Why is your company joining the STEM Alliance?
By joining the Scientix STEM Alliance, TikTok aims to strengthen its collaboration with educators, public administrations and industry partners to advance STEM education and innovation. The Alliance offers a valuable platform to exchange best practices, learn from leading experts, and connect with schools and educators. We are pleased to be part of a recognised network that promotes high-quality STEM learning while highlighting how digital platforms can support education. TikTok hopes to contribute examples of how technology can enrich the classroom, foster media literacy, and showcase innovative ways of engaging young people to pursue STEM careers.
Why is STEM Education a priority for your company?
STEM education equips young people with the skills they need to thrive in today's world. With its wide reach, TikTok offers a unique opportunity to make STEM learning more engaging and accessible to diverse audiences. Educational campaigns and trends like #STEMTok and #LearnOnTikTok have garnered millions of views, reflecting a growing appetite from our users for high-quality informative and entertaining content. Thanks to their widespread popularity, these campaigns have successfully increased the presence and visibility of educational content on our platform - sparking curiosity, promoting discovery, and inspiring the next generation of scientists, engineers and innovators.
TikTok also recognises its responsibility to create a safe, age-appropriate environment where educational content can flourish. By supporting initiatives such as the Scientix Experiment Award and hosting STEM-related webinars and events, the company contributes to raising awareness about the importance of STEM, while inspiring creativity and participation.
What does your company want to achieve with its support to the STEM Alliance?
Through its support to the Scientix STEM Alliance, TikTok seeks to achieve several key objectives:
- Promote STEM content: By providing a platform where STEM content can flourish and supporting STEM initiatives, in collaboration with partners, TikTok aims to make education and learning accessible to a global audience.
- Support educators and inspire students: Provide teachers and educators with access to high-quality STEM content and resources, and showcase how digital platforms can enhance learning with content that is engaging, relatable and accessible to students worldwide.
- Foster collaboration: Work with educators, policymakers, industry partners and experts to strengthen the STEM education ecosystem.
Website: www.tiktok.com