UNESCO partners UNN, IUPAC on Science Fair 2013

The United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is partnering the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) to host this year’s five-day Science Fair, between June 17 and 22.

The Science Fair features a micro-science and global water experiment, mobile learning, science workshop as well as engineering without borders science outreach training for science teachers and students.

DigitalSENSE Business News gathered that about 1200 students and 85 teachers from secondary schools in the neighbourhood of the University would participate in the workshops and carry out practical experiments with the latest tools and to be hosted within the campus in Nsukka.

Sources close to the university, informed DigitalSENSE Business News that they would participate in the UNESCO-IUPAC micro science and global water experiment designed to offer secondary school students the opportunity to conduct practical works in physics, chemistry and biology, using kits that come with booklets describing the experiments.

The kits, it was also gathered are veritable mini-laboratories that are compact, affordable and can be reused. UNESCO developed them in the late 1990s within the framework of International Basic Science Programme.

The UNESCO-ICTP Mobile-Learning Workshop, the first of its kind in Africa, is targeted to guide academic staff in developing countries to be conversant with the newest mobile educational possibilities and the creation of scientific contents for mobile devices. The programme offers a balanced mix of technical details, general overview, societal impact and a sense of possibility with “Scientific Mobile Learning”. The training will accommodate 100 members of the academic staff and will be held at the Princess Alexandra Auditorium of the UNN.

Confirming this, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Bartho Okolo said the University is collaborating with UNESCO on the projects as part of efforts to ensure that UNN operates at the highest global standards in teaching and learning.

DigitalSENSE Business News recalls that UNESCO in February inaugurated a Scientific Advisory Board and flagged off the commencement of the International Biotechnology Centre UNESCO Category 2 at the University of Nigeria.

Remmy Nweke/DigitalSENSE Business News
 
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