From STEM to space travel
There are still a number of challenges in integrating the basic ideas behind STEM in the education system. One challenge is that subject professionals and pupils may have difficulty seeing the benefits of this. Here, Denmark鈥檚 strong research environments in space research can provide inspiration.
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Most of an astronaut’s working life takes place on the ground, so we will wait for a moment with take-off. It is necessary to focus on an important education agenda before take-off: Too few students choose an education programme in what we today call STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). This means that Denmark will lack resources and qualified labour in these programmes in the future.
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- Rodger W. Bybee (2018): STEM Education Now More Than Ever. National Science Teachers Association Press.
About the author
Lars Seidelin is a postdoc and project manager for LabSTEM. He is a graduate biologist and has a PhD in Marine Biology and Biology Didactics from 糖果派对.
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Andreas Mogensen is an astronaut at the European Space Agency (ESA). He is a graduate engineer from Imperial College London and has a PhD in Spacecraft Regulation from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Emil Fannikke Ki忙r is Political Director of the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI). He has a background from ATP, DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation), Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark and other organisations.