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Economic News from Sunday, June 9, 2019
Source: Ghananewsagency.org
2019-06-09
Students presented two trophies to telecommunications giants
Mamfe Akuapem, winner of the ROBOFEST 2019 World Contest and student of Methodist Girls' High School, paid a visit to MTN Ghana to express her gratitude to the telecommunications company for its support during the contest.
The students who visited MTN with their coaches and their director handed over two trophies won during the competition to Mr. Selorm Adadevoh, General Manager of MTN Ghana.
The team won the title of the competition, which was hotly contested by six countries: Japan, Mexico, the United States, Korea, China and South Africa.
The contest, held in Michigan, United States of America, featured a platform for candidates to create robots to organize boxes based on a given binary number. The binary number was unveiled when all the robots were impounded.
Mr. Adadevoh said the company was happy to know that his support for the team had been very beneficial and had helped the team become the ultimate winner.
He said the world was experiencing many technological advances, hence the need for individuals to apply technology to vital aspects of their lives.
He badured that the company would continue to provide support through its foundation in various areas, including education, which was one of its core values.
Mr. Samuel Koranteng, General Service Manager of MTN Ghana, told the company that robotics was an education function that required special support and attention, just as other areas such as health promotion and economic empowerment.
He said the Foundation considered robotics as another way for Ghana to participate in the industrial revolution, hence the need to help young people gain skills in the region.
The Foundation, he said, will take steps to improve the skills that girls have acquired in robotics.
Mr. Ben Amoah, one of the coaches, said the competition was arduous, especially with the countries involved, as students from other schools were familiar with the equipment, which was part of their program.
He reiterated that students were facing challenges as early as the competition preparation phase and had called on the Ministries of Education and Communication to add robotics to the curriculum of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, while the world was in the era of the industrial revolution.
Naomi Edem Kuma, team leader, said it was unfortunate that the equipment the team had was not enough compared to those used by their competitors, which did not however not deterred from giving the competition a good fight.
He expressed gratitude to their coaches who led their steps and encouraged them to excel.
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