Baku: With the support of the Ministry of Science and Education and the organization of the ‘STEAM Azerbaijan’ project, the International STEAM Azerbaijan Festival (SAF 2025) will be held at the Baku Expo Center from November 17 to 19, the Ministry of Science and Education told APA.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the main purpose of the festival is to promote STEAM-based education, develop 21st-century skills among learners, identify creative students, and encourage the preparation of innovative solutions and projects for the effective application of the STEAM-based approach.
As part of the STEAM Azerbaijan Festival, which is being held for the 5th time this year, competitions will be organized in 16 main and 2 sub-categories. The categories include ‘Engineers of Future,’ ‘Kinematography’ (VidX: AI Motion Challenge), ‘Battle of Robots’ (VEX IQ/VEX Robotics Competition), ‘Mechatronics,’ ‘Boat Racing,’ ‘Renewable Energy’ (H2 Pro Grand Prix Pro), ‘Drone Technologies’ (FlyTech), ‘Submarine’ (Deep Dive), ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship,’ ‘RoboSoccer,’ ‘Fast and Furious,’ ‘Satellite Technologies’ (CubeSat), ‘Computer-Based Design’ (NextGen Creators), ‘Computer-Based Manufacturing’ (Imagination to Reality), ‘Strategic Thinking and Spatial Reasoning’ (Rolling Minds), and ‘Robot Games’ (Submerged/RoboGames).
A total of over 5,000 participants have registered to take part in the festival. Among them, 4,791 are local participants, while 261 represent 26 foreign countries.
Note that STEAM is the integrated teaching of five main fields. The STEAM-based education model is built on the idea of teaching science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics in an integrated manner.