Educating & Training STEM IT Professionals Based on the CDIO Standards Evolution

Abstract

The acronym STEM denotes the field of knowledge & activity that defines the corresponding education & training system. In education, STEM is interpreted in two ways. On the one hand, STEM is a term used to group together four academic disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. On the other hand, STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four disciplines in an interdisciplinary and applied manner.