It starts with a simple truth.
If we want students who are ready for a changing world, we need teachers who are too.
AI, drones, and the Internet of Things are reshaping industries, yet structured training in these technologies is still out of reach for many educators.
Sustainability education remains inconsistent across Europe. And digital skills training is too often a one off event rather than a career long journey.
STEAMedge was built around exactly these gaps. Because every educator, wherever they are in Europe and whatever stage they are at in their career, deserves access to training that is practical, recognised, and built around how teachers actually work.
To make sure no educator is left behind by the pace of change, by giving them the training, tools, and community to teach with confidence and inspire the next generation to drive change rather than just respond to it.
A Europe where education keeps pace with the world it is preparing young people for. Where teachers are ready and supported. And where the classroom becomes the starting point for the inventors, changemakers, and thinkers who will build the green and digital future.
Innovation
The technologies reshaping the world should also be reshaping how we teach. STEAMedge puts AI, IoT, and drones at the centre of teacher training because that is where education needs to go.
Inclusion
Not every educator has had equal access to quality training in technology and sustainability, particularly women and those in parts of Europe where professional development is harder to come by.
Collaboration
We build things together, across countries, institutions, and disciplines, because the best ideas come from working with others.
Impact
We measure success not in activities completed but in educators empowered, policies changed, and classrooms transformed.
What we offer
Whether you are just starting out or have been teaching for decades, STEAMedge meets you where you are.
Our objectives
Develop STEAM competence frameworks that bring together AI, sustainability, and digital skills in line with EU standards including DigCompEdu, GreenComp, and STEAMCompEdu.
Deliver 15 structured training modules with EU recognised micro-credentials that work across borders and educational systems.
Support 52 teacher mobilities and three international knowledge-sharing workshops to connect educators across Europe.
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.
Drive real policy change through roundtables, a policy toolkit, and partnerships with ministries and educational authorities across Europe.
Phase 1: Build the foundation
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.
Phase 2: Bring it to life
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.
Phase 3: Test, refine, scale
In the third phase, theory meets reality. Learning pathways are piloted across partner countries, refined based on real feedback from educators, and shared with policymakers through roundtables and a final European conference. And the Community of Practice? Built to last well beyond the project itself.
Hundreds of educators across Europe will be more confident, better connected, and equipped with skills that are reshaping what is possible in a classroom.
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.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. Proposal Number: 101249439
