New publication: The human right to STEM education

The Book "The Human Rights-Based Approach to STEM Education" is now published!

Co-edited by UNESCO Centre Director Klaus Starl and with contributions by UNESCO Chair Gerd Oberleitner and Klaus Starl, this is the first introduction to the right to science and human rights perspectives on education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Based on the Berlin Declaration on the Right to Science Education, the book offers a thorough grounding in the right to education and its application in the STEM fields and provides interdisciplinary perspectives on the human right to science education.

The book is available open access here!

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