Ghana to host the 8th edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards

Ghana is preparing to host the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards for the second time since the launch of the competition in 2011.

Recognized as the country at the center of the world, Ghana was also the first country to produce a poster winner at the first edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards.

To date, the country has produced three big winners, namely: Michael Yeboah (2011), Lloyd Ossei Baffour (2013) and Ayawen Asuinura (2015).

Government dignitaries, the academic community, the scientific community and students will meet on the occasion of the 8th edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards in Accra on February 13, 2019, by MultiChoice Africa and their partner Eutelsat.

Astronaut Paolo Nespoli will lead the Continental Awards Jury, badisted by a panel of industry experts, namely: Dr. Khamisi Kalegele, Director of Knowledge Management: Tanzanian Commission for Science and Technology COSTECH, Dr. Angela Lamptey, Department of Marine Science and Fisheries Teacher: University of Ghana, Astrid Bonté, Director of International Affairs: Eutelsat, Cheryl Uys-Allie Director: MultiChoice Talent Factory, Ernestina Appiah, founder and CEO of the Ghana Code Club; and Cecil Sunkwa-Mills, Executive Director: MultiChoice Ghana.

Through the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards, MultiChoice Africa and Eutelsat hope to inspire innovative thinking among high school students; to make the public aware that science and technology are part of everyday life; and to show the multiple impacts of satellites on the development of the African continent.

At the end of 2017, the contest won a Better Satellite Award at the third annual Better Satellite World Awards gala dinner in London.

The awards recognize established companies as well as disruptive innovators who make the world a more prosperous, healthier, more educated, sustainable and inclusive home.

The winners of the DStv Eutelsat Star competition will receive the following prizes:

Overall price of the test – A trip for the winning student and his parent / legal guardian to Eutelsat in France and participation in a live rocket launch in French Guiana.

Overall poster price – A trip for the winning student and his / her parent / legal guardian to the MultiChoice offices and to the South African Space Agency in Hartbeesthoek.