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About U-STEMist Scheme
New website for The U-STEMist Scheme is now in use. For the latest information about the scheme, please visit http://ustemist.info.
Title of the scheme
The U-STEMist Scheme (part of the "Joint university collaboration to develop students’ competence and leadership in promoting integrated STEM education" scheme)
Sponsoring Unit
University Grants Committee
Organisers
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Department of Science and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Science, The Education University of Hong Kong
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Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
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Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Participants
Undergraduate students from the 4 participating universities in the following majors:
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STEM-related subjects (e.g. Science, Engineering, Mathematics, ICT)
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STEM Education Subjects (e.g. Science Education, Mathematics Education, Information Technology Education), including students in Bachelor of Education and PGDE programmes.
Mission of the participants
The participants will be divided into groups of six to conduct projects to meet the needs of individual organisations/service providers. The project will involve the design of STEM artefacts or activities for specific targets including young students, the elderly, disabled people or residents in the community. It also involves trials to test the effectiveness of the artefacts or activities. All tasks to be undertaken will be mutually agreed by both the organizers and service providers and 1 to 2 university tutors will be supervising the progress of work for each group.
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