AfriGer Goals
Our key objectives include:
1.Enhancing STEAM Education: We will investigate the need for STEAM education in Africa and design comprehensive policies that promote SDGs.
2.Academy Establishment: The African-German STEAM Innovation Academy will serve as a hub for promoting STEAM education and linking it with research and industry needs.
3.Vocational Training: Intensive training courses tailored to the job market needs in rural areas will be developed to uplift socio-economic conditions.
4.Research Collaboration: We will strengthen research links between our African and German partners, addressing global challenges through STEAM disciplines.
Our planed activities are:
• Survey different stakeholders.
• Develop professional Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) targeting African postgraduate students to improve their pedagogical and practical knowledge in STEAM subjects, with a focus on SDGs.
• Design and deliver intensive training courses tailored to meet the needs of the job market in rural areas, addressing the disconnection between education and employment.
• Provide customized profession-based STEAM-related vocational training to uplift the socio-economic status of individuals living in economically challenged rural areas.
• Student exchange programm.
• Scientific Meetings.