📋 Tender Overview
Project Name
Support for Innovation and Collaboration in Science and Technology Education in Secondary Schools Project
Project Number
57176-001
Country / Economy
Mongolia
Project Status
Proposed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance
Grant
Source of Funding / Amount
Sector / Subsector
Education / Education sector development - Secondary
Gender
Description
The proposed project aims to improve the learning outcome of science education and the 21st century skills cultivating strong foundations needed for future labor force in this fast-changing and technology-driven societies. The PISA 2022 results revealed Mongolian secondary students' low comprehension in science, mathematics and reading. The learning context during the COVID-19 pandemic, characterized by TV and online-based learning, further weakened student competencies in these subjects in addition to existing challenges in the education sectorsuch as low teaching quality, changing and unclear curricula, and weak alignment with labor market demand skills. Therefore, to improve learning outcome of science education and the associated 21st century skills, Mongolia secondary students require hands-on drills and collaboration with peers supported by high quality teaching and laboratory-based learning as well as the quality content making strong relevance to real-world problems in the industries and issues around climate change.
The project development objective will be achieved by output 1. Teachers' capacity for planning and teaching secondary students' science, mathematics and reading classes improved; output 2. Creative and innovative science and climate change education laboratory established; and output 3. School-enabling environment for innovative hands-on education and climate change education strengthened.
Strong feature of the project is the establishment and operation of the creative and innovative laboratory that fosters hands-on experience in science and climate change education for both students and teachers. This space will be inclusive, catering to students with disabilities and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The program will promote more female student participation and invite many female leaders in the science and technology who can become role models for students. The laboratory will serve as a hub for knowledge exchange among secondary students, scientists, and industry professionals, promoting skills development through internships, capstone projects, and specialized programs in leadership, project management, and entrepreneurship. It will support the implementation of programs tailored to students with disabilities and from poor families, and foster women's leadership in science and technology.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
Mongolia is a vast and sparsely populated country situated between People's Republic of China and Russia. As of 2022, Mongolia's total population reached 3.5 million (an increase of a
