Welcome to the website for the Girls into Global STEM project. ‘GIGS’ is a 3 year Erasmus+ Key Action 2 project which aims to engage more school students and especially girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects and subsequently in STEM related careers. View a copy of our latest GIGS Newsletter
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Please use the tabs at the top of the page to find out more general information about the project. The toolkit is now available to explore most of our outputs. You can also contact us via email or follow us on social media @gigs_project using the icons below. 

The GIGS Project has been awarded a Good Practice label on the Erasmus + Results Platform website

GIGS Toolkit now online!
www.gigstoolkit.com

GIGS European partnership

Girls into Global STEM is a partnership  between nine organisations in Cyprus, Poland, Sweden and the UK:

​Project Co-ordinator:
The University of Hull (UK)

Project partners:
Practical Action (UK)
Centre for Citizenship Education (PL)
Centre for Advancement of Research and Development in Educational Technology Ltd-CARDET (CY)
University of Boras (SE)
de Ferrers Academy (UK)
Zespół Szkół w Siennicy (PL)
The Grammar School, Nicosia (CY)
Sandgärdskolan (SE)

Timetable for Year 1 (2016-17)

First project meeting: University of Hull
10th -11th November, 2016
Second project meeting: Warsaw
 9th-10th February, 2017
Student workshop and third project meeting: Warsaw
2nd-7th June, 2017
What was the impact of the workshop?
​Student and teacher reflections

Copy of 'Girls into Global STEM' training PowerPoint available in English and Greek

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         Project objectives:​​
  1. To increase the employment potential of young Europeans, especially girls, by improving their interest and engagement in STEM linked with wider awareness of global issues and facilitated through digital skills.
  2. To support teachers in the embedding of digital skills and global learning methodologies into their STEM teaching
  3. To integrate digital literacy set within a global context into STEM education policy and practice

Timetable for Year 2 (2017-18)
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Fourth project meeting: Sweden
3rd - 4th October 2017
Learning, Teaching and Training Event
Cyprus 14th - 18th May 2018
Timetable for Year 3 (2018 - 19)

Fifth project meeting: UK
14th and 16th November 2018
Final project meeting: Cyprus
14th - 15th May 2019
Multiplier Event: Cyprus
16th - 17th May 2019
Watch the video!
The final dissemination event for our EU funded Girls into Global STEM (GIGS) project which included partners in Cyprus, UK, Poland and Sweden was held at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. This international conference included workshops, presentations, speakers, and many opportunities to share knowledge and experiences related to the project.
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Students from Ursuline Academy showcasing their CREST project, ‘Agrihouse’ (which focused on Improving global food security in Kenya)  at the Big Bang Fair in London.  Practical Action's materials were an inspiration for the GIGS project's Global STEM Challenges