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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (seated, centre), Acting Deputy President, University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Haldane Johnson (seated, left), and Executive Director, Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh (seated, right), affix their signatures to the Memorandum of Understanding that will facilitate the provision of 1,000 Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) scholarships, valued $2.4 billion, over the next five years. Observing the proceedings (from left) are UTech Jamaica Chancellor, Lloyd Carney; Dean of the University’s Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Professor Sean Thorpe, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith. The occasion was the launch of the scholarships on Thursday (July 6) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (seated, centre), Acting Deputy President, University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Haldane Johnson (seated, left), and Executive Director, Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh (seated, right), affix their signatures to the Memorandum of Understanding that will facilitate the provision of 1,000 Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) scholarships, valued $2.4 billion, over the next five years. Observing the proceedings (from left) are UTech Jamaica Chancellor, Lloyd Carney; Dean of the University’s Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Professor Sean Thorpe, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith. The occasion was the launch of the scholarships on Thursday (July 6) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Gov’t Launches STEM Tertiary Scholarships

By: Judana Murphy, July 7, 2023
New students enrolling at the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, commencing September 2023, will be eligible for the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Scholarships. The...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking during the opening ceremony for The Mico University College’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Century International Conference at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Tuesday (July 4).

Education Ministry Looking to Introduce Integrated STEM Teaching Methodologies for Students

By: Chanel Spence, July 6, 2023
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), along with President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left), and Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), for the execution of the $2.5-billion Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education scholarships, today (June 29), at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.

Big Boost for STEM Education

By: Garfield L. Angus, June 29, 2023

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Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson (right), makes a presentation to the team from Brown’s Town High School in St. Ann, at the awards ceremony for the 2022/2023 Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC), held on May 2 at the SRC’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. From left are Teachers, Alex Holmes and Molly Coombs and students Leroy Gallimore and Tamelia Thompson.
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