5th INTERNATIONAL BALTIC SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

„SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS“

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the organizing committee, we are delighted to welcome you to Šiauliai, Lithuania, for the V International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, BalticSTE 2023. The Symposium will be held in Šiauliai (Lithuania) in June 2023 during days 12-15 ( (10/11 - arrival; 16/17 - departure).

We cordially encourage you to attend and contribute to one of the major events of 2023 on the field of science and technology education. We are confident that you will appreciate the scientific program and the city of Šiauliai. We look forward to seeing you in 2023 in Lithuania.

We cordially invite you to participate in the Symposium.

Kind regards,
Symposium committee

Symposium Programme

First Announcement & Call for Papers

Activity timeline (no later than)

  • 25/APR 2023 Submission of papers for review(extended deadline)
  • 05/MAY 2023 All review feedback to authors(extended deadline)
  • 15/MAY 2023 On-line registration closed
  • 15/MAY 2023 Submission of re-worked papers
  • 30/MAY 2023 Payment of registration fees by all participants (*see note below)
  • 05/JUN 2023 Final programme released to participants and the public
Note* If final arrangements for payment of registration fees are not processed by 30th May 2023, paper(s) of those concerned, will NOT be included in the symposium programme. Kindly adhere to deadline dates. ‘Early is good’.

For conference participation fees, please adhere to the detailed information in the following document (.pdf).

Keynote Speakers

Topic"IMPLEMENTING A NATIONAL DATABASE ON YOUNG CHILDREN'S LEARNING: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF PRESCHOOLS"

Prof. dr. Ching-Ching Cheng

National Chiayi University, Taiwan
ResearchGate

Topic"HUMAN, LIFE, UNIVERSE: HUMAN'S LIFE WITHIN THE UNIVERSE"

Prof. dr. Andris Broks

University of Latvia, Latvia
ResearchGate

Topic"PROMOTING SCIENCE ACTIONS IN NOWADAYS EDUCATION: AN IMPORTANT ISSUE RELATED TO OPEN SCHOOLING"

Prof. dr. Gabriel Gorghiu

Valahia University Targoviste, Romania
ResearchGate

Topic"STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION IN UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS COURSES OF NATURAL SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES"

Mg. phys. Ilva Cinite

University of Latvia, Latvia

Topic"LEARNING SCIENCE THROUGH PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: US-FINNISH PARTNERSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (PIRE)"

Prof. dr. Jari Lavonen

University of Helsinki, Finland
ResearchGate

Topic"INTRODUCING THE CONCEPT OF ENERGY: EDUCATIONAL AND CONCEPTUAL CONSIDERATIONS"

Dr. Paolo Bussotti

University of Udine, Italy
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Topic"ENGINEERING PEDAGOGY AND TEACHERS' COMPETENCIES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING STE"

Assoc. prof. dr. Tiia Rüütmann

Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
ResearchGate

Topic"WHICH TEACHERS NEED TO BE REPLACED BY AI"

Assoc. prof. dr. Predrag Pale

University of Zagreb, Croatia
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