The need for the promotion of healthy academic competition in universities has further been emphasised, just as Covenant University won the maiden edition of the University Duel Challenge, which came with a prize money of N4.5m.
Speaking at the prize presentation ceremony on Tuesday, the Founder of STEM Africa and the Chief Executive Officer of JustMedia Limited, Mr Oladapo Ojo, who is also the organiser of the University Duel competition, said the idea of the competition came three years ago after ten years of organising the same for secondary schools.
“Three years ago, we felt that it was time to do something different in Africa. Before that, we’ve done over ten years of similar competitions in high schools. We strongly felt that in Africa, there are other competitions for dancing, music and all kinds. Therefore, we felt that it’s time we take the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) competition to universities for two reasons: One, to encourage young people to take STEM very seriously and two, to also encourage those who are in STEM to see that there’s potential in it.”
He explained that his outfit started by reaching out to the National Universities Commission (NUC).
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