The STEMI Community of Practice Conference is a biennial conference which is dedicated to the advancement of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Innovation (STEMI) through Olympiads and Competitions in South Africa by creating a community of practice where best practices are identified and benchmarked.

The conference serves as a platform for engagements in innovative ideas that can be transformed into actions, for sharing of best practices and for collaborative problem-solving around issues pertaining to STEM education.

This is achieved by bringing Olympiad and Competition organisers, and other industry stakeholders together to present academic and non-academic research and talks to facilitate a platform for engagement between parties.

Objectives of the conference: 

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• 1. To positively contribute towards a STEMI-driven culture.
• 2. To create a platform for collaborative problem solving.
• 3. To act as a catalyst between people and organisations.
• 4. To facilitate the development of tools to improve the connection between science and society.
• 5. To assist in transforming innovative ideas and actions into benchmarked practices.