STEM Education Futures Research Centre: Symposium and launch

The STEM Education Futures Research Centre at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), University of Technology Sydney produces high-quality research to answer the question: How can we best enhance STEM capacity and capability in Australia? 

The Centre was officially launched on Friday 23 February 2018 with a full-day symposium with highlights including:

• Keynote speeches from visiting academics Professor Kevin Burden (University of Hull, UK) and Associate Professor Ruurd Taconis (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
• An exciting debate session to provoke thinking on STEM
• A panel discussion focusing on STEM education futures
• Inspiring school displays and presentation on STEM.

Program

Time	Activity
8.30am	Coffee/tea on arrival
9.00am	Welcome
9.15 am	Keynote : Professor Kevin Burden (University of Hull)
10.15 am	STEM Education Research Projects
11.15 am	Morning Tea
11.30am	STEM debate Topic: STEM education is more than the sum of its parts
12.30 pm	Lunch Student displays on STEM; Data Arena tour for interested participants.
1.30 pm	Keynote : Associate Professor Ruurd Taconis (University of Eindhoven)
2.30 pm	Panel: What are the compelling questions for STEM Education in the future? Guest speakers: Schools, Higher education and Industry representatives
3.30 pm	STEM Education Chat, Thoughts and Inspirations (all)
4.00 pm	Close Symposium
4.30 pm	Canapes and Drinks for Launch