BIEA International STEM Regional Partnership Request for Proposal

At the British International Education Association BIEA, we believe STEM skills is a life skill just like reading and writing, it is a basic human right, and we must do all we can in our effort to facilitate quality and equal assess STEM education internationally.

Each year, thousands of high school students from around the globe enter the exciting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) talent pipeline: the BIEA International STEM Youth Innovation Competition, the flagship STEM programme from BIEA. Supported by BIEA STEM Ambassadors, these students — tomorrow’s leading scientists, engineers, innovators, and entrepreneurs — strive to discover answers and develop new solutions to humanity’s greatest problems.

Due to increased engagement and worldwide reach, BIEA is opening up regional partnership opportunities to countries (regions). We are looking for engaged parties to become trusted official partners of BIEA for a designated region, organising STEM events and deliver STEM education services. The application opens on 1st September 2021, closes on 30th September 2021. If you are interested in cooperation with BIEA, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

BIEA STEM Competition

The BIEA International Youth Innovation Competition is open to students aged between 9-17 years olds (age groups: 9-11, 12-14, 15-17) with an optional 18-21 years group for university students. Entries are accepted from teams of 3-5 students with a mentor. Multiple entries from the same school are accepted.

The competition programme is a carefully curated series of events combining a STEM conference, the STEM competition, seminars and international STEM mentoring sessions. The programme presents an extraordinary opportunity for partners to inspire, connect with and directly support students from primary to university level in their local communities and on a global stage.

Each year, a new global theme is chosen and extended by the BIEA STEM committee, to reflect the most urgent issues we face in the world and drawing relevance to modern technology. In the past, the event has covered hot topics such as drones’ technology, animal extinction, disaster rescue, ocean plastic pollution, global food waste etc all with the aim to meet UN SDG goals and tackle climate change hands on. This annual affair is in its fourth year. The 2021 STEM theme is “RePack to Restore Our World”, developing sustainable food packaging for schools and workplaces. Teams from over 45 countries took part in the conference launch and in the main STEM competition, reaching thousands of students and their schools.

Regional Partnership
Regional partnerships are at the heart of the BIEA STEM programmes, they support the delivery of the competition in that region from hosting the regional heats to support STEM ambassadors.
We are looking for engaged parties to become trusted official partners of BIEA for a designated region, organising STEM events, recruiting local schools to take part and provide support services to participating teams. Through its acclaimed science competitions and its STEM Star Programmes, BIEA is committed to inform, educate and inspire. The Association is thrilled for this opportunity to welcome new partners to our storied history.
The opportunity holds tremendous short- and long-term benefits for the partner through events and project delivery:
• Establish a global legacy of fostering and advancing all sciences, while inspiring the next generations of scientific entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders.
• An opportunity to build significant reputational capital and brand awareness in the STEM community, among thought leaders and elected officials, and with the public at large at local, regional, national and global levels.
• Provides unique access and partnership opportunities on the ground, while serving the crucial role of nurturing talent globally and keeping young people interested, engaged and inspired by science.
• Generates deep and meaningful international access and relationship building with global leaders in the UK, other regions and territories. Government officials around the globe, worldwide media opinion leaders and key influencers throughout the scientific community look to the program to identify the next generation of trailblazers.

British International Education Association BIEA
The British International Education Association (BIEA) is a not-for-profit organisation with head office in London. Our mission is to facilitating quality and accessible British education to emerging international education markets. BIEA works with the UK Department of International Trade, the British Council and many others to meet the needs and challenges in international education.
A dynamic and forward-thinking organisation, BIEA is led by a board made up of passionate and committed Headteachers and Governors who have long-standing connections to both state and private entities within the UK educational sector.

How to Submit an Application and Proposal
Fill the application form (download file in Word)
and complete your proposal which must be submitted no later than 17:00 (GMT) on 30 September 2021 to Helen Hu at the email address: partnership@biea.org.uk.
Those entities submitting letters of intent and proposals will be invited to attend the virtual BIEA STEM 2021 Award Ceremony on 22 September 2021.

Confidentiality
The Association will treat proposals with the utmost confidentiality and will consider a nondisclosure agreement with Proposers if requested.

Questions
Any questions or issues regarding this RFP may be submitted to Helen Hu at partnership@biea.org.uk