VIETNAM STEM ALLIANCE – A CASE STUDY OF SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR STEM DEVELOPMENT Nguyễn Thế Trung & Đỗ Hoàng Sơn Founder and member Vietnam STEM Alliance

1. VIETNAMSTEMALLIANCE –ACASESTUDYOF
SOCIAL INNOVATION FORSTEM DEVELOPMENT
NguyễnThếTrung & Đỗ Hoàng Sơn
Founder and memberVietnam STEMAlliance

2. WHAT IS
STEM
ALLIANCE?
 Not an official organization but more like a tribe
 A group of voluntary people and institutions who organize the
annual “STEM DAY” inVietnam.
2015
2017

3. ACTIVITIES
OF
STEM
ALLIANCE
 1. Organize STEM DAY
 2.Train primary, secondary and high school teachers
 3.Train national team for Intel ISEF
 4. Provide advice for public policy on education
 5. Promote reading culture
 6. Form STEM clubs at schools

4. ORGANIZE
STEM DAY
Hanoi (May
2015)
HCM City
(Jan 2016)
Hanoi (May
2016)
Quang Ninh
(Sep 2016)
Thai
Nguyen
2017
Hue 2017 Ha Noi 2017
Bac Ninh
2017
…
Start with a Free Entry event for 2000 kids experiencingVietnam

5. ORGANIZE
STEM DAY

6. TRAIN
TEACHERS
 In 2016, we have trained more than 1000 teachers in 8 cities and provinces.
 Q1 2017, another 700 trained

7. TRAIN
NATIONAL
TEAM FOR
INTEL ISEF
 In 2016,Vietnam team has 4 third prizes in Intel ISEF, a significant
improvement compared to achievements in previous years.

8. ADVISE
PUBLIC
POLICY
 The Ministry of Education andTraining decreed (No. 6841 31/12/2015) that all
schools are encouraged to form a STEM club.
 In March,Vietnam Intel Science and Engineering Fair changed its rules and
grading guidelines considerably to follow the standards of the international
competition (Intel ISEF).
 According to Ministry of Education andTraining, STEM is one of the “school’s
responsibilities” in 2016 – 2017 school year.
 May 2017, Prime Minister request MOET and MOLISA to promote STEM
education nation wide to approach I4.0

9. PROMOTE
READING
CULTURE
Nguyễn QuangThạch’s
Program won UNESCO
King Sejong Literacy 2016
First book inVietnam
with a STEM library logo

10. FORMSTEM
CLUBS IN
SCHOOLS
Members of STEM alliance have opened clubs in 10 provinces inVietnam
( Hanoi, HCM, DN, Can Tho, Hai Phong,Thai Binh, Nam Dinh,Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh )

11. Innovative
program
development
 STEM Day/Activities with University and Industry:
connecting the dots
 Focus on rural, ignite the urban: stimulate the
growth
 Teaching teachers widely through learning by doing:
no entry barrier.
 Recycled STEM program: make it REALLY affordable
 IoT STEM program for 10 years old: adopt innovation
early
 LinkageVietnamese schools and US, UK: promote
global citizen
 Data Science for 10+ kids program: prepare the
competencies as early as possible.

12. MAINTAINA
BOLDVISION
FORTHE
FUTURE
STEM DAY in
every province
1
Train 1 Millions
Teachers
2
Provide
opportunities for
every school K-12
3
STEM handbook
for every parent
4
Engage every
University on
STEM activities
5

13. Some lesson
learned
 Loose organization to allow open innovation
 Passionate people and social media can ignite STEM socially ( and
maybe other innovative form of education)
 Engaged parent is a decisive factor
 Harmonize with government, start with any champion agent (
MOST inVietnam)
 Bold vision, concrete action, wide coverage to stimulate & spread
passion
 Work from the Heart in education will get many Hearts.

14. Thankyouand
welcometo
STEMDAY in
Hanoi
TOMORROW
14.5.2017
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