Hand writing mathematical formulas on a blackboard.
News and Announcements

Doctoral Student Helps Build Computer Lab in Kenya

Denish Akuom, a doctoral student in Mathematics Education, is collaborating on the building of a computer lab in his hometown of Oyugis, Kenya.

Posted in: Mathematics Education PhD, Students and Alumni

Denish Akuom
Denish Akuom, Mathematics Education PhD Student

Denish is working with STEM-Center Africa, a non-profit organization that aims to promote Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Africa and beyond. STEM education is crucial for meeting the ever-growing demands for jobs globally. Many countries and non-governmental agencies around the world are providing resources for STEM education adoption to help encourage student creativity, innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills — all skills which are very relevant in this 21st century. STEM-Center Africa aims to help Kenya and Africa at-large to keep pace with other countries’ economic growth and development through this commitment to STEM education. STEM-Center Africa works to promote global competence for all learners in STEM fields and improve the ways STEM education is approached and funded. You can read more about how STEM Center-Africa is engaging children in STEM activities in Denish’s Kenyan hometown by visiting their STEM-Center Africa website.