The associations Professor Baltazar and the Institute for the Popularization of Science have begun a three-year implementation of the national STEM projects Mobile Multimedia ZEZ Center and AI STEM Educators, which will reach 600 6th and 7th grade elementary school students each year through 80 events.
Both projects were co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus under the call "Strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations for the promotion of STEM".
The organizers point out that the projects show how to improve education and bring technology closer to children in an accessible, fun and educational way, with the aim of popularizing science and technology among children of primary school age.
The Professor Baltazar Association, in collaboration with partners such as the Ruđer Bošković Institute, Algebra Bernays University, and a number of elementary schools and local communities, is implementing the Mobile Multimedia ZEZ Center project.
At the heart of the project are mobile, interactive STEM workshops that bring science closer to 6th and 7th grade students through multimedia. Special emphasis is placed on digital skills and technological literacy for future challenges, through innovative and interactive workshops, the association says.
The AI STEM Educators project, led by the Institute for the Popularization of Science, has similar goals and includes science-popular events consisting of a theoretical and practical part and an interactive STEM SHOW.
Participants will learn about the application of artificial intelligence through image recognition, language understanding, how it helps in scientific research, what are the key milestones in the development of AI technology, and how artificial intelligence shapes our daily lives today, according to the Institute.
The project is co-financed by the European Union through the European Social Fund Plus and the Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Government of the Republic of Croatia in a total amount of just under 300.000 euros. Over the course of three years, workshops will be held in ten Croatian counties that will introduce children to the world of artificial intelligence. From image and language recognition to applications in scientific research, students have the opportunity to learn through practical tasks and interactive STEM Show programs.
All workshops are free, and more information is available on the associations' social networks.
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