STEM Educational Research Center, National Institute of Education Science

Date：2019.01.15

中国教育科学研究院STEM教育研究中心

National Institute of Education Sciences is a national-level

comprehensive education science research institute directly

subordinate to the Ministry of Education. It aims to serve

national decision-making and focuses on the main theoretical

and practical issues which have arisen in the course of

educational reform and development. It sets up scientific

research management system and operation mechanism of

“clear responsibilities, scientific evaluation, well-organized

openness and standard management”. It exerts professional

advantages and improves research level to get high quality

research output that represents national standard and

international outlook. NIES endeavors to become the national

education think tank with Chinese characteristics and make

bigger contribution to the reform and development of

education. 　

Chinese Communist Party set up Office of China Educational Research under Central Academy in Yan’an.

1941

The State Council and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee approved the establishment of China National Institute for Educational Research (CNIER) for launching education scientific research.

1957

The State Council approved the re-opening of CNIER.

1978

CNIER was renamed NIES.2011

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STEM Educational Research Center of

NIES was founded on June 6, 2017 and is

a trans-department professional research

institute officially approved by NIES. The

specific construction work is carried out by

the Research Center for International &

Comparative Education of NIES and

construction assistance is provided by

Research Center for Information and

Statistics and other related departments.

Company Profile

Founding

STEM Educational Research Center was founded on June 6 , 2 0 1 7 a n d i s a t r a n s -depar tment profess iona l research institute officially a p p r o v e d b y N I E S . T h e specific construction work is carried out by the Research Center for International & Comparative Education of N I E S a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n assistance is provided by Research Center for Basic Education, Research Center for Curriculum & Pedagogy, R e s e a r c h C e n t e r f o r Information and Statistics and other related departments.

Orientation

The functional orientation of STEM Educational Research Center is: providing decision-making services for ministries such as Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science and Technology, enriching and completing STEM education theoretical system, exploring and constructing STEM education collaborative innovation mechanism. After founded for one year, it has held two sessions of “China STEM Educational Development Conference”, published China STEM Education White Book, provided MOE with Current Situation of China STEM Education Development, formulated and completed STEM Teacher Capability Grade Standard, etc.

Emphasis

The key tasks of STEM Educational Research Center is to forge the new heights of STEM educational policy consultation, construct new platform of STEM educational theoretical research and create new demonstration area of STEM educational practice and innovation.

Development

The basic development idea of STEM Educational Research Center is to construct a trans-department, trans-grade and trans-field China STEM educational development community by collaborating government agencies, scientific research institutes, schools, communities and enterprises.

3. Committee of experts will provide professional support and carry out affairs including review and selection.

4. Schools launch specific S T E M e d u c a t i o n a l i m p l e m e n t a t i o n w o r k , exploring and constructing STEM education system in practice.

1. Headed by STEM Research Center of NIES, all collaborating centers participate together in the discussion and decision-making process.

2. The secretariat and liaison office of each center organize and promote the launching of work specifically.

Wo r k i n g M e c h a n i s m

5. Agencies like enterprises serve prac t i ca l needs and provide related support.

Distribution

Changchun Normal UniversityShaanxi Institute of Education SciencesShandong Institute of Education SciencesSichuan Institute of Education SciencesTeaching and Research Office of Education Department of Zhejiang ProvinceGuangdong Institute of EducationQingdao Institute of Education SciencesXi’an Institute of Education SciencesNormal College of Qingdao UniversityBeijing Haidian Teachers Training CollegeChongqing Jiangbei Teachers Training CollegeSuzhou Institute of Education SciencesNantong Institute of Education SciencesXiamen Mingsi Teachers Training CollegeJilin Institute of Education SciencesMainland-Hong Kong STEM Educational Research Center

35%STEM Education Coordination Center

Development Process

20172018

2019

2017.6.6 NIES STEM Educational Research Center set up;2017.6.20 The first session of China STEM Educational Development Conference；Publish China STEM Education White Book;2017.9.18 experts demonstration meeting of STEM Teacher Capability Grade Standard;2017.11.8 organize “STEM education and school Curriculum construction” academic forum with Qingdao Education Bureau;

2018.1.23 hold “the collaborating construction of STEM educational research with creative network” special session;2018.5.12 publish STEM Teacher Capability Grade Standard;2018.5.5 initiate “China STEM Education 2029 Creative Action Plan”; 2018.6.19 expert demonstration meeting of STEM Curriculum Standard;2018.6.30 the second session of China STEM Educational Development Conference;2018.7.6 announce the first pilot schools, seeded schools and seeded teachers2018.7.28 set up Mainland-Hong Kong STEM Educational Research Center;2018.11.16 the first round of STEM seeded teachers training;2018.12.15 Proposal of “China STEM Education 2029 Creative Action Plan”

2 0 1 9 . 1 . 3 S h a n x i S T E M Educational Work Promotion Conference

2017.6

2017.6 the official establishment of

NIES STEM Educational Research

Center.

2017.6

2017.6 Director WANG Su of STEM

Education Research Center released

China STEM Education White Book on

the first session of STEM Education

Conference.

2017.9

2017 .9 NIES STEM Educa t iona l

Research Center organized and held

expert demonstration meeting of STEM

Teacher Capability Grade Standard and

published it officially soon after.

2018.1

2018.1 set up STEM Education Research

Collaboration Creative Network, namely the

establishment of National STEM Education

Collaborative Center.

2018.9

2018.6 the successful holding of the

s e c o n d s e s s i o n o f C h i n a S T E M

Educational Development Conference

from June 30 to July 1 in Shenzhen

Futian.。

2018.5

2018.5 the official launching of “China

STEM Education 2029 Action Plan”.

Development Process发展历程

Main Work

Case Study: October, 2019, case study mid-term report meeting, holding together

with the third session of China STEM Educational Development Conference.

teacher training plus overseas research and study

pilot and seeded schools overseas senior seminar

2019 US and UK, 2020 Israel and Finland

Activities: in October, the third session of China STEM Educational Development Conference;

May, 2019 · Beijing National Teenager Future Engineer expo and competition;

July, 2019 · Hong Kong, Mainland Hong Kong Teenager STEM Creator Challenge;

August, 2019 · Cambridge, Sino-British Teenager Future Engineer Challenge

Collecting and awarding

STEM Curriculum Case, STEM Project Case;

STEM Space Case, STEM Research Thesis Collection;

Publish officially in October, 2019 and award on the conference.

2 0 1 9 Wo r k P l a n

中国教育科学研究院STEM教育研究中心

STEM Educational Research by National Institute of Education Sciences 中国教育科学研究院STEM教育研究中心

No 46 Beisanhuan Zhonglu, Beijing 100088 北京市海淀区北三环中路46号

Tel：010-622003950