MOGADISHU (Halbeeg)- The first ever STEM Summit in Somalia has opened in Mogadishu as part of the widely celebrated annual event across the continent, Africa Science Week.
With the presence of different participants across the country and outside, the summit will focus on the challenges facing Somalia’s STEM education and how science and technology can be leveraged to address problems that are commonly affecting the Somalis.
The three-day summit was organized and hosted by the Somali STEM Society in collaboration with Hano Academy, the Next Einstein Forum; the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences and the Institute for Education and Development (IED).
Speaking to the media, Dr. Sadiya Siad, Chancellor of Hano Academy, Next Einstein Forum Ambassador for Somalia and the Chair of Somali STEM Summit Organizing Committee said the event aims to help thousands of young Somalis to develop careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
“The event aims to revive, evolve, encourage and assist next-generation of Somali scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians to innovate and excel in their specialized fields of study or practice and partake effectively in the STEM global movement,” Dr. Said.
“Unfortunately, Somalia is one of the few countries in the world with limited capacity for manufacturing and industry, and therefore depends heavily on foreign imports for all of its manufactured goods,”Dr. Siad stated, “Thus, we started this national initiative (Somali STEM Society), hosting the first Somali STEM Summit. This will ultimately help Somalia to become a nation of innovators instead of consumers.”
The conference which runs from 10th to 13th July 2018 convenes Somalia’s acclaimed scientists, technologists, engineers; mathematicians, academicians and researchers.
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