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Dialogic, together with higher education institutions in Eastern Netherlands (University of Twente, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, and Edith Stein University of Applied Sciences), is carrying out the project Twente’s got Talent (TGT). TGT aims to strengthen the regional educational knowledge infrastructure - from primary to scientific education - by better utilizing the existing knowledge potential through the use of new ICT services.
We aim to address some of the current bottlenecks in this knowledge infrastructure through a combination of organizational and ICT-based innovations to enhance regional innovation and competitiveness. One bottleneck is the renewal process in STEM subjects in secondary education, especially in more peripheral secondary schools. Additionally, it involves enabling primary schools to provide their students with an adequate orientation in science and technology.
TGT aims to reduce these bottlenecks through collaboration among all higher education institutions in Eastern Netherlands and a selection of secondary and primary schools. For the upper primary school years, modules are being developed for science and technology to create a better transition to secondary education. In bridging the gap between secondary and higher education, we focus on the "marginal???" STEM subjects Mathematics D and Computer Science. Through the use of ICT applications, we aim to combine the often limited demand for these subjects at individual schools to create sufficient “critical mass???. The intention is to ultimately generate a ripple effect through pilots.