STEM Education Promotion Alliance (SEPA) is a social enterprise in Vietnam. We work so that every child, wherever they live, can learn STEM well.
From 2023 to 2025, SEPA worked in 19 provinces and cities, ran 51 training rounds for more than 12,000 teachers and school leaders, and supported more than 400,000 students. About 75% of these students are from ethnic minority groups and more than 60% are girls.
Mission and vision
Mission
Our mission is to bring quality STEM education to every child (Quality STEM Education for All).
Vision
We work towards fair access to STEM education, where students in rural and mountainous areas, girls and students with disabilities have the same opportunities as other students.
What we do
SEPA focuses on three areas of work. More detail is on our Our work page.
Teacher training
SEPA trains teachers through “A Piece of Teach”, a programme of short modules ranging from an introduction to STEM to guiding students in science and engineering research. Courses run in person in local areas and online.
Programmes and competitions for students
SEPA delivers CREST Awards, the VEX Robotics National Championship, NASA Space Apps Challenge and the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge, as well as STEM festivals and school STEM clubs.
Learning materials
SEPA develops STEM lessons rooted in local culture, the Davilearn simulation platform, and virtual robots and labs for students with disabilities.
How we work
Starting from local culture
Lessons are built from students’ own culture and daily life, such as the conical hat, bamboo, weaving, rice and the ban flower. Students learn science through things they already know.
Investing in teachers
Teachers keep STEM going after a programme ends. In Cao Bang and Lang Son, more than 200 teachers were trained to organise regional robotics tournaments themselves.
Working to international standards
SEPA runs programmes with international assessment standards together with RECF, the British Science Association (CREST Awards), NASA Space Apps Challenge and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Working with partners
Our activities are carried out with provincial departments of education, schools, universities, international organisations and companies. The full list is on our Partners page.
SEPA works by five core values:
- Collaboration
- Excellence
- Action
- Compassion
- Integrity
Founder
Ms Dao Thi Hong Quyen, Founder and Director
Ms Quyen is a biology teacher and a graduate of Hanoi National University of Education, where she is now a doctoral researcher in Theory and Methods of Biology Teaching. She grew up in rural Vietnam and founded SEPA so that students in places with few resources can also learn science and technology.
- International Representative of RECF in Vietnam
- Chevron/National Geographic Fab STEM Fellow
- Recipient of the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy and Fulbright TEA scholarships
- Power of Radiance Award (nominated by UNICEF, 2023)
Legal information
| Legal entity | STEM Education Promotion Alliance Company Limited (social enterprise) |
| Tax ID | 0601247587 |
| Registered address | Cao Dai 2 Hamlet, My Loc Ward, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam |
| Sustainable Development Goals | SDG 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 |
Request SEPA’s capability statement
The statement covers our programmes, impact figures, partners and awards for 2023–2025.
+84 817 750 229
sepa@sepa.org.vn