secondary Education, Ministry of Education and Training; Assoc.Prof.Dr. Le Huy Hoang – Deputy Director General of the Department of Education, Central Propaganda and Mobilization Commission; Mr. Jesper Blaabjerg Holm – Education Counsellor, Embassy of Denmark; Ms. Tran Luu Hoa – Vice Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training; Mr. Nguyen Nhu Hoc – Head of the Secondary Education Office, Bac Ninh Department of Education and Training; Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Thu – Director of the Cao Bang Department of Education and Training; Ms. Bui Thi Thanh – Vice Director of the Thanh Hoa Department of Education and Training; Mr. Trinh Dinh Hai – Vice Director of the Quang Ninh Department of Education and Training; and Ms. Vu Thi Thu Huong – Vice Head of the Communications and Corporate Culture Board, PetroVietnam Group, along with representatives of leadership from educational management agencies, departments of education and training, general education schools, scientists, educational experts, representatives of enterprises, organizations operating in the field of technology, STEM education, and cooperating accompanying units.
On the side of Hanoi National University of Education, there were the presence of Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Duc Son – President; Assoc.Prof.Dr. Kieu Van Hoan – Vice President, along with representatives of leadership from functional units, faculties, institutes, centers, officials, lecturers, students, and pupils of the University.
In the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the rapid development of digital technology, artificial intelligence, and innovation is posing new requirements for education, especially general education. Not merely stopping at equipping knowledge, education today needs to lean towards competency development, enhancing creative thinking, problem-solving capacities, technological skills, and the adaptive capacity of learners. In this regard, STEM education increasingly holds an important role in preparing a high-quality workforce for the future. However, the practical implementation of STEM education at many educational institutions still faces numerous challenges such as the lack of synchronization in learning materials, infrastructure, technological sub-structures, teaching staff, practical experiential activities, as well as connections with enterprises and the scientific community. Stemming from that requirement, Hanoi National University of Education has developed the Project “Developing the HNUE STEM Ecosystem in General Education to Meet Digital Transformation and Innovation Requirements” aimed at creating a comprehensive STEM educational model capable of connecting, supporting, and widely spreading throughout the education system.
The core point of the HNUE STEM Ecosystem is the ecosystem-oriented approach to STEM education, in which components do not operate in isolation but are integrated into a unified whole. The University holds the central role connecting and coordinating among the educational curriculum, learning materials, STEM Lab infrastructure, teacher training and professional development, experiential activities for students, the digital technology platform, along with the companionship of enterprises and the educational community. According to its developmental orientation, the HNUE STEM Ecosystem aims to build an articulated STEM education system from Grade 1 to Grade 12, creating conditions for students to access STEM following a pathway suitable for each developmental stage, while enhancing opportunities for experience, practice, and the application of knowledge to solve practical problems. In parallel with that is the development of a synchronized system of STEM learning materials, constructing integrated teaching models, supporting teachers to innovate teaching methods, and step-by-step expanding the accessibility of STEM education for students across multiple localities.
The HNUE STEM Ecosystem is built on an integrated foundation among curriculum, learning materials, STEM Labs, student experiential activities, teacher training, digital technology, and a cooperative network with enterprises and educational organizations. This is considered an important basis to gradually promote STEM education towards a modern, practical, and sustainable direction. Besides building a professional foundation, the HNUE STEM Ecosystem is also expected to contribute to resolving several limitations in current STEM educational practices through strengthening teacher support, sharing learning materials, expanding technological accessibility, and organizing experiential activities, scientific research, and innovation dedicated to students. The ecosystem simultaneously creates conditions for general education institutions to access professional resources from the University, thereby implementing STEM education appropriate to the practical conditions of each locality.
Furthermore, the HNUE STEM Ecosystem is oriented to become a pioneering model of Hanoi National University of Education in developing, supporting, and spreading the system of STEM classrooms and STEM Labs at general education institutions on a nationwide scale. Through professional transfer activities, advisory support for model construction, provision of learning materials and equipment, and teacher training, the University expects to contribute to forming a network of synchronized, modern STEM educational spaces suitable for the deployment conditions of each locality, thereby promoting STEM education in a substantive, sustainable, and replicable manner.
Representatives of leadership from agencies, units, partners, and Hanoi National University of Education perform the official ritual to launch the HNUE STEM Ecosystem
Accompanying the building and development process of the HNUE STEM Ecosystem is the participation of numerous enterprises, educational organizations, technology, and STEM equipment providers, contributing to supporting professional resources, equipment, learning materials, and technological solutions to serve the deployment of the ecosystem. The accompanying units include: FOLI Technology Solutions Company Limited; KC Education; Tan Ha Group; Teky Young Technology and Innovation Joint Stock Company; Binh Minh Technology Joint Stock Company; KDI Education; Vietnam Scientific - Educational and Measurement - Experimental Equipment Company; Ha An Equipment Company Limited; EduSpark Company Limited; EBD Educational Book Publishing Joint Stock Company; Institute of Educational and Scientific Equipment; STEAM Vietnam High-Tech Robot Joint Stock Company; Viet Tinh Anh Joint Stock Company; Learn to Leap Educational Technology Joint Stock Company; ONION Trading Service and Technology Company Limited; Du Hung Technology Joint Stock Company; Hanoi HDB Joint Stock Company; INNOTEC Vietnam Equipment Joint Stock Company; Nagakawa Group; Nexta Educational Technology Joint Stock Company; STEM DOC Education Development Joint Stock Company; OneSpace Education Company Limited; and Ha Phuong IED International Joint Stock Company.
Hanoi National University of Education signs cooperation agreements with enterprises and educational organizations
The Launch Ceremony of the HNUE STEM Ecosystem not only marks the beginning of a strategic educational project but also leads innovation and spreads STEM education across the general education system. With a synchronized, open, and sustainable developmental orientation, the ecosystem is highly expected to contribute to developing creative thinking, technological competency, and adaptive capacity for the young generation of Vietnam, meeting the requirements of workforce development in the digital era.
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