Africa sets sights on STEM education

Jun 30, 2015

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) on the African continent. The signing took place at the headquarters of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The AUC Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST), Dr Martial De-Paul Ikoung, underlines the importance of science, technology and innovation in the quest for Africa’s rapid development.

Bridging the business and university gap

Jun 30, 2015

Education has remained relatively static compared with workplaces that have embraced flexible ways of working. The evolution of technology has driven how and where people work during the past 50 years. Smartphones, tablets, the cloud, and unified communications are...

Via Afrika on show at African EduWeek

Jun 29, 2015

“The key to Via Afrika’s content development is that material – be it print or digital – must meet the needs of users while changing the way they learn. Our eLearning material aims at moving beyond only augmenting what happens in the classroom, to transforming the way...

Ambit boosts solar powered classrooms

Jun 23, 2015

The South African technology company Ambit’s innovative solar powered classroom is poised to provide “off-grid” electricity and connectivity to rural classrooms and help teachers overcome the pitfalls of load shedding. It not only harnesses the continent’s most...

African governments commit to STEM education

Jun 22, 2015

A Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund led by Senegal, Rwanda and Ethiopia will contribute to the World Bank Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) programme, which seeks to award 10 000 African PhD scholarships over 10...