Partnering with meriSTEM@NIE

Empowering future innovators through strategic collaboration

  • We collaborate with foundations and private organisations to co-create transformative education programmes. Together, we design, implement, and evaluate integrated STEM curricula that develop teacher capacity and student potential.

    🇮🇩 Indonesia: Empowering Educators

    • With support from Temasek Foundation and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Indonesia), Amazon Web Services, Prestasi Junior Indonesia, Caterpillar Foundation and The Head Foundation, we have developed STEM competencies for over 900 teachers, through various initiatives.

    🇹🇭 Thailand: Centres of Excellence

    • We worked with the Ministry of Education (Thailand), SEAMEO STEM-ED, and OBEC to establish 10 Centres of Excellence in STEM education, creating models of innovation across schools.

    🇲🇾 Malaysia: School-Industry Synergy

    • Together with Temasek Foundation and JCorp Foundation, we developed a sustainable and scalable partnership model between schools and STEM industries.

    🇮🇳 India: Enabling Schools for Sustainable Impact

    • Partnered with Temasek Foundation, Adani Foundation to co-create an integrated, scalable STEM programme for Adani schools, and position schools as enablers of economic transformation aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

    🇸🇬 Singapore: Building Local STEM Capacity

    • Supported by ExxonMobil, we built a thriving educator community. We also worked with Temasek Foundation to support 100 secondary students in developing advanced STEM skills over three years.

    Explore our partnership programmes here.

  • We foster global academic exchange that enrich STEM education across borders.

    • Hosting visiting Professors

    • Welcoming Fulbright and international scholars

    Academics from around the world—such as the USA, South Korea, China, and Indonesia—have joined us. Discover the full list here.

  • We actively engage in research collaborations and curriculum co-design initiatives that strengthen teaching practices and advance STEM inquiry.

    • Facilitating teacher work attachments to co-develop integrated STEM lesson designs

    • Partnering with science centres for research on innovative pedagogy

  • We bridge education with industry to ensure learning remains relevant, hands-on, and forward-looking.

    • Collaborative curriculum pilots, such as Code to Sew with BERNINA (Singapore)

    • Industry-linked internships with BERNINA (Singapore), GreenLoopFarms, Stick ‘Em, and South Asia Biomedical Engineering

    • Trialling frontier AI technologies like AI with Panasonic and Nuovoton

International Partnerships

“This programme has been specifically designed to support our teachers in their transformation into effective STEM educators. It has equipped them with a strong understanding of the curriculum and the skills needed for integrated STEM curriculum development. Moreover, it has empowered them to foster and sustain a learning ecosystem within their school districts, ensuring long-term impact on STEM education.”
— Mdm Nita Isaeni (MOECRT), on the STEM Programme in Indonesia

Let’s Partner for Impact

Ready to transform the future of STEM education together? Whether you're interested in funding, academic exchange, or innovation projects, we'd love to hear from you.