International Stem Association Joint Stock Company

What International Stem Association Joint Stock Company does

International Stem Association Joint Stock Company (ISA, dba 'istema') is a Vietnam-based EdTech and education services company founded in 2019 with headquarters in Hanoi and a regional presence in Ho Chi Minh City. It provides an integrated STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) offering for K-12 educational institutions, spanning six core products: K-12 STEM curriculum aligned with NGSS and CSTA standards and Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training guidelines; STEM learning materials and equipment; STEM Lab/Maker Space consulting and build services; an online STEM lesson library; ISA-STEM.org-certified self-paced online teacher training delivered via elearning.istema.vn; and STEM accreditation services. The platform layer combines an LMS with a STEM lesson library and blockchain-encrypted teacher certificates issued in partnership with STEM.org, the longest-operating privately-held STEM credentialing body in the United States. ISA was accredited by STEM.org as the first institution in Vietnam to receive that international certification and is the implementing partner on the September 2022 MOET-STEM.org bilateral MOU signed in Princeton, NJ.

The company operates primarily through direct B2B sales to schools and educational institutions, supplemented by a self-serve online channel for individual teacher certification. Revenue streams span subscription/recurring (teacher certification, program accreditation), professional services (curriculum deployment and STEM Lab consulting), and hardware sales (STEM toolkits, equipment, robotics). Its GTM also leans on event-driven demand generation, including workshops at educational institutions and diplomatic events such as the 'Curious Minds, Wonder Alike' session at the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. The company is led by founder Dr. Le Phuoc Hung and curriculum expert Dr. Chuong Ha Hung Nguyen, operating with a 11-50 employee headcount.

ISA's customer base covers K-12 segments from kindergarten through high school and includes international schools, bilingual schools, and private/public Vietnamese school systems. Named deployments include Vinschool, FPT Schools, Alfred Nobel Escalator Schools, St. Paul American International School, Brendon Bilingual Primary School, ELiFE Bilingual Kindergartens, IRIS Kindergarten, Emasi Van Phuc School, TH School, Doan Thi Diem Primary School, and Western Hanoi School, with programming running from 45-minute daily kindergarten sessions up to 70-minute multi-lesson-per-week high-school formats, plus summer camps, clubs, and field-trip formats. Strategic partners include STEM.org (credentialing), iGroup and its subsidiary MangoSTEEMS (content distribution across 15 Asia-Pacific countries), Kidscode (STEM-Robotics hardware and labs), and the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training (government endorsement).

Name

International Stem Association Joint Stock Company

Legal name

International STEM Association

Website

https://istema.vn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

International STEM Association (ISA) is a Vietnam-based education company that delivers K-12 STEM curriculum, teacher certification, learning materials, and STEM Lab/Maker Space solutions to Vietnamese and international schools, operated through direct B2B sales to institutions and a self-paced online certification platform built on its STEM.org partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 STEM Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Math & STEM Learning Technology (incl. Coding/Robotics Platforms) (EDAJAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Science & STEM Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAH), Virtual Test Prep & Online Supplemental Instruction (K–12) (EDAJADAI), STEM & Computer Science Curriculum (EDAGAAAB)

Keywords

• K-12 STEM curriculum
• STEM teacher training
• STEM lab consulting
• Education accreditation services
• STEM learning materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanoi

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Teacher Certification Courses: Self-paced online STEM training courses for educators leading to ISA-STEM.org blockchain-encrypted certification. Available in Vietnamese and English formats.
2. STEM Program Accreditation: Accreditation services for schools and educational institutions seeking international STEM certification standards.
3. K-12 STEM Curriculum Implementation: Deployment of comprehensive STEM programs in schools including regular STEM classes, clubs, summer camps, and events. Tailored solutions for each educational institution.
4. STEM Lab/Maker Space Consulting: Consulting and building services for STEM Lab and Maker Space facilities in schools from Kindergarten to High School (K-12) including Tech Lab, Engineering Lab, and specialized learning environments.
5. STEM Learning Materials and Equipment: Supply of STEM toolkits, equipment, international textbooks, ebooks, management systems, software, programming tools, technological devices and robots meeting STEM program standards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ISA provides K-12 STEM education services to schools in Vietnam, including deployment of standardized STEM curricula, teacher certification training (in-person and self-paced online), STEM Lab/Maker Space consulting and build-out, supply of STEM learning materials and equipment, STEM program accreditation via partnership with US-based STEM.org, and an online STEM lesson library. The company's core commercial outputs are professional education services and accredited certification, enabled by a proprietary e-learning platform and blockchain-encrypted certificate system.

Product overview

International STEM Association (ISA) offers an integrated STEM education ecosystem comprising six core products: a K-12 STEM Curriculum providing comprehensive programs tailored to educational institutions; STEM Learning Materials supplying toolkits, equipment, textbooks, and robotics; a STEM Lab/Maker Space consulting service for building specialized learning environments; an Online STEM Lesson Library with globally sourced lesson plans; ISA-STEM.org Certified Self-Paced Online STEM Training for teacher certification; and STEM Accreditation services for institutional programs. Supplementary offerings include a Thư Viện STEM online library accessible via the eLearning platform and a STEM at Home project for family-based STEM learning activities. All offerings are aligned with international STEM.org standards and Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training guidelines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 STEM Curriculum Comprehensive K-12 STEM programs tailored to each educational institution, covering regular STEM classes, clubs, summer camps, and experiential festivals, aligned with Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training standards and international benchmarks (NGSS, CSTA). Targeted at schools and education systems from kindergarten through high school.
• STEM Learning Materials and Equipment Supply of STEM toolkits, equipment, international textbooks, ebooks, management systems, programming software, technological devices and robots meeting STEM program standards. Provided to schools and educational institutions implementing ISA programs.
• STEM Lab / Maker Space Consulting and Buildout Consulting and building of STEM Lab and Maker Space environments in schools from Kindergarten to High School, including Tech Lab, Engineering Lab, Gara Lab, and K-2 Lab spaces. Delivered to schools and educational institutions.
• Online STEM Lesson Library A digital collection of STEM lessons and lesson plans compiled from ISA and other international STEM institutions, sorted by topic and classified by language (Vietnamese/English) and age (Kindergarten, Primary, Middle School, High School). Available to enrolled teachers and via the elearning.istema.vn platform.
• ISA-STEM.org Certified Self-Paced Online STEM Teacher Training Self-paced online STEM teacher training course certified by STEM.org, available in Vietnamese and English, providing comprehensive STEM education knowledge and practical teaching experiences. Successful completion results in a blockchain-encrypted ISA-STEM.org certificate. Targeted at individual K-12 teachers and educators.
• STEM Program Accreditation Accreditation service for K-12 schools and educational institutions' STEM programs, certified through ISA's partnership with STEM.org. Provides formal international recognition of institutional STEM program quality.
• STEM at Home STEM learning-at-home project providing tutorials and activity guides (e.g., Balloon Car, Water Rainbow, Sky in a Bottle) for parents and children to conduct STEM experiments together. Targeted at families and supporting home-based STEM engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• First institution in Vietnam to achieve international STEM certification from STEM.org

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Vietnam Ministry of Education and TrainingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 September 2022On September 21, 2022, Vietnam and the United States held a session to discuss collaborative efforts to promote STEM education in Princeton, New Jersey. Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son and STEM.org CEO Andrew Raupp signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) marking sustainable cooperation to promote STEM Education in Vietnam. ISA is the implementing partner for this government-level STEM initiative.
• STEM.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTEM.org is the longest continually-operating, privately-held STEM education research and credentialing organization in America. They provide annual assessment, appraisal and certification for teachers and STEM education organizations, educator training and certification, evaluation of STEM learning materials/tools, and STEM book review services. ISA is the first institution in Vietnam certified by STEM.org for international standard STEM programs.
• iGroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultinational company registered in Hong Kong with representative offices in 15 countries in Asia-Pacific. iGroup is a leading provider of technology and information solutions for schools and businesses, focusing on digital solutions in the digital age. They serve customers including libraries, students, schools, educators, scientists, and researchers.
• MangoSTEEMScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary of iGroup company established in 2018 providing innovative and effective education solutions for education market from Preschool to Highschool (K-12) in S.T.E.E.M.S (Science, Technology, Engineering, Language, Math and Social Science). Contributed to curriculum development for ISA programs.
• KidscodesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationKidscode Education Development Joint Stock Company focuses on developing STEM thinking and Programming for students of all ages. They provide solutions including STEM-Robotics education training, establishing STEM clubs in schools, consulting on Lab Makerspace building, organizing STEM Robot competitions, and STEM products including equipment, educational robots, books and toys.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Discovery Education: Discovery Education is a global K-12 digital curriculum provider with STEM-focused content, teacher resources, and standards-aligned lesson libraries. It is a broad incumbent in the same K-12 STEM curriculum/content market that ISA addresses in Vietnam.
• iGroup: iGroup is a multinational APAC education technology and information provider with offices in 15 countries, and the parent of MangoSTEEMS. It is both ISA's partner and a broader incumbent offering libraries, digital content, and edtech solutions to the same K-12 and institutional customers.

Direct peers

• Tynker: Tynker is a K-12 coding and STEM learning platform that serves schools and districts globally with curriculum, teacher tools, and student programming courses. It is a direct peer in K-12 STEM/coding technology delivery, particularly relevant to ISA's curriculum and online lesson library.
• MangoSTEEMS: MangoSTEEMS is the iGroup subsidiary that contributed to ISA's curriculum development; it provides K-12 S.T.E.E.M.S. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Language, Math, Social Science) curriculum solutions across Asia-Pacific, directly overlapping ISA's K-12 STEM curriculum and productized services in the same Vietnamese school customer base.
• STEAM for Vietnam: STEAM for Vietnam is a Vietnam-focused STEM/STEAM education non-profit that trains teachers and develops K-12 STEM content. It targets the same Vietnamese K-12 ecosystem with an alternative, lower-cost content model, competing for teacher training mindshare and curriculum partnerships.
• Kidscode: Kidscode is a Vietnam-based STEM-Robotics education provider that offers teacher training, STEM clubs, Maker Space consulting, robotics competitions, and STEM products. It is a stated ISA partner and a direct competitor in K-12 STEM/Robotics programs for the same Vietnamese schools.

Regional players

• STEM Learning Ltd: STEM Learning Ltd is one of India's largest K-12 STEM education providers, operating STEM labs and teacher training programs across thousands of schools. It is a comparable emerging-market K-12 STEM roll-up and a relevant benchmark for ISA's regional expansion potential.

Others

• STEM.org: STEM.org is the US-based STEM education research and credentialing organization that accredits and certifies ISA. It is an enabling partner and ecosystem anchor rather than a direct competitor, but it underwrites ISA's entire credentialing and MoET positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/internationalSTEMassociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-stem-association

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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