UCC Director Christine Mugimba and the Ministry of Education showed up at the National STEM and Robotics Skills Competitions in Kampala to back the program, and they said the country needs to get kids ready for tech jobs before falling behind on AI and robotics. More than 380 students from 48 teams at 30 different schools competed in categories like engineering design and hackathons, with eight squads winning spots to represent Uganda at international events in America.
Mellon Kenyangi from Next Gen Restyling Limited runs the whole thing, and she basically said the government needs to stop just talking about unemployment while ignoring science education funding. The Ministry's Ronald Ddungu mentioned the new curriculum has already shifted toward hands-on learning instead of memorizing textbooks, so these competitions fit perfectly with what schools are trying to do anyway.
Mellon Kenyangi from Next Gen Restyling Limited runs the whole thing, and she basically said the government needs to stop just talking about unemployment while ignoring science education funding. The Ministry's Ronald Ddungu mentioned the new curriculum has already shifted toward hands-on learning instead of memorizing textbooks, so these competitions fit perfectly with what schools are trying to do anyway.
