Funding from the European Union. Project nº: 101249197 — STEAM NEXT STEP — ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PEX-TEACH-ACA
Period: 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2028
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STEAM NEXT STEP project aims to establish a pan European STEAM academy for pre-service and in-service teachers and school heads, focusing on equipping and/or upskilling them with the competences required to implement STEAM approaches effectively within the educational context, as well as part of their professional engagement. The project aspires to ensure that every teacher, regardless of their subject area or experience, can contribute to and benefit from Europe’s education transformation. It envisions to equip teachers with the tools, knowledge, and competences required to integrate STEAM approaches effectively in education, ensuring inclusive and equitable educational practices that respect and uphold EU values, and transforming teaching and learning, making it more engaging, interactive, and tailored to the needs of the communities.
STEAM NEXT STEP will improve teacher education by creating and strengthening networks and communities of practice. Mobility and networking actions, including virtual, physical, and blended events will facilitate experience sharing, best practices exchange, and community building. These actions will supporti teachers’ professional development and enhance the European dimension of teacher education through collaborative efforts among partner countries and beyond.
Embracing the European Commission’s STEM Education Strategic Plan, UNESCO’s four pillars of education (learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together, and learning to be) as well as the “Curricular priorities for educational futures”, STEAM NEXT STEP project aims to fortify its position in leading STEAM integration in education on a global scale, serving as a global laboratory of ideas, setting standards, advising on policies, and building capacities.
Coordination: University of Bayreuth (Germany).
Partners: University of Cyprus (Cyprus), Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway), University of Malta (Malta), Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria), Ellinogermaniki Agogi (Greece), NUCLIO (Portugal), Science View (Greece), Maggioli SPA (Italy), Conservatório de Música do Porto (Portugal)
More information on the project website:
https://steam-academy.eu/