STEM ECOSYSTEM IN UKRAINE

Israeli-Ukrainian Entrepreneurship Forum14 December 2016

Maryna Saprykina, Managing Director of CSR Ukraine

Why STEM• Chemistry, computer

and IT science• Engineering, geoscience• Life sciences• Math sciences, physics and

astronomy• Social sciences (anthropology,

economics, psychology, sociology)

• STEM education & research

Why STEM• 75% of the fastest growing occupations

require significant math or science skills • For every 1.9 available STEM jobs, there is

only one qualified STEM professional available for hire

• STEM career opportunities will increase 17 percent by 2018 (above the 9.8 percent expected job growth for all other skill sets)

• 25% of workers in STEM fields are women

Solution

1. STEM EDUCATION COALITION

2. STEM: PROFESSION OF

THE FUTURE (for high school

graduates)

3. STEM Girls

GOAL: to increase quantity of STEM-specialists

1. How to teach STEM subjects2. Vocational guidance for youth3. Training of teachers and trainers on STEM innovative teaching4. Research work 5. Scientific and technological competitions, contests, quests, and so on6. Information platforms (website, social networks) to promote STEM education7. International collaboration (a member of European STEM coalition)

1. STEM Education Coalition

2. STEM: profession of the future

to popularize science and technology professions

to increase awareness of students about career opportunities in the STEM

to overcome gender stereotypes when choosing a profession

Schools apply for participation in the project

Jury of representatives of partner companies takes the top 20 schools

20 pupils of 10 classes from each schoolattend classes in companies

Pupils take part in the final competition between schools

What we do

Results• 1200 pupils took part in the project;• More than 100 classes from companies in mathematics, physics, biology,

chemistry;• Excursions to companies and laboratories;• Localization of project in Druzhkovka.

3. STEM Girls + TOP 20 Inspiring Women in STEM

General Partner:

What we doBelief in the potential, success and realization

of Ukrainian women in STEM

Event constitutes:

Motivational speaking of women who have achieved

success in the STEM

Training in groups with certified coaches

Announcing the competition of creative works

"Why I choose STEM career"

Conference for finalists

Mentoring program for winners

The best participants will receive:

STEM Girls Results• Meetings in 4 cities of Ukraine

(Odessa, Lviv, Kyiv, Kharkiv)• 520 participants• 11 inspirational speeches from

Inspiring Women in STEM• Evaluation of project

participants - 4.5 from 5

LOOKING FORWARD TO STEM ISRAELI-UKRAINIAN COOPERATION!

Thank you!Maryna SaprykinaCSR Ukrainems@csr-ukraine.org www.csr-ukraine.org https://www.facebook.com/stemukraine/https://www.facebook.com/divchataSTEM