Arba Minch University bade 450 school students adieu as they successfully completed six-week long ‘Summer STEM Outreach Program’ in a function held at University’s Lecture Theatre, Main Campus on September 3.

After the completion of their training all the students were given inscribed T-shirt as a souvenir for participation. Later in the evening, a ceremonious farewell function organized at Lecture Theatre was inaugurated by Dr Dawit Melese. Click here to see the images of the goodbye ceremony.

The Vice-President for Administration and Development, Dr Kassa Tadele, while chairing the program, ‘‘Called upon the school students to plan their life with utmost care that will help them to achieve the goal they set out for themselves.’’ He also urged them to share the knowledge acquired in this 45-day training with their fellow beings and siblings.

Dr Kassa distributed certificate of participation to few students, thereafter students’ representatives gave away the certificate to all the students. Two students Nebiyu Daniel and Zerihun Hailemariam were honored for their constructive coordination with the organizing team in the smooth conduction of training.

Dr Kassa has expressed gratitude towards Arba Minch University and US-based Gelfand Family Charitable Trust that promotes STEM - (science, technology, engineering and math) initiatives for extending financial support through its Ethiopian partner - Tigrai Development Association (TDA) and Ministry of Education for facilitation.

He upheld the core team headed by the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Dr Agena Anjulo; Dr Dawit Melese, Dr Alemayehu Hailemichael, Dr Teshome Yirgu, Dr Yechale Kebede, Dr Negash Wagesho and others for executing the task.

Elaborating further, Dr Dawit said, ‘‘These 45-days, students were categorized into three groups according to their grades i.e. 7 & 8, 9 & 10 and 11 & 12 to administer the practical-based training in a much organized manner. All the students were taught Math, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, ICT & Electronics.

The basic difference between syllabus-based courses taught in their respective schools and the training imparted to them in AMU was of practical-orientation which is awfully missing in their schools due to lack of laboratory and technical equipments,’’ Dr Dawit averred.

 

By Philips Joseph