The session will take place on 31 March 2026 (14:00–15:30 CET) and will explore how gender equality can be strengthened across these domains, with a particular focus on women entrepreneurship. Participants will discuss how women can be more effectively supported in entering and succeeding in STEAM and digital sectors, and how these aspects can be better integrated into education systems.

As part of its broader objectives, the STREAM IT project seeks to improve gender equality in STEAM fields by supporting women entrepreneurs and innovators. The Policy Webinar series creates a space for women entrepreneurs and start-ups in STEAM and digital sectors, aspiring innovators, as well as representatives of education institutions and business support organisations to engage in dialogue and share their perspectives.

The event goes beyond a traditional webinar format: it is designed as an interactive session where participants actively contribute to shaping future policy recommendations. Insights gathered during the discussion will directly feed into the project’s policy outputs, ensuring that recommendations are grounded in real experiences and needs.

Through this initiative, HÉTFA Research Institute aims to contribute to a more inclusive and innovative STEAM ecosystem, where women have greater opportunities to participate, lead and succeed.

Date: 31 March 2026
Time: 14:00–15:30 CET
Location: Online (Zoom)

The participating partners focused their efforts on providing practical guidance for the development of STEM education, based on the theoretical objectives of gender equality.

• As part of the project’s 3rd Work Package, the partners are developing practical teaching toolkits for teachers, mentors, and other educators active in the STE(A)M field. The toolkits will describe teaching methods that can be easily used by organizations in their work with students. You can read an article about the latest developments related to the practical toolkits at this link.
• The objective of Work Package 5 is to develop a Policy Roadmap that will support future efforts to promote gender equality in STE(A)M fields in Europe. The project meeting provided an excellent opportunity to discuss the details of the Policy Roadmap. We are organizing Policy Webinars over the lifetime of the project to facilitate the exchange of ideas between stakeholders and summarize their recommendations. Previous webinars are available on the project’s YouTube channel, and details of upcoming webinars will be announced on the ST(R)E(A)M IT website and social media pages (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram).

The Palermo meeting marked an important milestone in the STREAM IT project, as it helped shape  directions for working together in the consortium, focusing next steps for inclusive, gender-sensitive STE(A)M education and policy solutions.

Our invited speaker is Mónika Réti, a high school biology and chemistry teacher who has participated in the implementation of more than 30 international STEM projects since 2008 as an expert, external and internal evaluator, policy advisor, and researcher and analyst. She has created and implemented numerous programs in her field. She currently teaches in Vác, both in primary and secondary schools.

This time, the webinar will focus on teachers. As key players in the learning process, teachers convey values ​​and attitudes that determine students’ attitudes and motivation. However, hidden curricula often work against the desired effect. How can inclusive STEAM learning be supported through conscious planning? In this webinar, we will present some international research data on these issues, as well as numerous good practices and proven ideas, especially from the activities of the Women in Science Association.

The event will be held on Zoom, register on the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y9eII2OtSFGySNjyRo6UUA

🇭🇺The language of the webinar is Hungarian 🇭🇺

The second Policy Webinar, “𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗧𝗘(𝗔)𝗠 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲”  will take place on October 8, 2025, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CET.

Orgnaised by Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai in collaboration with РАПИВ  – RAPIV (Regional Agency for Entrepreneurship and Innovations), this session will review findings from the She Figures 2024 report, STREAM IT research, and the Women in Digital Project.

Join us to learn how data can drive policy for greater gender equality in science, and hear from our 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:

• Réka GEAMBAȘU, Babeș-Bolyai University
• Jade Iafrate, European Commission, She Figures 2024
• Martina Longo, International Data Corporation (IDC)
• Liubba El Hadi Hamed, BluSpecs

Participation is free of charge; however, registration is required. You can register via this link.

Partners of STREAM IT work on the development of innovative gender – and diversity – inclusive toolkits, that support skill-development and learning opportunities for all genders, with particular attention on girls and young women. Pilot activities will be carried out as a basis of the toolkits developed by the consortium. HÉTFA is responsible for the impact assessment regarding the following pilot activities:

• Talent Nurturing Programme for 14-18 years old girls: Partners develop an after-school programme (for 14-18 ages) to attract girls into STEM fields and support those who are interested in STEM but not yet committed to going further in this direction. The toolkit will be developed based on this programme to share the experiences beyond the project.
• Hands-on activities of science centres and museums: Partners develop hands-on activities in which each involved partner include specific methodology to engage and enable the self-reflection of girls. The toolkits will be designed to enhance the STEM-promoting events of science centres and museums with inclusive methodologies, activities and STEAM approaches that foster creativity and curiosity.
• Mentoring Programme & Science Communication Competition: A Mentoring Program will be organised for STEM university and PhD students with the aim of supporting the first steps of their career, to become visible as talents. During the Programme, it is also the aim to address bottleneck moments in young STEM professionals/researchers’ careers, support science communication and nurture a community of young talents through developing and presenting project ideas. The toolkits will be designed based on a 2 year-long piloting period.

During the Impact Assessment Workshop, colleagues of Sunrise Tech Park, NATE (Association of Hungarian Women in Science) and ADDSEN were present to discuss the details of the planned programmes to support the process of designing the methods of impact assessment.

To find out more about the most recent news regarding STREAM IT, follow the project on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

The STREAM IT National Inspiration Hubs are intended to involve teachers and communities teaching STEAM subjects or running STEAM-related programmes, with the aim of capacity building. We will organize activities and programs for Hub members that provide opportunities to share and exchange expertise, experiences, and lessons learned, as well as to showcase potentially transferable good practices. The activities organized for the community will primarily focus on promoting STEAM methodologies and addressing gender issues within the field of education.

As part of the Inspiration Hub, we will organize webinars aimed at promoting collaboration and knowledge exchange among STEAM teachers and communities. The online community will operate on the platform of Basecamp.

In order to organize webinars that effectively support Hungarian teachers in learning about STEAM methods and in addressing gender equality issues, we’ve created a survey. If you are an active teacher in the STEAM field in Hungary, we kindly ask you to take a few minutes to complete our survey. During the survey, you will also have the opportunity to express your intention to join the Inspiration Hub.

The Hungarian survey is available here.

As part of the STREAM IT project, the “Inspire and Empower the Next Generation of Women in STEM Education” online awareness-raising campaign was launched. The campaign aims to motivate girls, who might be interested in pursuing a career in STEM, and to disseminate knowledge about good practices aiming at gender equality in the field of STEM. The first period of the campaign is between the 16-20th of September, but we will be active in sharing more motivational materials in the following months. If you want to stay updated, make sure to follow STREAM IT on social media!

The STREAM IT project is available on the following social media platforms: STREAM IT Facebook; STREAM IT Instagram; STREAM IT LinkedIn

Visitors can now access the project website through this link, where they can find news on the project, the partners of the ST(R)E(A)M IT consortium and the finalised project results. To stay updated about the latest news of ST(R)E(A)M IT, follow the project’s LinkedIn page.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101131843.

The kick-off meeting was held on the days 29 February and 1 March 2024 in Budapest, at the ADAPTÉR creative technology knowledge centre. A total of 21 partners from 17 different countries attended the meeting, which was launched by Gábor Balás, Managing Director of HÉTFA Research Institute. The first section also included a welcome speech by Jorge Molina-Martinez, the Project Officer, and a presentation about the policy context and legal framework of the project by Oriane Gilloz, Policy Officer. During the 2 days of the meeting, the participants laid down the framework for the ST(R)E(A)M IT project management and discussed important matters regarding the professional implementation of the project. Katalin Oborni – the Senior Project Manager responsible for the coordination of the project – led the event’s agenda and professional discussions. Beáta Bozsó, Financial expert of HÉTFA gave a presentation about the important details related to the budget, finances and reports of the project. Eszter Szőnyi, Senior Analyst of the Division for Public Policy and Impact Assessment of HÉTFA, gave a presentation on the main aspects of the impact assessment to be carried out during the project.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101131843.

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