The Interswitch
Group has announced the
commencement of another edition of its National Science competition, InterswitchSPAK
3.0, in Nigeria. Secondary schools are hereby implored to visit the
InterswitchSPAK portal to register their best science students in
Grade 11 or Senior Secondary 2 (SS2) for the competition.
InterswitchSPAK is an annual Pan-African competition aimed at
re-igniting and incentivizing the study of STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects among secondary school students.
For registration, each school is required to
present its best science students in SSS2. Each school can register a minimum of six (6)
and a maximum of ten (10) students. However, for mixed schools, at least two
female students must be among the selected students. Every registered student
will participate in the qualifying examination online, from
their schools, homes or any convenient space. The top 81 students will proceed
to the finale to battle for the crown of Nigeria’s Best Science Student.
For schools to register their
best science students, visit https://www.interswitchspak.com/
For the qualifying examination, there are two choices of
days to pick from between Friday, 28 and Saturday, 29 May, 2021 any time
between 8am-6pm.
Cherry Eromosele, Group Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, Interswitch,
expressed her excitement about the new edition. She stated that the competition
was back, bigger and better after the one-year hiatus occasioned by the disruptive impact of the global
pandemic. She also encouraged more girls to participate in this third edition
of the on-going registration.
She said: “At Interswitch, we are committed to
inculcating knowledge, aptitude
and confidence, with a focus on improving the standard of education in
Nigeria. We are very passionate about encouraging more students, especially girls,
to take up STEM subjects. The good news is that we have seen an increase in the
number of girls participating in the competition. We encourage teachers, school
administrators, parents and guardians to ensure their students are registered.
I also want to encourage the students to take hold of this opportunity to
pursue their dreams. It is our belief that the year ahead will be very
exciting.”
The coveted prize is N12.5 million worth of
university scholarship for the top three winners. The first prize winner gets N7.5
million tertiary scholarship spread over 5 years, a laptop and monthly stipends.
The second prize is N4 million spread over 3 years and a laptop and the third
prize is N1 million for 1 year.
The last edition saw Oyindamola Aje, a 16-year-old student of Jesuit Memorial
College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, emerging as winner, while the duo of
15-year-old Oluwatobi Ojo and Onyekachi Madumere (both of Apt Scholar
Universal College, Ogun State) came second and third, respectively.
The InterswitchSPAK 3.0 registration portal
will close on Thursday, May 27, 2021.
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