UNESCO Gender & STEM Education in Romania

The Digital Leadership Institute ("DLI") is a Brussels-based international organisation bridging the gender gap and digital divide by educating and empowering digital leaders of today and tomorrow.

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Welcome to our online event showcasing results from the UNESCO "Gender & STEM Education in Romania" project, supported by Huawei!

<p>Welcome to the final conference of the "Gender &amp; STEM Education in Romania" project, part of the UNESCO “Revitalizing STEM Education to Equip Next Generations with STEM Competency” <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/revitalizing-stem-education-europe" title="https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/revitalizing-stem-education-europe" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">program</a> supported by Huawei Technologies.</p><p>Join us online for an exciting event filled with discussion, inspiring role model talks, and hands-on STEM educational activities drawing on unique Romanian success stories that promote gender equity in STEM. This project has the mission of contributing to UN SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 9 (Innovation).</p>

Opening Plenary

Welcome Remarks

Bogdan Cristescu - State Secretary,
Education and Research Ministry of Romania
● Ligia Deca - Secretary-General, Romanian National Commission for UNESCO
● Simona Miculescu - Ambassador to
of Romania to UNESCO (pre-recorded message)
●  Magdalena Landry, Director, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice (pre-recorded message)

Keynote Speeches

Cheryl Miller Van Dyck - Director, Digital Leadership Institute (DLI) (online intervention)
● Florin Droc - Director, Hermann Oberth International School (HOIS)
● Nicoleta Safca - CEO, Association of Women in Science Technology & Engineering (AFIST)

"Gender & STEM Education in Romania" Project Presentation & Research Findings

Coffee Pause

Distinguished Speakers & Panelists:
Madlen Șerban, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
● Dragoș Iliescu, Univ. Prof., University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
● Livia Sima, Researcher, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy
● Raluca Vlad, Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”
● Nicoleta Safca, Researcher, ELI-NP
● Nicolae Micescu, President of the GIIF Foundation, STEM and Innovation and Creativity Workshops
● Iulia Jivănescu, Researcher, European Space Agency, STEM and Space Discovery
● Cătălin Mosoia, Science Communication Expert, Communication Office of the Romanian Academy
● Victor Zhou, Director, Public Affairs and Communication Department, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES Romania
● Rostyslav Bilyy, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu"

UNESCO Gender & STEM Education in Romania

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