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New educational activity by Qatar University

Young Scientists Center (QUYSC)

Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QUYSC) launches “Rebuilding Education:
STEM Teaching Practices and Research in the Post-COVID-19 Age”
In this context, Qatar University Young Scientists (QUYSC) published a peer-reviewed
book edited by Prof. Noora J. Al-Thani and Dr. Zubair Ahmad entitled “Rebuilding
Education: STEM Education Practices and Research during the Post-COVID-19 Era”
in Sustainability, MDPI. The volume consolidates diverse STEM (Science, technolo-
gy, engineering, and mathematics) approaches, integrating 12 peer-reviewed articles
worldwide to remediate the confrontations associated with the COVID-19 era, which
prompts us to explore the myriad of underlying factors for a sustainable STEM ed-
ucation.
COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented educational transformation with a sig-
nificant shift in the different domains of education. On investigating the uncertainties
posed, especially in interdisciplinary STEM education, it was observed that the acade-
micians faced diverse challenges in instruction and learning. Thus, it is quintessential
to delve into contemporary pandemic-mediated educational research to remediate
and nullify these challenges.
Some significant contributions presented in this special issue include groundbreaking
approaches to overcoming most classroom drawbacks by implementing flexible and
remote learning. However, considerable issues have been argued about STEM edu-
cation, necessitating a multidisciplinary approach. In this context, several researchers
have made substantial exertions in STEM-driven multidisciplinary approaches involving
diverse pedagogies (project-based, STEAM-based, flipped models, etc.) to improve
STEM education during the pandemic. Meanwhile, some of the other contributions on
the list include novel approaches to overcoming e-learning challenges and enhancing
online ICT (information, communication, and technology). Finally, critical investigations
regarding adaptability and the resultant emotional development have been made in
IFIA Magazine Septeber 2023 situation of students and teachers during the pandemic. Conclusively, this peer-re-
the psychology and behavioral domains to comprehend and remediate the vulnerable

viewed volume showcases the evolution of diverse educational realms from the pre-
COVID era to the post-COVID era, converging on sustainable takeaways that need to
be sumptuously explored to create productive STEM education models.
Prof. Noora J. Al-Thani, Director of QUYSC, states, “We believe this peer-reviewed
volume will be an appreciated addition in reinforcing the sustainable STEM education

world.”

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