抄録
Science and technology have continued to become more diversified in recent years, leading to further promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and to advances that can be incorporated into science education. The Office for the Next Generation (ONG) was founded in 2011 at the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), the University of Tokyo, to promote STEM education through outreach programs in collaboration with various industries. In this paper, we present several outreach programs designed and conducted by the ONG. The collaborative university/industry programs aim to encourage students in primary and secondary schools to deepen their understanding of STEM as well as the social roles and significance of science and technology. One of the goals of our outreach programs has been the development of a series of lectures by IIS professors and teaching materials such as experiment kits and visual materials based on the lectures. The visual materials will be provided as DVDs or YouTube videos. The materials will be provided with classroom instructions according to the curriculum of the related subjects, including social studies. We also describe the workshops developed jointly by ONG and industries. The outreach programs have been evaluated by questionnaire survey and by interviews of lecturers and people in industry. Lastly, we provide a summary of the challenges and the future prospects of the STEM education and outreach programs in university/industry collaboration.
