Europe’s technological transformation is creating new opportunities, but it is also highlighting the need to encourage more young people to develop STEM skills.
Only 22.4% of young people aged between 20 and 29 in Europe are tertiary STEM graduates, while technology-related professions continue to grow rapidly. Fields such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and robotics are expected to generate increasing demand for specialised skills in the coming years.
This makes it increasingly important to encourage students to discover science, technology, engineering and mathematics from an early stage and to help them see STEM not simply as a collection of school subjects, but as a pathway towards future opportunities.
STEM-IT contributes to this challenge by introducing innovative technologies such as Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality into STEM education. Through more interactive and immersive learning experiences, the project aims to make complex subjects more engaging and accessible to secondary school students.
An equally important objective is to promote equal participation in STEM, with particular attention to encouraging girls and young women to explore scientific and technological fields.
By combining digital innovation with inclusive educational approaches, STEM-IT is helping schools prepare students for a rapidly evolving technological landscape and inspiring a new generation to consider STEM as part of their future.