Online STEM conference smashes expectations

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published June 3, 2020

A major STEM conference that was forced to move online due to COVID-19 restrictions has reported five times its expected attendees.

Due to high demand, registrations will stay open for STEM 2020 until July 27.

STEM 2020 is an initiative of the NSW education department and is billed as the biggest education technology gathering in ...

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