The International STEM Education Conference (ISTEM-ED) 2024 Singapore, organised by the Multi-centric Education, Research & Industry STEM Centre (meriSTEM@NIE), took place between 26-28 June 2024 at NIE. This inaugural conference was attended by more than 200 STEM researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from 22 economies worldwide, sharing insights on integrated STEM curriculum research, development, and implementation in relation to this year's theme "With-In and In-With STEM Education Research.” The hyphenation of “with-in” in the theme underscores the sense of unity in both formal and informal STEM education spaces, as participants conceptualise, model and practise integration to be “in-with” the STEM education fraternity.

Highlights from the conference programme included four keynote presentations by Professor Lyn D. English (Australia), Professor Gillian Roehrig (USA), Professor Jinwoong Song (South Korea), and Assistant Professor Choy Ban Heng (Singapore). There was also  a tradeshow showcasing the latest innovations and resources in STEM teaching and learning, featuring a broad spectrum of organisations from pioneering startups to established global leaders. Participants contributed nearly 80 paper and poster presentations including two symposiums, while tradeshow exhibitors, meriSTEM@NIE, and the overseas keynote speakers conducted additional workshop sessions.