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Educational impact of STEM students service-learning

Beside the scientific and educational role, higher educational institutions have important social role, being the leaders in a local community change. The Universities work on raising awareness on the importance of adopting and applying knowledge and skills in civic engagement of students. As Faculty of Chemistry and Technology works with students in STEM area and environmental protection, through the service-learning, it aims to improve the cross-sectoral environmental protection cooperation and sustainable development. Implementation of a service-learning program stimulates and actively engages students and teachers and strengthens inter-sector cooperation in order to promote and encourage socially useful learning for environmental protection and sustainable development. The service-learning program encourages university students in solving environmental problems in local community at the same time strengthening their cross-sectoral competences while working on multidisciplinary projects. Faculty of Chemistry and Technology recognized servicelearning as a pedagogical model that brings new forms of learning and improves educational impact of the curriculum. This paper gives an insight in the increase and development of professional competences among STEM area students at Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, after service-learning program involvement in the curriculum.

higher education, service-learning, STEM, environmental protection

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