Gayaza shines at engineering design competition
Apr 05, 2011
SOME of the top traditional schools in the country on Saturday participated in the Engineering Design Challenge 2011 at Makerere University, where Gayaza High School emerged the winner.
By Brian Mayanja
SOME of the top traditional schools in the country on Saturday participated in the Engineering Design Challenge 2011 at Makerere University, where Gayaza High School emerged the winner.
The Engineering Design Challenge 2011 (schools’ robotics )is part of the projects under the Presidential Innovations Programme organised by the College of Engineering Design, Art and Technology to reach secondary schools.
The initiative aims at inspiring the young generation to pursue careers in science and engineering through participation in elementary project design and implementation.
Students exhibited ways to make a speed detector, remote controlled vehicle, speed governor, home intruder alarm security and video game programming.
Schools that participated in the competition were St Mary’s College Kisubi, Gayaza High School and Kings’ College Budo.
Speaking at the function Prof. Sandy Togboa, from the College of Engineering said more schools country wide would get involved in technology innovations.
“Though the initiative has started with traditional secondary schools, more will be brought on the board.
The Government is advising teachers to put more emphasis on practical courses. The idea of a project-based learning model in schools is a very brilliant one. In the past, all we had to worry about was reading tones of books printed in Europe and reproducing the same material in exams,†he explained.
This year, the Government injected sh5b into boosting of technology innovations in both institutions of higher learning and secondary schools.
This programme is part of the sh25b five-year project financed by the Government and implemented by the College of Engineering Design, Art and Technology.
The Presidential Innovations Fund for Faculty of Technology was adopted by the Government as part of its strategy to build the country’s scientific and technological capacity.
The chief guest at the exhibition, Prof Mondo Kangoyera, who is also the Chancellor of Makerere University, advised the Government to consult specialists while reviewing the secondary education curriculum. “Experts should be at the centre of this matter. Our children should study subjects that will be relevant in their lives. The new syllabus that is being propagated, should not focus on encouraging students to pass exams but also om being creative,†he noted.
SOME of the top traditional schools in the country on Saturday participated in the Engineering Design Challenge 2011 at Makerere University, where Gayaza High School emerged the winner.
The Engineering Design Challenge 2011 (schools’ robotics )is part of the projects under the Presidential Innovations Programme organised by the College of Engineering Design, Art and Technology to reach secondary schools.
The initiative aims at inspiring the young generation to pursue careers in science and engineering through participation in elementary project design and implementation.
Students exhibited ways to make a speed detector, remote controlled vehicle, speed governor, home intruder alarm security and video game programming.
Schools that participated in the competition were St Mary’s College Kisubi, Gayaza High School and Kings’ College Budo.
Speaking at the function Prof. Sandy Togboa, from the College of Engineering said more schools country wide would get involved in technology innovations.
“Though the initiative has started with traditional secondary schools, more will be brought on the board.
The Government is advising teachers to put more emphasis on practical courses. The idea of a project-based learning model in schools is a very brilliant one. In the past, all we had to worry about was reading tones of books printed in Europe and reproducing the same material in exams,†he explained.
This year, the Government injected sh5b into boosting of technology innovations in both institutions of higher learning and secondary schools.
This programme is part of the sh25b five-year project financed by the Government and implemented by the College of Engineering Design, Art and Technology.
The Presidential Innovations Fund for Faculty of Technology was adopted by the Government as part of its strategy to build the country’s scientific and technological capacity.
The chief guest at the exhibition, Prof Mondo Kangoyera, who is also the Chancellor of Makerere University, advised the Government to consult specialists while reviewing the secondary education curriculum. “Experts should be at the centre of this matter. Our children should study subjects that will be relevant in their lives. The new syllabus that is being propagated, should not focus on encouraging students to pass exams but also om being creative,†he noted.