Education
Evolving technologies usually present new ways of doing things. And when this relates to leveraging technology and innovation to enhance the quality, coverage, and potential of education – edtech – Techpoint Africa brings you the latest.
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Digital skills are now globally sought after. But because it is expensive to acquire, an average Nigerian with interest may be discouraged. Decagon, a software engineer training institute is providing ease to this
Like other sectors, education has enjoyed the impact of technological advancements in Nigeria, but the impact isn’t as bold as expected since it seems tertiary institutions are left out of edtech solutions
Many edtech startups are solving students’ self assessment and test preparation problems, but this alone won’t solve Nigeria’s learning problem; although less viable, building for teachers might.
This discussion with Eyitayo Ogunmola, founder of skills development platform, Utiva, clarifies the state of the digital skill development space in Nigeria, the challenges, and how to grow the industry
In a move to further foster innovation in the Nigerian education technology ecosystem, CcHUB launches EdTech hub in TASUED to support the development of teachers-in-training
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology recently announced that the federal government is making plans to teach STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects in indigenous languages to primary and secondary school students in the country. The minister said this at the inauguration of the inter-ministerial committee in teaching of Mathematics and…
Samsung and Jumia have partnered with World Reader, a non profit organisation, in an initiative that will promote literacy and education by pre-installing 15,000 free e-books in Samsung entry level smartphones. The select smartphones include, Ace 4 Lite, Ace 3, Trend Lite, J1, Star 2 Plus and Ace 4 Neo. Customers can download about 15,000…
Covenant University launched an app that serves as an educational platform for learning, obtaining academic information and also as a social platform for its students.With the rebranding of the institution which involves the provision of Samsung tablets to every student, the app seeks to foster an environment that encourages intellectual capacity building. The EduSocial…
“An open source school management solution that solves two biggest problems in the market – customization requirement and user interface design.” AcadaSuite is a school management solution designed to help educational institutes in their day-to-day activities. The solution has modules that are structured to simplify and manage school process and operations with respect to students,…
You will definitely agree with me that there are more resources available now for students preparing for major examinations, like WAEC or JAMB, than there were over 5 years ago. Over the week, I had the opportunity of chatting with Samson Abioye, CEO and Co-Founder of one of the winners of Airtel’s Catapult-A-Startup initiative and a player in Nigeria’s…
The 2015 edition of the Space Apps challenge Nigeria has come to a close. Team Akatsuki, which took on a robotics challenge, went home with the $3000 first place cash prize. In second place, for $1500 was Team Gear. There was no cash prize for second runner-up, Team Landmark Replug. Made up 3 scientists ( 2…
The Nigerian edition of the Space Apps Challenge kicked off yesterday with a press conference in Lagos. Starting today the participants in Lagos, Calabar and Ilorin will form teams and begin to hack away at solutions to any of NASA’s 40 challenges. In a developing nation like Nigeria still battling with challenges like stable electricity,…
How good are you at calculating math problems without a calculator? A 400 level Computer Engineering student of the University of Lagos, Akinde-Peters Joseph, has developed the WhizApp, to test not only how good, but how fast you can answer math problems. One more question – do you have a disturbing cousin or younger sibling that wants…
Lynda.com, a leading online learning company, has been acquired by Linkedin, the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 300 million members. The online learning company which its mission is to train people in business, software, technology and creative skills has entered the agreement to sell out to Linkedin for $1.5 billion, subject…
Rocket Internet’s Hotel Booking platform, Jovago.com has partnered with the TEDxUnilag team to offer internship opportunities to the students. Jovago with other Africa Internet Holding Ventures, Carmudi and Kaymu, will be providing internship opportunities to deserving students. The TEDxUnilag event themed ‘Breaking Through the Box’ , which held on the 20th of March had hundreds…
With carefully selected speakers that have managed to break through the box in their respective fields, the Unilag independently organized event of the TED conferences, TEDxUnilag will be happening this Friday, the 20th of March, 2015 at the Julius Berger hall, University of Lagos, Akoka Yaba, Lagos. The event, tagged: “Breaking Through the Box,” aims…
Dr. Omobola Johnson, the minister for Communication Technology, announced that about 1.4 million students in 27 federal universities are now connected to internet as a result of the ministry’s efforts; as reported by the media. Connect Nigeria, the initiative through which this was achieved, is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Communication Technology with…
Audax Studynet, launched in August 2013 as a Code School – situated on the Island – created to offer an in-depth Introduction to Computer Programming in a fun and collaborative environment to primary and secondary school students, has officially announced a three-days training program for Students interested in having their career of Programming shaped at…
CcHUB has launched the Geeks Club, an after-school computing club for secondary school students in Nigeria that provides a co-curricular outlet, engaging students in secondary school giving them a platform to learn new skills, tools and technology. On the 11th of March 2015 (Tomorrow), with the support of Google and the Raspberry Pi Foundation, 150…
MTN South Africa and the University Of Cape Town Graduate School Of Business (UCT GSB), South Africa’s oldest university, have made a $13 million partnership with the aim of making it big in sustainable innovation in Africa. They will combine the research strength of UCT’s GSB with MTN’s technological expertise to help create mobile apps…