Education

The United States Department of State, through its NGO partner Global Ties U.S., is accepting applications for Youth Ambassadors (U.S. citizens ages 18-29) to serve as guides and cultural ambassadors at the U.S. Pavilion. File photo of some HBCU students These energetic, friendly individuals will serve as the face of the United States to millions of Expo visitors, providing a …

Isaac Zama is a Southern Cameroonian based in the United States (US), who has dedicated himself to discovering ways to help his countrymen. With an estimated 100,000 Southern Cameroonian refugees in camps across West Africa, 60% of which are women and children, Isaac is using his Amba Farmers Voice (AFV) to help increase their sustenance. Over the last 3 years, …

The world through the United Nations on August 12th since 2000 celebrate world youth and create awareness on the role young people play in the development of Nations and the world at large tackling grave challenges confronting societies. The theme for this year’s International Youth Day was Youth Engagement for Global Action and sought to highlight the ways in which …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has postponed the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year to January 2021. The decision to postpone the academic year which was brought to a halt in March due to the Coronavirus pandemic in the country was taken after further consultations with stakeholders. Second year Junior High School (JHS) and Senior High School (SHS) students, would …

The tech field yields a large portion of high-paying salary jobs with numerous career paths. However, marginalized communities are shut out of these job opportunities due to the lack of resources and access. One remarkable young Nigerian girl managed to defy the odds and was recently hired by a school in the United Kingdom to teach others about coding. Emmanuella Mayaki (tallest) in the company of …

A “learning community” and education charity based in Haggerston [in the United Kingdom (UK)] is celebrating its students with an online event. The charity ELATT runs digital skills courses English As A Second Language (ESOL) classes all over London and it’s celebrating its students and Nelson Mandela Day with a host of distinguished speakers. An organiser for the event said: …

Kenya’s education ministry has said that all primary and secondary schools will reopen next year. The ministry said all students would resume studies in their current classes. Education Minister George Magoha said no final-year national examinations would be held for primary and secondary pupils this year. Pupils from Nairobi primary school sit for their exams at the start the Kenya …

My research proposal for postgraduate studies is on the Competency-Based Training (CBT) of engineering education. I strongly believe the CBT module as practiced in the engineering faculties of some technical universities in Ghana and some European institutions (Netherland is the originator) when improved upon can be the most efficient method of teaching engineering in Africa. It will bring out the …

The Ocean is the future and so are we! Every year, on June 8 the world celebrates World Oceans Day to highlight its importance for the survival of our blue planet. STEMi Makers Africa joined the global movement with country activities that spanned from Beach Clean-up, Environmental sensitization, Ocean Conservation, Radio talk, and a Virtual Summit to inspire action, protect …

Author of this piece, Idrissa N. Snider The real story of African people, being stripped from their native civilizations, cultural customs and practices to build the wealth flowing in America through the most egregious form of systemic economic and social abuse, is nearly non-existent in the American classroom. With the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd …