L'Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma He hosted Saturday July 4 la STEM Olympiad Grand Final, the final event of the international competition dedicated to the disciplines STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)For an entire day the Campus was transformed into a meeting point between cultures, educational systems and young talents, welcoming over 700 students, accompanied by 150 teachers it's about 400 family members, From 54 Countries.
The Rome final marked the culmination of an edition that, in the 2025-2026 academic year, involved over 20.000 students from 184 countries. After a complex international online selection process, divided into three phases, the best students, from third grade of primary school to the final year of secondary school, qualified for the in-person final.
In addition to math and science tests, the program included competitions dedicated to coding, artificial intelligence and design challenges, with activities of AI Prompt Engineering, CodeCombat, Codementum, and STEM labs dedicated to building bridges, airplanes, and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) projectsA journey that fostered creativity, team spirit, and problem-solving skills.
The initiative is part of the internationalization strategy dell 'Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, committed to promoting an academic community open to dialogue between cultures, disciplines, and educational systems, through scientific collaborations, attracting international students, and educational programs geared toward global challenges.
The University's educational model interprets STEM education as a path that integrates scientific and technological skills with the humanities, ethics, sustainability, and the centrality of the individual, in the belief that progress must be accompanied by social responsibility and a humanistic vision.
"Welcome to theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma Young people from 54 countries means realizing our vision of an international university, capable of creating opportunities for encounter, growth, and collaboration between different cultures. The STEM Olympiad demonstrates how scientific education can become an extraordinary tool for dialogue and building the future. Our university is proud to offer expertise, laboratories, and an academic community whose distinctive values are interdisciplinarity and the centrality of the individual.,chiara il Rector of theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Prof. Rocco Papalia.
"Internationalization is first and foremost an experience of relationships and exchange. Hosting the Grand Final of the STEM Olympiad means welcoming hundreds of young people who, through science and technology, also learn to engage with different cultures, ideas, and perspectives. This is the international dimension we want to promote: an academic environment in which scientific excellence, cultural openness, and human development grow together, preparing aware citizens and professionals capable of operating in increasingly global contexts," says the Vice-Rector for Internationalization of the University of Bologna.Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Prof Simonetta Filippi.
"Being chosen as the venue for the Grand Final of an event that involves over 20.000 students from 184 countries every year represents an important recognition of the international credibility achieved by theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di RomaEvents like this strengthen our position as a place of education, research, and innovation open to the world and confirm the University's ability to offer infrastructure, services, and an academic ecosystem worthy of major international initiatives., underlines theCEO and General Manager ofUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Doctor Andrea Rossi.
With the organization of the Grand Final of the STEM Olympiad, theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma It strengthens its role as an international hub for higher education, promoting an educational model that integrates scientific excellence, technological innovation, and the humanities, with the aim of training competent professionals and informed individuals capable of addressing the challenges of an increasingly global society.
The final event of the event is scheduled for today, Tuesday, July 7, at 2:00 p.m., at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, where the awards ceremony will be held for the students who distinguished themselves in the Math, Science, Coding, and STEM Challenge categories.
