The International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Office of Astronomy for Education Center Italy (I-OAE) is the IAU's international center hosted in Italy and managed by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). 

Its mission is to support the community of professional astronomers and astronomy educators worldwide to use astronomy as a stimulus for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) teaching and education, from elementary to high school level.

In particular, the I-OAE focusses on three main areas: