ACU STEM Centre of Education Excellence, Strathfield

Aligned with ACU’s mission of pursuing knowledge, respecting human dignity, and advancing the common good, the innovative purpose-built centre will provide a suite of educational opportunities to boost in-demand STEM skills among students of all ages, community groups, residents, and a wide range of industries in Strathfield and Western Sydney.

The centre will offer pre-school programs designed to pique interest in STEM among young children, and a raft of courses for junior school students including robotics, coding, maker space, metaverse, and simulated Observatory.

ACU will support senior school students by working with Western Sydney schools to increase subject offerings in STEM areas of learning impacted by teacher shortages through a blended mode of program delivery.

School teachers are also set to benefit from the new centre with professional development opportunities in areas including maths, science, technology, and literacy designed to ensure they have the cutting-edge skills, knowledge and experiences required to support students learn skills of the future.

The centre will offer short courses and micro credentials covering general STEM skills for learners of all ages, supporting personal interests and changes in career.

It will also include new industry training opportunities harnessing Metaverse to enable ACU to work with industry partners to provide immersive virtual training to upskill workers and meet shortages, as well as support researchers to collaborate on STEM projects nationally and internationally. The makerspace will provide access to innovative and emerging technologies for the local community to explore.

STEM Discovery Centre

A Discovery Centre will be established on the Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary) to showcase the development of the STEM Centre of Education Excellence.

Visitors will be welcome to come to the Discovery Centre and keep up to date with the evolution of this exciting project.