Pact to attract 10,000 more STEM candidates by 2025

The Danish government has launched a Technology Pact with more than 80 partners from higher education and research institutions, business organisations, non-profit organisations and private foundations. The goal of the Pact, signed on 24 April in the presence of ministers, is to encourage more young people to select science and technological studies at universities, the so-called STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The pact was signed by 80 participating institutions and aims to attract 250 participating members and increase the number of candidates selecting STEM subjects by 20%, or 10,000 candidates by 2025.