STEM
The Alternative Future
Dr Joanne Stuart
NI STEM Champion
Topics
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Growing Economic Opportunity
Heritage
The Here and Now
Global Opportunity
Innovation
Success Through STEM
Growth Areas for NI
• Advanced Materials and Engineering
(aerospace, electrical, electronics, automotive,
renewables)
• Financial & Business Services (ICT, Software
Development, Telecoms)
• Life & Health Sciences
• Creative Industries
• Agrifood
Heritage
• Innovation, Engineering, Entrepreneurial
excellence
• Ship Building, Rope Manufacture, Linen
• Innovators who made a global impact
Global Challenges
Global Challenges
Innovation
• Innovative application of STEM
• Innovative & Entrepreneurial
Knowledge Economy
• ‘Innovated in
Northern Ireland”
• Equality
STEM is for Women Too!
Success Through STEM
• STEM Business Group
– Promoting importance of STEM to economy
– Inspiring and encouraging take up of STEM subjects
– Facilitating better engagement between business and
education artery
– Careers attractiveness
– Gender balance
• Partners
– SEC, W5, Sentinus, ASE, BiTC, FE, HE, Learned &
Professional Bodies
Engagement with Education
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Generation Innovation
NI Science Park Christmas Lecture
Sentinus Young Innovators / BT Young Scientist
W5 STEM Ambassadors
Here and Now: Innovation in NI
– www.thehereandnowni.com
• Seagate JuniorTech – 3,000 pupils
• Coderdojo / Code Club – ~20 across NI
The Future is Bright
• Raise awareness/change perceptions
• Raise ambition and broaden horizons
• Belfast Telegraph – 17th September
STEM
The Alternative Future