acaSTEMy Erasmus+ Teacher Academy

ERASMUS+ Teacher Academy

acaSTEMy

Across eight project countries, acaSTEMy connects STEM teacher education with transversal competence, sustainability education and digitally confident teaching.

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8
project countries
6
work packages
37
partner organisations
2023-2026
implementation period

· Tartu

acaSTEMy Final Conference

International STEM Education as a Driver of Change: Transferable Competencies, Sustainability, and Emerging Scientific Ideas

University of Tartu Museum, White Hall · Lossi 25, Tartu, Estonia

All programme times are Estonian time (EEST, UTC+3). Online participation: 12:00–16:30.

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    Project Focus

    STEM teacher education for green, digital and diverse classrooms.

    01

    Research-based partnership

    acaSTEMy connects STEM teacher education and training providers to support high-quality development from pre-service education to continuing professional development.

    02

    Digital competence

    The project develops teachers' capacity to use digital tools and content in pedagogically meaningful ways across formal and non-formal learning.

    03

    Modules and micro-credentials

    Partners design, pilot and validate flexible learning opportunities tied to sustainability, transversal skills and classroom diversity.

    04

    Mobility and policy impact

    The academy builds international professional development through hybrid cooperation, job shadowing, co-supervision and policy-facing outputs.

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    Academy Mission

    Teachers gain science confidence, transversal skills and practical routes into new STEM education practice.

    The academy brings together universities, schools, education ministries, science centres, associations and industry partners across Europe. Its work is organised around teacher competence, digital skills, sustainability, mobility, micro-credentials and dissemination.

    • Green transition
    • Digital transformation
    • Diversity in classrooms
    • Professional wellbeing

    Project Pathway

    From shared expertise to classroom-ready STEM practice.

    01

    Connect expertise

    Universities, schools and partner organisations align teacher education needs across national contexts.

    02

    Build capacity

    Hybrid seminars and trainer workshops strengthen STEM, digital and sustainability education competences.

    03

    Pilot learning routes

    Modules, micro-credentials and mobility formats are tested with educators and practice schools.

    04

    Share impact

    Outputs, policy-facing results and open materials support wider European use.

    Project Objectives

    The academy keeps the full project ambition visible, from teacher competences to policy impact.

    Work Packages

    Six connected workstreams guide the project from coordination to European outreach.

    WP1

    Management and Quality

    Coordination, quality assurance, sustainability and mutual recognition of learning outcomes.

    Led by the University of Tartu, this workstream safeguards delivery, quality monitoring and the long-term independence strategy.

    WP2

    Science Competencies

    Capacity building for STEM staff in green deal, medicine and cultural-linguistic diversity.

    Partners identify best practices and build staff capacity through hybrid seminars and train-the-trainers workshops.

    WP3

    Digital Skills

    Pedagogically meaningful use of digital tools, collaborative learning and digital STEM materials.

    The University of Eastern Finland leads teacher training, digital tool guidance and the collaboratively created STEM DigiManual.

    WP4

    Micro-credentials

    Flexible modules and micro-credential programmes tested with practice schools and teachers.

    The work designs four micro-credential programmes and six modules, with piloting through practice schools across partner countries.

    WP5

    Communities and Mobility

    Job shadowing, local hybrid mobility, international visits and co-supervision pilots.

    ELTE coordinates communities of practice, the acaSTEMy Hub, mobility formats and joint master thesis supervision pilots.

    WP6

    Impact and Dissemination

    European outreach, dissemination events and policy-facing communication.

    The Ivo Pilar Institute supports outreach to teachers, researchers, schools, policy institutions and associated partners.

    Project Impact

    Project results for teaching, teacher education, research and policy.

    Use acaSTEMy through the route that best matches your work. Public materials are linked directly; restricted project documents remain protected.

    Training, Materials and Outputs

    Project outputs are grouped around quality, digital skills, modules, mobility and impact.

    Digital Skills for STEM Teachers

    The digital skills workstream includes a Training the Trainers syllabus, workshop materials and an e-manual for STEM teachers.

    Open the STEM DigiManual
    D1.1 Quality assurance and data management plan D3.1 Syllabus and training materials for Training the Trainers D3.2 E-manual: Digital Skills for STEM Teachers D4.1 Design of four micro-credential programmes D4.2 Syllabus and materials for six teaching-learning modules

    Materials Library

    Key outputs are explained here in a clearer, classroom-facing format.

    Six Teaching-Learning Modules

    Blended learning from health and sustainability to inclusion and systems thinking.

    Each 32-hour module is designed for pre- and in-service STEM teachers and combines research-based content with practical classroom development. The syllabi are available in all nine project languages.

    DigiCampus sign-in is required. Enrolment details are provided by the course organisers.

    Four Micro-Credential Designs

    Flexible 6 ECTS learning routes for STEM teacher development.

    D4.1 defines four research- and practice-oriented courses. Each is designed for 6 ECTS (156 hours), online and asynchronous study, and assessment through a submitted lesson plan.

      Programme designs

      DigiCampus learning spaces

      These confirmed course spaces require DigiCampus sign-in. The teacher enrolment key is not published on the public website.

      Hybrid Seminar Archive

      Eight seminars connecting research, education and STEM practice.

      The archive brings together the confirmed seminar summaries, speakers, dates, materials and online recordings that are publicly available.

      Research and Dissemination

      Publications and presentations connected to acaSTEMy.

      The entries below come from the consortium's WP1 tracking workbook, updated on 6 August 2026. They are presented as project-related research, without implying that every publication was funded solely by acaSTEMy.

      Published research
      Conference presentations

      Latest News

      Hybrid seminars connect educators around transversal skills, digital media and sustainability.

      Research Team

      People behind acaSTEMy: teacher educators, STEM education researchers and project specialists.

      The research team brings together expertise in science, chemistry, mathematics, technology education, educational psychology, digital learning and teacher professional development.

      Consortium

      A broad European network across universities, schools, science centres and education organisations.

      Partner Network

      Countries and partner organisations around acaSTEMy.

      Explore how the 37 partner organisations connect to their countries and to the central acaSTEMy collaboration.

      acaSTEMy consortium institutions
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      1. "EUROPSKI TALENT CENTAR HRVATSKA - CENTRI IZVRSNOSTI VARAZDINSKE ZUPANIJE" USTANOVA ZA OBRAZOVANJE ODRASLIH
      2. Associação para Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina
      3. BAHCESEHIR EGITIM KURUMLARI ANONIM SIRKETI
      4. BSA
      5. Centar Drustvenih Inovacija
      6. Eesti Keemiaõpetajate Liit
      7. EESTI TEADUSTE AKADEEMIA
      8. Egis Pharmaceuticals Private Limited Company
      9. ELTE Bolyai János Gyakorló Általános Iskola és Gimnázium
      10. Experimenta gGmbH
      11. FabLab München e.V.
      12. FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG
      13. Gedeon Richter Plc.
      14. HARIDUS- JA TEADUSMINISTEERIUM
      15. Hariduse Edendamise Sihtasutus
      16. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ASSOCIATIONS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION
      17. IZMIR IL MILLI EGITIM MUDURLUGU
      18. Jelgavas Valsts gimnazija
      19. JOENSUUN KAUPUNKI
      20. KIRCHLICHE PAEDAGOGISCHE HOCHSCHULE WIEN / KREMS
      21. Kõrveküla Põhikool
      22. Latvijas Fizikas skolotaju asociacija
      23. Latvijas kimijas skolotaju asociacija
      24. Magyar Kémikusok Egyesülete
      25. Miina Härma Gymnasium
      26. Opetushallitus OPH
      27. Osnovna skola Veceslava Holjevca
      28. RAVIMIAMET
      29. Sihtasutus Tallinna Tehnika- ja Teaduskeskus
      30. SIHTASUTUS TEADUSKESKUS AHHAA
      31. SVEUCILISTE U SPLITU FILOZOFSKI FAKULTET
      32. TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
      33. ThingLink Oy
      34. UDRUGA ZA PROMICANJE POZITIVNE AFIRMACIJE MLADIH U DRUSTVU IMPRESS DARUVAR
      35. Valmiera State Gymnasium
      36. VALSTS IZGLITIBAS SATURA CENTRS
      37. VARAZDINSKA ZUPANIJA

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