{"id":5140,"date":"2025-12-19T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbo.bg\/?p=5140"},"modified":"2025-12-19T16:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:24:51","slug":"green-steam-project-finishes-with-impressive-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fbo.bg\/en\/green-steam-project-finishes-with-impressive-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Steam project finishes with impressive results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear friends, today we had the final online meeting of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/green.steam.project?__cft__[0]=AZapSajNngcbtiULBS4-HP4Gg1n4E7tFfgXdxdkCCrKiHgTykH-R7Pyq-DR4HOWPsoi3JgbowkyMdmA7KuJKLsmfCp0WM5iEbAlVVA48jNCIBounCEAATfCBf6QOanZfEzIn5owU2fvuoc-pLg_Lr0LCgGnlYoEpMgN3RV5RaS7TcQ&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">GREEN STEAM<\/a> partnership! These 2 years flew so quickly, but in the end, we are happy that our journey was successful! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project has been jointly implemented by the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (project coordinator) and Business Foundation for Education in Bulgaria, Akademia Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w \u0141odzi in Poland, Mindshift in Portugal, UnitelmaSapienza in Italy, and SEIT Lab &#8211; University of Cyprus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green-Steam_2025_12_19-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green-Steam_2025_12_19-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green-Steam_2025_12_19-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green-Steam_2025_12_19-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green-Steam_2025_12_19-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green-Steam_2025_12_19-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green-Steam_2025_12_19.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GREEN STEAM addresses students and recent graduates from STEAM fields, with a strong focus on female learners, who have little or no prior experience in entrepreneurship. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The project aims to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>foster innovation, entrepreneurial mindset and growth mindset<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>raise awareness of climate change, sustainability and environmental challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>develop key change-making skills, including collaboration, leadership, creative problem-solving, resource management and persuasive presentation of ideas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To achieve this, the partnership developed an open learning platform with a flipped training course and interactive toolkit, combined with a 6-month international hackathon, enabling students to learn at their own pace and apply knowledge in real-life challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MOOC includes 5 modules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>STEAM Entrepreneurship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Green Skills and Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovation and Design Thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Skills in Entrepreneurship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project Management and Social Skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the MOOC here &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/greensteam.cs.ucy.ac.cy\/moodle\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExa2hqbHJJbjNBdUhEelR0d3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6GPA3z-GjLjuAXgWKxIveLOntqotbw6c-iArA6p0IGoK0jji8wYM6VU9-jrw_aem_OFHxE1hmYzDrwQbLaZnfvw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/greensteam.cs.ucy.ac.cy\/moodle\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project applies the <strong>flipped classroom approach<\/strong>, in which learners study the theoretical content independently at home, while classroom time is used for collaborative project work where they apply what they have learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using this method, <strong>hackathons<\/strong> were organised, focused on addressing practical environmental challenges faced by society and business. <strong>A total of 431 students<\/strong> participated, both in teams and individually presenting their innovative ideas and solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>Bulgaria<\/strong>, the MOOC training was piloted with <strong>106 students<\/strong>, and <strong>124 students<\/strong>, organised into <strong>29 teams<\/strong>, competed in the hackathon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On December 12th, the results of the <strong>GREEN STEAM<\/strong> project were presented at a final event in Sofia to teachers, lecturers, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgarian universities, and non-governmental organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All project indicators and targets have been reached and exceeded by a wide margin:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Social media followers: 500+ promised and achieved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Platform visits: 5,000+ promised \u2192 22,000 achieved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students in teaser workshops: 120+ promised \u2192 370 achieved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students enrolled in the MOOC: 250 promised \u2192 425 achieved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hackathon participants: 250 promised \u2192 430 achieved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants in final events: 180+ promised and achieved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ex-ante survey participants: 60 promised \u2192 243 achieved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project-related posts: 50+ promised \u2192 230+ achieved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of individuals reached out and informed about the project: 100,000+ promised \u2192 400,000+ reached<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green5-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fbo.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Green5.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gamified MOOC, combined with hands-on hackathons and flipped classrooms, proved to be highly effective. All participating students reported improvement in their competencies after completing the training modules, and the educators involved in the project highlighted the high quality of materials, the flipped learning methodology, and its strong responsiveness to students\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GREEN STEAM demonstrates that flipped learning, entrepreneurship education and sustainability can empower the next generation of STEAM changemakers. We would like to thank to everyone who has been part of this journey &#8211; project partners, professors, students and all supporters who helped us achieve these outcomes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project outputs will remain freely accessible in <strong>English, Bulgarian, Italian, Greek, Polish, and Portuguese<\/strong> by the end of 2028 and can be used by other interested education providers and learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greensteam.eu\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/greensteam.eu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Green STEAM<\/strong> project is co-funded by the <strong>European Union<\/strong> under the <strong>Erasmus+ Programme<\/strong>.<br>Project No: <strong>2023-1-BG01-KA220-HED-000155940<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). 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