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Who we are

The EU STEM Coalition is an EU-wide network that works to build better STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education in Europe. Our goal is to shape STEM education policies and practices that foster economic growth, opportunity and well-being for all. Together with policy makers, education providers and industry, we work on promoting new ways of delivering education and finding and sharing evidence-based solutions to skills mismatch in STEM. From reducing shortages of STEM skilled people to fostering new ways in which educational institutions, companies and governments can cooperate, we provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, best-practice sharing and direct support.

Our members

The EU STEM Coalition is at the heart of EU-wide cooperation between national STEM platforms. STEM platforms are national or regional organisations tasked with the coordination and implementation of the national and regional STEM strategies and policies. They include dedicated platforms, national ministries, regional authorities, research councils, innovation agencies and university networks and many more. The platforms work closely with our European partners and a range national and regional partners to address skills mismatch in STEM throughout the EU.

How we work

The EU STEM Coalition's main goal is to facilitate best-practice sharing between countries and regions. The European STEM Coalition members hold one or two General Assemblies per year to discuss and make decisions on important issues and subjects. Also, we exchange our progress and welcome new members. In addition to these two-day meetings we also organise an open meeting for all partners and associated partners and EU Commission representatives. The EU STEM Coalition partner of the organizing country is responsible for the General Assembly.
Read more about the General Assembly. 

Activities & approaches

Through a wide variety of activities and resources we bring together policy makers and policy shapers to exchange ideas, share experiences, and develop new approaches across a range of areas related to STEM education and labour market. Our activities include annual conferences, thematic working groups, webinars, peer-learning activities and online repositories.

The EU STEM Coalition (ESC) focusses on the next three approaches:

  • Taskforces; direct support in the development of new initiatives, (triple-helix) organisations and strategies based on existing best-practices of ESC partners in a region or country of Europe.
  • Roundtables; bring together key-stakeholders (e.g. employer organisations, engineering associations, education institutions, etc.) to identify bottlenecks in the (STEM) education pipeline and develop recommendations based on existing best practices. These meetings often focus on themes like teacher shortage, girls/women in STEM, data, etc.
  • Policy briefings; these are custom, tailored recommendation focused on challenges we experience. These bottom up insights are shared with EU Commission and other policy organisations.