By Eddah Waithaka
More than 20 African countries have gathered in Nairobi for the STEMtastic Adventures Africa 2025 symposium, a high-level forum aimed at reshaping science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education across the continent.
The four-day event, hosted at the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) in Karen, brings together five ministers, policymakers, educators, innovators, and students to drive sustainable STEM development in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Education, Julius Migos Ogamba, officially opened the symposium alongside Prof. Julius Kibet Bitok, Principal Secretary for the State Department for Basic Education.
Ogamba stressed Kenya’s push to align education with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, emphasizing the need to nurture creators, not just consumers, of knowledge.
“Africa’s youth population is booming. We must equip them with future-ready skills through science and innovation,” he said.
At the Symposium, attendees actively engage in an interactive exhibition, exploring solar-powered engineering models, AI-driven learning tools, water purification systems, and climate-smart agriculture solutions that showcase Africa’s potential for homegrown innovation.
Guided by ten key themes, including robotics, green tech, AI, gender-inclusive STEM, and refugee education, the sessions promote collaboration among governments, NGOs, researchers, and educators to develop localized STEM strategies.
Additionally, delegates focus on crafting national STEM frameworks that address systemic challenges, enhance inclusivity, and ensure that innovations effectively reach marginalized communities.
A Growing Continental Movement
Organizers plan to make STEMtastic Adventures Africa a recurring event, rotating host countries to strengthen regional cooperation.
Afinal communiqué will track progress and inspire long-term collaboration.
Co-hosted by AUDA-NEPAD and the mEducation Alliance, the symposium underscores Africa’s push to harness its demographic and technological potential for a more innovative future.
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