Science connects people — that is the idea we stand on. The thematic network brings together civil society organisations building local knowledge ecosystems across Croatia through STEM.
The ESF project “Science Connecting People” laid the network’s foundations: partnerships, research, public policy guidelines. The target was 5 member collaborations — over 30 were delivered.
Project archive →TSP gives the network fresh momentum — conferences, quality standards for STEM workshops, 10+ events and structured dialogues each year. The National Foundation’s support is re-contracted annually: three consecutive cycles mean trust is not given once, but renewed.
The programme’s yearly record →The People · Places · Policy framework prepares the network for the next financial perspective — at European and national level. A network that measures and evaluates itself enters negotiations as a partner.
Civil society organisations from Vukovar to Prvić Luka — the territorially and thematically diverse backbone of the network.
Organisation database →The tool organisations use to track and evaluate their own work — the network’s front door and the basis of a measurable sector.
Open the app →139 projects from public funding decisions on the map of Croatia — who is building local knowledge ecosystems, where and with how much. The foundation of the future aggregated STEM heatmap.
Open the project map →The network’s STE[A]M events through the year — from festivals to structured dialogues across Croatia.
Event calendar →Research, focus groups, public opinion polling and structured dialogues — distilled into guidelines for decision-makers, including fostering local ecosystems.
Document (PDF) → Measurement toolsTools for measuring the motivation, creativity and entrepreneurship of STEM activity participants — so success is a data point, not an impression.
More on the research → Database of STEM civil society organisationsWho works on STEM with citizens across Croatia — resources, potential and contacts in one place.
Open the database →If your organisation does STEM with citizens — workshops, festivals, science popularisation — the network offers what is hardest for a single organisation to build alone: visibility, partners for larger applications, and tools that do the work.
Posts are written on the network’s sites — here we bring them together.
Thirteen years of building local ecosystems — from the first FabLab to a model that connects people, places and policy. Europe invested in our capability; this is how we give it back.
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