STEM education is increasing in popularity—more schools are incorporating STEM into their curriculum and making it a key part of what they teach. STEM can help students learn to think logically, improve math test scores, and give students career training. But STEM education can also help bring an end to poverty. Generational poverty is typically
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As education is becoming increasingly focused on teaching students STEM skills, we must remember that literacy skills are just as important. While science and math have traditionally separated from literature and humanities courses, today’s literature teachers are looking for ways to engage their students using STEM. Some people may balk at the idea of STEM
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Deadline: July 31, 2018 Applications are open for the Centre for Human Rights Scholarship for Master’s Degree in Sexual & Reproductive Health in Africa 2019 at the University of Pretoria. The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria now offers a LLM/MPhil (Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa) degree. This two-year programme is offered as a
Deadline: August 31, 2018 The Wellcome Trust International Master’s Fellowships is now open for early career researchers. This scheme offers nationals of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) the opportunity to receive training at Master’s degree level. Fellows receive an award of £120,000 including salary, studentship stipend, fees and research expenses. Duration: 30 months (12 months taught Master’s course
Deadline: August 1, 2018 Applications are now open for the second round of the Essay Competition, the first such endeavour specifically designed to give young people a voice in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Millennials under 30 all over the world are invited to submit essays of up to 1,200 words on the topic: “How
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Deadline: August 15, 2018 Girl Rising invites applications for its Girl Rising Creative Challenge. They’re calling on individuals and organizations from across the world to share how they are helping create a gender equal world. Is someone you admire doing right by girls? Or maybe YOU are the one making the world a better place! So write your
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Deadline: September 30, 2018 The International Youth Math Challenge 2018 is now open for entries. The IYMC competition enables you to unleash your potential, creativity, and math skills! The International Youth Math Challenge is an international mathematics competition that enables students from all countries to prove their math skills and to unleash their creativity. The International Youth Math
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Deadline: August 31, 2018 The call for applications for Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at University of Cape Town (UCT) in the 2019 academic year is now open. The Mastercard Foundation has partnered with the University of Cape Town (UCT) to provide 338 scholarships over 10 years to academically talented yet economically disadvantaged students from Sub-Saharan Africa for study at
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Across Africa, students arrive on campuses full of hope that a university degree will improve their lives. The reality is far less certain. In 2014, a British Council study estimated Nigeria’s graduate unemployment at 23.1%. In Kenya, it takes an average of five years for a graduate to find a job. Yet business leaders frequently say there are
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Over the past few decades most advanced countries have witnessed two striking reversals of the gender gap. First, teaching has become a profession dominated by women. This is particularly true at primary school level, where 84.5% of teachers across all countries classified as “developed” by UNESCO are women. The second reversal has been among pupils. Girls now outperform boys
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