Partners
The Stem in Action dynamic team includes universities and companies from Turkey, Ireland, Greece, Germany, Croatia, Romania and Belgium who have come together to make this project a reality. Coordinated by Tarsus University from Turkey, this diverse group of partners brings a wealth of expertise and experience to the table, working together to promote STEM education and inspire the next generation of innovators.
- Tarsus University (Coordinator)
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Tarsus University, Turkey
Tarsus University, dating back to 1992 with the academic units affiliated with Mersin University, was established as a separate university on May 18, 2018. Tarsus University has one institute (Graduate School), seven faculties (Faculty of Aerospace Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Technology), one school (The School of Foreign Languages) and three vocational schools (Vocational School, Vocational School of Health Services, Mersin Tarsus Organize Industrial Region Vocational School of Technical Sciences).
The mission of Tarsus University is an innovative, value-added and development-oriented university that contributes to the development and advancement of humanity with qualified education, original and advanced research and by generating services for the benefit of society in a respected collaboration. The vision of Tarsus University is to be a respected world university, always on the trace of the perfection, honored to be a member.
Why Tarsus University?
- Student-centred learning
- Experienced and inovative academic staff who are passionate about their profession
- Curriculum that is compatible with the evolving expectations of the society and adapting to the advancements in technology.
- Inspiring for research and development, and bringing out the essence of the entrepreneurship.
- Guiding you towards your personal and professional development
- Increasing your dreams and passions
- A University where you will discover yourself.
- Ahmet Yalkın
Project Coordinator
yalkin66@gmail.com - Begüm Canaslan Akyar
Early Childhood Education Specialist
begumcanaslan@gmail.com - Emin Demir
Child Development Specialist
emindemir@tarsus.edu.tr - Şerife Hülya Kurt
Early Childhood Education Specialist
hulyakurt@tarsus.edu.tr - Ayşe Dilay Eroğlu
Lecturer
adilayeroglu@tarsus.edu.tr - Hakan Karabogaz
Graphic Designer / Technician
hakankarabogaz@tarsus.edu.tr - İsmail Bayram
Graphic Designer / Technician
ismailbayram@tarsus.edu.tr
- Munster Technological University
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Munster Technological University (formerly Cork Institute of Technology), Ireland
Munster Technological University (MTU) is a multi-campus technological university, contributing to the region through the provision of academic programmes that support student development and opportunities, education and research. MTU has an extensive and impressive regional footprint with six campuses across the South-West region in Cork and Kerry, and a student body of 18,000. The University offers a wide range of flexible full-time, part-time and online higher education courses (at all levels up to and including PhD) in art & design, business, engineering, humanities, music, maritime studies and science & information technology. MTU has a number of successful research, innovation, knowledge exchange and enterprise engagement centres which have had many notable achievements, and have been successful in attracting Irish, EU and international funding. Among these are the Rubicon Centre, Hincks Centre for Entrepreneurship Excellence, Nimbus and CREATE Research Centres, MTU Extended Campus and the University’s Department of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). The Department of TEL is the main entity within the University partnering on the STEM in Action project.
- Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
Local project lead
Mohammed.Hasanuzzaman@mtu.ie - Lauren Maher
Educational designer and developer
lauren.maher@mtu.ie - Tadhg Leane
Local coordinator
tadhg.leane@mtu.ie
- Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
- VIVES University of Applied Sciences
- Pi-Tech Private Company
- University of Zagreb
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University of Zagreb, Croatia
The University of Zagreb is the flagship educational institution in the country with 31 faculties, 3 art academies and various university centres and departments. As a comprehensive public Central European university, UNIZG offers education programmes in all scientific fields (arts, biomedicine, biotechnology, engineering, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences) and a broad spectrum of courses at all study levels, from undergraduate to postgraduate for more than 70,000 students. The University excels not only in teaching, but also in research, contributing with over 50 percent to the annual research output of Croatia.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) is the largest technical faculty and leading educational and R&D institution in the fields of electrical engineering, information and communication technology and computing in the Republic of Croatia. The Faculty offers substantial educational and R&D facilities including 35 lecture halls, more than 60 laboratories, Congress centre, tele-conference centre, central library and 12 department libraries, student restaurant, sport and recreation facilities on 43308 m2. The Faculty is organised in 12 departments which represent the focal points of education, research and development in various fields. The present research and educational staff comprises more than 200 professors and more than 350 teaching and research assistants and around 3500 students at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate level. All those numbers clearly emphasize highly spirited activities in teaching and research. Currently FER participates in more than 200 projects, both EU and national, financed by various grant schemes. The number of international projects in the last five years makes Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing one of the most internationally active institutions in Croatia.
- Ana Sovic Krzic
Development curriculum branch teachers
ana.sovic.krzic@fer.hr - Ivana Storjak
Development curriculum branch teachers
ivana.storjak@fer.hr - Dorotea Potoc
Development curriculum branch teachers
dorotea.potoc@fer.hr - Ivan Bukic
Development curriculum branch teachers - Iva Kurelja
Development curriculum branch teachers - Lara Vdovic
Development curriculum branch teachers - Ivan Brcic
Development curriculum branch teachers - Klara Ilicic
Development curriculum branch teachers - Jasna Matijevic
Administration
jasna.matijevic@fer.hr
- Ana Sovic Krzic
- University Paderborn
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University Paderborn, Germany
The chair Wirtschaftspädagogik II is partner in the project STEM in Action and is settled at the department 5: Business and Human Resource Education of the University of Paderborn. The Department for Business and Human Resource Education is one out of six Departments of the Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Business Computing at the University of Paderborn. It educates students in the first phase (university phase) of teacher education for the field of adult education, vocational education and training (more precisely: field business and economics) in Germany.
We are involved in higher education, general education, in VET and in vocational teacher education (VET-teacher training). In our work we connect our teaching activities to research and project activities to sustain our actions and pursuits. Our department is responsible for youth education and business education at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. Our research fields are education, eLearning and digitisation, didactics and teacher training. Main research topics are (a) General and school education, adult education and VET, (b) digitisation, remote work strategies, eLearning and mLearning, serious game design as well as innovative methods in eLearning (MOOC design, learning platform design, course design, virtual classrooms etc.) (d) curriculum design and design of learning materials (e) entrepreneurship (see e.g. our former ERASMUS+ projects GET-UP –Green Entrepreneurship training – underpinning prosperity, SHADOWs or NGEnvironment) and (f) Green Economy and sustainalbility (Green-4-Future, Reliable Green, GET-UP –Green Entrepreneurship training –) as well as (g) evaluation research. We already designed and evaluated many education programmes, blended Learning scenarios, eLearning and networking approaches as well as MOOCs (iversity, udemy, MOOCit etc.), created them and organized and provided seminars for higher education.
- University of Craiova
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University of Craiova, Romania
The University of Craiova is one of the high standing higher education institutions in Romania, fostering the scientific, professional and personal growth of almost 19,000 students, guided with competence, professionalism and intellectual generosity by a top flight community of almost 900 academics.
The University of Craiova is the main high profile institution of higher education in the historical region of Oltenia (at the territorial-administrative level, it comprises 5 counties) in the South-West of Romania. Craiova is the largest city in Oltenia and the sixth in the country in point of population, thus offering a rich cultural experience.
Currently, the University of Craiova is a comprehensive structure, including 12 faculties, 3 autonomous academic departments and 41 research centers. The University of Craiova takes pride in its infrastructure (1 main building, 5 university campuses, 11 student halls of residence, approximately 300 lecture theatres and seminar rooms, 255 laboratories, 1 central library and 14 branch libraries, 4 research and development units, 1 university club, etc.) and in the qualified human resource (900 teaching staff members and 850 administrative and maintenance staff members), as a warrant for the quality of the services provided to the its students and to the community in general.
The University of Craiova offers a diverse spectrum of 104 Bachelor’s degree programmes in 53 academic fields, 98 Master’s degree programmes in 40 areas of study, and doctoral degrees in 26 specializations, which cover fields such as: mathematics and natural sciences, automation, computers and electronics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, economics and business administration, law and social sciences, agriculture and horticulture, letters and foreign languages, orthodox theology, physical education and sports. The University of Craiova also offers distance education options, summer courses, post-doctoral studies and a Romanian preparatory year.
- IACOBESCU Gabriela-Eugenia
Coordinator
Development curriculum pre-primary education
gabriela.iacobescu@edu.ucv.ro - PETRISOR Iulian
Local coordinator
iulian.petrisor@edu.ucv.ro - SARARU Silviu Constantin
Dissemination expert
silviu.sararu@edu.ucv.ro - PAUNA Alina Maria
Developmental curriculum primary school education
alina.pauna@edu.ucv.ro - STOIAN Aida Cornelia
Developmental curriculum primary school education
aida.stoian@edu.ucv.ro - HAREGA Loredana
Technical staff
loremateescu@gmail.com - MISCOCI Violeta
Administrative
miscocivioleta@yahoo.com
- IACOBESCU Gabriela-Eugenia
Tarsus University, Turkey
Tarsus University, dating back to 1992 with the academic units affiliated with Mersin University, was established as a separate university on May 18, 2018. Tarsus University has one institute (Graduate School), seven faculties (Faculty of Aerospace Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Technology), one school (The School of Foreign Languages) and three vocational schools (Vocational School, Vocational School of Health Services, Mersin Tarsus Organize Industrial Region Vocational School of Technical Sciences).
The mission of Tarsus University is an innovative, value-added and development-oriented university that contributes to the development and advancement of humanity with qualified education, original and advanced research and by generating services for the benefit of society in a respected collaboration. The vision of Tarsus University is to be a respected world university, always on the trace of the perfection, honored to be a member.
Why Tarsus University?
- Student-centred learning
- Experienced and inovative academic staff who are passionate about their profession
- Curriculum that is compatible with the evolving expectations of the society and adapting to the advancements in technology.
- Inspiring for research and development, and bringing out the essence of the entrepreneurship.
- Guiding you towards your personal and professional development
- Increasing your dreams and passions
- A University where you will discover yourself.
- Ahmet Yalkın
Project Coordinator
yalkin66@gmail.com - Begüm Canaslan Akyar
Early Childhood Education Specialist
begumcanaslan@gmail.com - Emin Demir
Child Development Specialist
emindemir@tarsus.edu.tr - Şerife Hülya Kurt
Early Childhood Education Specialist
hulyakurt@tarsus.edu.tr - Ayşe Dilay Eroğlu
Lecturer
adilayeroglu@tarsus.edu.tr - Hakan Karabogaz
Graphic Designer / Technician
hakankarabogaz@tarsus.edu.tr - İsmail Bayram
Graphic Designer / Technician
ismailbayram@tarsus.edu.tr
Munster Technological University (formerly Cork Institute of Technology), Ireland
Munster Technological University (MTU) is a multi-campus technological university, contributing to the region through the provision of academic programmes that support student development and opportunities, education and research. MTU has an extensive and impressive regional footprint with six campuses across the South-West region in Cork and Kerry, and a student body of 18,000. The University offers a wide range of flexible full-time, part-time and online higher education courses (at all levels up to and including PhD) in art & design, business, engineering, humanities, music, maritime studies and science & information technology. MTU has a number of successful research, innovation, knowledge exchange and enterprise engagement centres which have had many notable achievements, and have been successful in attracting Irish, EU and international funding. Among these are the Rubicon Centre, Hincks Centre for Entrepreneurship Excellence, Nimbus and CREATE Research Centres, MTU Extended Campus and the University’s Department of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). The Department of TEL is the main entity within the University partnering on the STEM in Action project.
- Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
Local project lead
Mohammed.Hasanuzzaman@mtu.ie - Lauren Maher
Educational designer and developer
lauren.maher@mtu.ie - Tadhg Leane
Local coordinator
tadhg.leane@mtu.ie
VIVES University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
VIVES University of Applied Sciences is a higher education institution and the core business is to ensure higher education for students at bachelor level (EQF level 6) in the study areas Applied engineering and Technology, Biotechnology, Education, Commercial Sciences and Business Management, Health Care and Applied Social Studies. Besides delivering higher education, VIVES has several centres of excellence, in which they perform practice-based research and offer services to society. One of these centres of excellence is the VIVES hub of ‘Innovation in Education’. Its goal is to develop efficient and usable didactics, methods and tools concerning education in STEAM. Its research starts from specific and concrete research questions, which are relevant for educational practitioners such as stimulating 21st century skills and children’s attitude towards environmental issues and STEAM. With regard to these topics the research group works together with other (inter)national partners on a systematic innovation of the curriculum and practice of education. The expertise is disseminated mostly by organizing coaching programs for teachers, students and teacher educators (trainers) and through (inter)national publications.
- Annelore Blondeel
Development curriculum pre-primary education
annelore.blondeel@vives.be - Stephanie Vervaet
Development curriculum pre-primary education
stephanie.vervaet@vives.be - Linde Zutterman
Development curriculum pre-primary education
linde.zutterman@vives.be - Kristof Van De Keere
Coordination
kristof.vandekeere@vives.be
Pi-Technologies, Greece
Pi-Technologies is an organization specializing in educational technologies. It is involved in Extended Reality or Augmented Reality projects, Artificial Intelligence, and the construction and maintenance of educational and commercial websites.
- Giannis Papadopoulos
Team coordinator
giannis@pi-tech.gr - Filippos Zamanis
Technical developer
fzamanis@pi-tech.gr - Petros Papadopoulos
Technical developer
petrospap@pi-tech.gr
University of Zagreb, Croatia
The University of Zagreb is the flagship educational institution in the country with 31 faculties, 3 art academies and various university centres and departments. As a comprehensive public Central European university, UNIZG offers education programmes in all scientific fields (arts, biomedicine, biotechnology, engineering, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences) and a broad spectrum of courses at all study levels, from undergraduate to postgraduate for more than 70,000 students. The University excels not only in teaching, but also in research, contributing with over 50 percent to the annual research output of Croatia.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) is the largest technical faculty and leading educational and R&D institution in the fields of electrical engineering, information and communication technology and computing in the Republic of Croatia. The Faculty offers substantial educational and R&D facilities including 35 lecture halls, more than 60 laboratories, Congress centre, tele-conference centre, central library and 12 department libraries, student restaurant, sport and recreation facilities on 43308 m2. The Faculty is organised in 12 departments which represent the focal points of education, research and development in various fields. The present research and educational staff comprises more than 200 professors and more than 350 teaching and research assistants and around 3500 students at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate level. All those numbers clearly emphasize highly spirited activities in teaching and research. Currently FER participates in more than 200 projects, both EU and national, financed by various grant schemes. The number of international projects in the last five years makes Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing one of the most internationally active institutions in Croatia.
- Ana Sovic Krzic
Development curriculum branch teachers
ana.sovic.krzic@fer.hr - Ivana Storjak
Development curriculum branch teachers
ivana.storjak@fer.hr - Dorotea Potoc
Development curriculum branch teachers
dorotea.potoc@fer.hr - Ivan Bukic
Development curriculum branch teachers - Iva Kurelja
Development curriculum branch teachers - Lara Vdovic
Development curriculum branch teachers - Ivan Brcic
Development curriculum branch teachers - Klara Ilicic
Development curriculum branch teachers - Jasna Matijevic
Administration
jasna.matijevic@fer.hr
University Paderborn, Germany
The chair Wirtschaftspädagogik II is partner in the project STEM in Action and is settled at the department 5: Business and Human Resource Education of the University of Paderborn. The Department for Business and Human Resource Education is one out of six Departments of the Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Business Computing at the University of Paderborn. It educates students in the first phase (university phase) of teacher education for the field of adult education, vocational education and training (more precisely: field business and economics) in Germany.
We are involved in higher education, general education, in VET and in vocational teacher education (VET-teacher training). In our work we connect our teaching activities to research and project activities to sustain our actions and pursuits. Our department is responsible for youth education and business education at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. Our research fields are education, eLearning and digitisation, didactics and teacher training. Main research topics are (a) General and school education, adult education and VET, (b) digitisation, remote work strategies, eLearning and mLearning, serious game design as well as innovative methods in eLearning (MOOC design, learning platform design, course design, virtual classrooms etc.) (d) curriculum design and design of learning materials (e) entrepreneurship (see e.g. our former ERASMUS+ projects GET-UP –Green Entrepreneurship training – underpinning prosperity, SHADOWs or NGEnvironment) and (f) Green Economy and sustainalbility (Green-4-Future, Reliable Green, GET-UP –Green Entrepreneurship training –) as well as (g) evaluation research. We already designed and evaluated many education programmes, blended Learning scenarios, eLearning and networking approaches as well as MOOCs (iversity, udemy, MOOCit etc.), created them and organized and provided seminars for higher education.
University of Craiova, Romania
The University of Craiova is one of the high standing higher education institutions in Romania, fostering the scientific, professional and personal growth of almost 19,000 students, guided with competence, professionalism and intellectual generosity by a top flight community of almost 900 academics.
The University of Craiova is the main high profile institution of higher education in the historical region of Oltenia (at the territorial-administrative level, it comprises 5 counties) in the South-West of Romania. Craiova is the largest city in Oltenia and the sixth in the country in point of population, thus offering a rich cultural experience.
Currently, the University of Craiova is a comprehensive structure, including 12 faculties, 3 autonomous academic departments and 41 research centers. The University of Craiova takes pride in its infrastructure (1 main building, 5 university campuses, 11 student halls of residence, approximately 300 lecture theatres and seminar rooms, 255 laboratories, 1 central library and 14 branch libraries, 4 research and development units, 1 university club, etc.) and in the qualified human resource (900 teaching staff members and 850 administrative and maintenance staff members), as a warrant for the quality of the services provided to the its students and to the community in general.
The University of Craiova offers a diverse spectrum of 104 Bachelor’s degree programmes in 53 academic fields, 98 Master’s degree programmes in 40 areas of study, and doctoral degrees in 26 specializations, which cover fields such as: mathematics and natural sciences, automation, computers and electronics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, economics and business administration, law and social sciences, agriculture and horticulture, letters and foreign languages, orthodox theology, physical education and sports. The University of Craiova also offers distance education options, summer courses, post-doctoral studies and a Romanian preparatory year.
- IACOBESCU Gabriela-Eugenia
Coordinator
Development curriculum pre-primary education
gabriela.iacobescu@edu.ucv.ro - PETRISOR Iulian
Local coordinator
iulian.petrisor@edu.ucv.ro - SARARU Silviu Constantin
Dissemination expert
silviu.sararu@edu.ucv.ro - PAUNA Alina Maria
Developmental curriculum primary school education
alina.pauna@edu.ucv.ro - STOIAN Aida Cornelia
Developmental curriculum primary school education
aida.stoian@edu.ucv.ro - HAREGA Loredana
Technical staff
loremateescu@gmail.com - MISCOCI Violeta
Administrative
miscocivioleta@yahoo.com