THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL BALTIC SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION BalticSTE2015 „STATE-OF-THE-ART AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES”: A REVIEW OF SYMPOSIUM

This year, on June 15th-18th, the 1st international Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education „State-of-the-art and future perspectives“ (BalticSTE2015) took place. The symposium was organized by the scientific methodological centre “Scientia Educologica” and Šiauliai university, Lithuania. The symposium on this topic in the Baltic States was organized for the first time. It is a unique opportunity for the scientist of the Baltic States to show the achievements in the sphere of natural science and technology education. On the other hand, it is an opportunity to examine the latest researches in the world, to come into business contacts etc. This kind of symposiums is held regularly in Asia, Africa, South and North America and is primarily intended to facilitate the development of science and technology education in the region. This symposium attended by guests from Taiwan, Brazil, Canada, Turkey, Iran, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Italy, Latvia, and Poland. The symposium proceedings were prepared and published. Totally 34 short papers are published in which various natural science and technology education problems are discussed. So, 1st International BalticSTE2015 symposium is a history already. As always, not everything was successfully recorded, not all interesting questions discussed. One has to believe, that natural science and technology education movement will continue and develop. The 2nd symposium is expected to take place in Šiauliai, in June, 2017.