Monday, 24 May 2021, the Chemistry Education Study Program carried out Visiting Professor activities with Prof. Wing Mui Winnie So. Prof. So is Professor in the Department of Science and Environmental Studies and Director of the Center for Education in Environmental Sustainability, The Education University of Hong Kong. Prof. So main research field are: STEM Education, inquiry learning in science, and environmental education, as well as the professional development of science teachers.

Accompanied by the Coordinator of the Chemistry Education Study Program, Dr. Antuni Wiyarsi, M.Sc, 6th semester chemistry education student actively participates in question and answer activities through chat rooms. On this occasion, Prof. So delivered material about STEM which consists of the definition of STEM, why STEM is important, as well as examples of STEM implementation in learning. Based on the explanation from Prof. So, thus a conceptual framework for integrated STEM education includes scientific inquiry and engineering design as a basis, technological literacy and mathematical thinking in addition, and system integrity linked to authentic contexts. STEM is becoming important in an increasingly advanced era, where competition in the economic industry and the readiness of human resources becomes a competition, so that learning is needed that can follow the progress of this era and technology.

In addition, Prof. So also introduced master and doctoral programs at The Education University of Hong Kong, so that with the implementation of this visiting professor activity, besides being able to improve the quality of lectures, it can also add international insight for students to continue their studies, and open opportunities for cooperation in the fields of teaching and research, or publications.