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If we want students who are ready for a changing world, we need teachers who are too.

STEAMedge is a European collaboration training 750+ educators to integrate AI, IoT, drones, and sustainability into STEAM teaching.

In the first phase, we lay the groundwork. That means mapping existing EU frameworks, developing the STEAMedge Competence Framework, and defining how AI tools and sustainability thinking become part of everyday STEAM teaching.

In the second phase, everything comes to life. The training modules take shape, the virtual learning platform goes live, educators get certified, and a cross-border community starts forming.

In the third phase, theory meets reality. Learning pathways are piloted across partner countries, refined based on real feedback from educators, shared with policymakers through roundtables, and a final European conference. And the Community of Practice? Built to last well beyond the project itself.

What happens when a teacher knows how to bring the technologies shaping our world into their classroom, connect lessons to real sustainability challenges, and send students away genuinely excited about what comes next?

5 COUNTRIES

11 PARTNERS

1 GOAL

Teachers

Great teaching has never been more demanding. STEAMedge gives you hands on training in the technologies shaping our world, credentials recognised across Europe, and a community of educators who challenge and support you every step of the way.

Institutions

STEAMedge gives your teachers access to training developed by leading European universities, tested in real classrooms across five countries. Integrate proven frameworks into your existing programmes and open up international exchange opportunities that bring new energy and expertise back into your institution.

Policymakers

STEAM education is being reshaped across Europe right now. STEAMedge gives policymakers the evidence, recommendations, and frameworks they need to drive that change at a national level, built through real collaboration with educators and institutions across Europe and aligned with EU priorities.

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Objective 1

Develop STEAM competence frameworks that bring together AI, sustainability, and digital skills in line with EU standards including DigCompEdu, GreenComp, and STEAMCompEdu.

Objective 2

Deliver 15 structured training modules with EU recognised micro-credentials that work across borders and educational systems.

Objective 3

Support 52 teacher mobilities and three international knowledge-sharing workshops to connect educators across Europe.

Objective 4

Ensure training is accessible to everyone, with targets of at least 40% female participation and at least 10% from educators in underserved or underrepresented communities.

Objective 5

Drive real policy change through roundtables, a policy toolkit, and partnerships with ministries and educational authorities across Europe.

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Teachers, institutions, and organisations across Europe are already part of this.

At STEAMedge we equip European educators to integrate AI, sustainability, and emerging technologies into inclusive STEAM education, building the capacity to inspire students who will drive Europe’s green and digital transitions.

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