‘HACKTIVATE THE CITY: Navigating new ways of education’

Hacktivate The City invites dynamic and creative teachers, education professionals, policy makers, parents and pupils for an intensive exploration of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education.  A series of exhibitions, workshops, presentations and discussions will research new technologies, best practices and pressing issues in that particular field of education in Brussels, Belgium and Europe.

The Pop-Up exhibition will be opened by a conference, presenting a number of Belgian and European initiatives in the field of STEAM education.

PROGRAMME:
Introduction lecture
14:00   The key to innovation is epibration, Michaël Van Damme, The Forge (BE)

Trending Innovators
14:30   Machine Learning Studio, Kristina Maurer, Ars Electronica (AU)
14:50   Smart Education @ Schools, Frederik Cornille, Imec research group, KU Leuven (BE)
15:10   AuLAB: Reviving the passion for knowledge through art, Lucia Garcia Rodriguez, Director of LABoral Centro de Arte (ES)
15:30   Education, Art and Engineering, Camilla Colombo, Ohme

Coffee break
European Educational Projects
16:10   European space education, Antoine Hubert, Manager ESERO
16:30   Reshaping Science learning, SySTEM 2020, Mairéad Hurley, Science Gallery Dublin (IE)
16:50   STARTS Academy: from STEAM to STARTS, European Commission-DG Connect

digitALL youth
17:10   Presentation: Wearable Technology Lab - Gluon, Pieter Coussement, ICT expert Gluon Labs, Sint-Lucas KU Leuven, Ghent (BE)
17:30   Discussion: Equal participation of the next generation in the digital era, with : Carole De Clerck - Pavillon Manager, KIKK ; Jelle Gheldhof, Timelab ; Samuel Fuller, Maks vzw, Molengeek (speaker: Ricardo Martinez Herrera), Hassan Al Hilou, A Seat At The Table. Moderated by Christophe De Jaeger 

18:10 The third paradise, Paolo Naldini, Cittadellarte

The conference is moderated by Teri Schultz

18:30  Opening Reception
19:00  Exhibition Opening, with introductions by Christophe de Jaeger (BOZAR), Minister De Backer, Minister Sven Gatz and Ann Brusseel (EHB).