€3.2 million for science and maths projects
Flemish minister-president Kris Peeters has announced funding of €3.2 million for “bridging” projects related to the government’s action plan for the promotion of STEM subjects – science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Initiatives bridge the gap between the classroom and workplace
The projects selected create a “bridge” between the classroom and the workplace, with links formed between schools and businesses; the projects will reach 50,000 to 70,000 – mainly students but also teachers and business owners. The goal is to stimulate enterprise among young people in education, from pre-school to university
The government hopes that the STEM action plan makes up the region’s shortfall in the numbers of qualified workers in technical, engineering and scientific posts by 2020. The 15 projects involve the universities of Leuven, Ghent and Brussels, as well as university colleges across Flanders. They include 12-year-olds building their own Lego robots; screening STEM students for enterprise talent; helping teachers and school administrators with awareness of enterprise; vacation workshops aimed at encouraging girls to study STEM subjects ; and boot camps for the various disciplines involved in games development.
Educational system
million school-going children in 2013
million euros Flemish education budget for new school infrastructures in 2013
percent of boys leaving secondary school without a diploma
- Education in Flanders
- Secondary education reform
- European Encyclopaedia on National Education Systems
