Liberian VP To Dedicate STEM Hub In Bong

Liberian Vice President, Jewel Howard Taylor is set dedicate the Bong County Technical College, an already set-up STEM Hub, in an effort to initiate new collaborations in the field of science communication.

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics’ hub will be used by students of the BCTC to engage in experiential learning, persist in problem solving and work through the creative process.

The Vice President recently launched the initiative in Monrovia in collaboration with the Jewel Starfish Foundation and STEM Power Africa.

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The launching ceremony also witnessed the immediate turning over of the country’s first ever STEAM hub named The Roseline K. Toweh STEM hub, to the YMCA in Monrovia.

The second hub materials were donated to the BCTC by the VP at the weekend which also followed by immediate instillation.

During the donation of the hub equipment, V.P. Howard-Taylor said the gesture was a gift from STEM power Africa to the People of Liberia.

The VP said she did not pay a dime for it but was brought to the country through her connections and advocacy for a better Liberia’s education system.

She encouraged the school’s authorities to sign a MOU with other high schools in Bong adding that “these materials can also be used by high school students.”

On behalf of the BCTC Administration, the Controller of the College, David Mator lauded the office of Vice President for her efforts in convincing and recommending the Bong County Technology College to have been selected amongst the first institutions in Liberia to benefit the gestures.

He assured the commitment of the school to working with its IT department to ensure the functionality of the equipment.