The European project entitled Ted-SOEP “Transforming STEM teacher education in South Africa through Self-Directed Open Educational Practices” has been written and coordinated by the project applicant, North-West University (South Africa), in cooperation with Pixel. The project was funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education. The Ted-SOEP project has the aim to foster collaboration and partnerships between South African institutions and European partners involved in STEM teacher education, to enable the exchange and transfer of expertise, best practices and know-how in integrating self-directed open educational practices (OEPs) and open educational resources (OERs) into STEM teacher education