Science on Stage in Turku 2024 – Welcome all teachers!

The 13th European Science on Stage festival will take place 12–15th of August 2024 in Turku, Finland. Nearly 500 primary and secondary teachers from all over Europe gather to share their most creative and brilliant STEM ideas at stands, in workshops, and in highlight sessions. Participants are chosen through competitive national events in over 35 different countries.

All the participating teachers will have a great opportunity to get to know European colleagues and their brilliant educational ideas and best practices. The theme of the 2024 festival is “Sustainability in STEM education”.

On the Open Day, Wednesday 14th August 2024, teachers and others from the professional educational community can attend the festival. There is limited space so don't miss the opportunity to explore this unique festival and register for the Open Day through this form! Prior registration is mandatory. 

Read more and get inspired!

Teachers' Climate Change Forum 2024

Teachers' Climate Change Forum will take place on 2–3 of September 2024, in Hyytiälä, Finland. The forum will be organized as a hybrid event. 

The Teachers' Climate Change Forum 2024 (TCCF) is a continuous professional development program for teachers in all levels of education. The event is organized by the University of Helsinki Science Education (a part of LUMA Centre Finland) and Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR).

The event deals with climate science and climate education – join us and learn together with national and international colleagues online or from home!

Read more about the event and register today!

How do mathematics and computing science prepare future problem solvers?

The LUMA Centre Finland is organizing the LUMAT Research Symposium on June 3rd–4th. The event is free of charge, and everyone is welcome to listen to and discuss the new trends in mathematics and computing education. The event will be held online. The keynote speakers are Senior University Lecturer Anu Laine from the University of Helsinki, with the topic Children as Future Problem Solvers?, and Professor Mikko-Jussi Laakso from the University of Turku, with the topic of Developing Nationwide Teaching and Learning Ecosystem with Learning Analytics and AI.

Call for papers is now open!

Are you interested in presenting your research at the event? Please email us a short description of your presentation to luma-keskus((at))helsinki.fi by the end of April 2024. 

For more information, audience registration, and application to hold your presentation, visit the event website.

International cooperation strengthens – new Memorandum of Understanding signed

On Friday the 15th of February a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Georgia. The cooperation concerns LUMA-activity (STEM-activity) in relation to the education of teachers and research. The agreement lasts over a five-year span.

”We learn from each other during international cooperation. The Memorandum of Understanding is an important opening to develop a science based new teacher education and teaching in schools. Together we are more!” says director, professor Maija Aksela, LUMA Centre Finland, University of Helsinki.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the end of the PRESS-project, which is a part of the Erasmus+ programme.

Our international model can be found in our E-books: In Finnish and in English.

Read more on our website. 

Maikki Roiha is writing a master’s thesis in chemistry in collaboration with Nokia

Chemistry student Maikki Roiha of the University of Helsinki is working on her master’s thesis in collaboration with Nokia Corporation. She is studying immersion, specifically the opportunities and challenges of using immersive 360-degree videos to teach chemistry on virtual school trips.

“I began to work on my thesis last June, first completing preliminary assignments and the training periods associated with the business collaboration.”

Roiha has been writing parts of her thesis almost from the start, typing up the literature review as soon as she had collected her data.

Read more about Roihas journey on our website.

ChemistryLab Gadolin: 15 years of inspiring innovations for science education

LUMAT News

Update: LUMAT has updated journal's publishing policy on preprints. We strongly encourage authors to share their work via preprint platforms before or after submission to LUMAT.

Open call: Call for papers to a new LUMAT special issue is now open: Cultivating a Future-Ready Workforce: Reimagining STEM Education. Due date for submissions is August 31, 2024.

Read more: https://journals.helsinki.fi/lumat/future-workforce

Recently published issues:

The International Conference of Mathematical Views 2021 – Selected Papers (2024): https://doi.org/10.31129/LUMAT.12.1

(Contemporary Issues in) Technology Education (2023): https://doi.org/10.31129/LUMAT.11.4