STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics—fields that play a key role in shaping the future, from climate solutions and clean energy to digitalisation and advanced manufacturing. Career fairs are a great opportunity to show students what STEM is really about: practical, creative, and full of exciting career paths.
Date:
15.01.2026
Time:
10:30 to 12:00 (CET)
Location:
online (MS Teams link provided upon registration)
Registration Fee - all participants:
free, registration required
Webinar on Arranging STEM Career Fairs!
In this webinar, we share hands-on ideas and proven approaches to design inspiring STEM career fairs that engage young people—and make STEM careers more attractive for girls and women.
Topics include:
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How to spark school students’ interest in STEM careers
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How to make STEM careers more attractive for girls and women
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How to involve businesses and strengthen cooperation
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Fun, interactive activities for career fairs—low budget and with little equipment
Date & time: 15 January 2026, 10:30–12:00 (CET)
Location: Online (MS Teams)
Registration: Register here and we will send you the Teams link.
Webinar Programme
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
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| 10:30 | Welcome and short introduction to the webinar | Barbara Harterink H2COVE task leader |
| 10:35 | On a secret mission: How the climate crisis can help you on your way into the world of work An interactive learning experience to explore green careers through workshops at career fairs |
Sonja Karbon (Austria), founder and managing director of KARBON Consulting GmbH |
| 10:50 | How to make STEM careers interesting for school students (14-21 years)? How to make STEM careers more attractive for girls and women? |
Andres Juur (Estonia), Director of AHHAA, the largest science centre in the Baltic region |
| 11:05 | Arranging STEM career fairs | Nazarii-Andrii Soroka (Ukraine), background in STEM education and STEM engagement |
| 11:15 | The involvement of businesses in career fairs. Fun activities during career fairs, without the need of a lot of equipment or money |
Toomas Laigu (Estonia), creative entrepreneur supporting companies and NGOs in fairs and offline events |
| 11:30 | Make It Work is a good practice in the Netherlands where people from outside the field of IT are found and reskilled. This requires a specific approach to career fairs and finding the right candidates. | Marion Koops (The Netherlands), Project manager Make IT Work |
| 11:45 | Girls and Technology event for lower secondary school students, organised annually by Hub for Ocean in Vestland since 2015, in collaboration with Kinn municipality | Dimana Helle (Norway), communication and event coordinator at Hub for Ocean |
| 12:00 | End webinar |
Who we are: This webinar is organised by the H2CoVE Network. Learn more about our project Hydrogen Centres of Vocational Excellence (H2CoVE)
