PRIVATE STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM MASTESS NEXT YEAR
Private University Students are to benefit from the Mathematics, Science and Technology Scholarship Scheme (MASTESS) in the next academic year.
The scheme, initiated in 2009, was to revamp interest and enrolment in mathematics, science and technology programmes at the tertiary and pre-tertiary levels and was targeted at needy students.
At a review workshop of the first phase of MASTESS, organised by the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), the Deputy Minister of MEST, Dr Kofi Omane-Boamah, noted that, previously the scheme did not incorporate private university students because it was difficult determining the legibility of students pursuing mathematics and science-related programmes.
He said an additional GH¢2 million would be invested into the scheme.
He noted that, the first phase of the scheme had been successful, registering about 5,000 students from the public institutions during the 2010/2011 academic year.
Despite the success chalked, Dr Omane-Boamah noted that, the first phase was confronted with many technical challenges which were not anticipated.
He noted that although there had be some intensive education on the application process, some applicants failed to meet the criteria needed for the scholarship.
Among these, he said, were the fact that some guardians registered on behalf of their wards, while some students failed to produce endorsements from their schools and colleges.
Dr Omane-Boamah said some people had managed to proliferate the forms for sale although they were not meant to be sold, noting that, such forms were rejected.
He said the workshop, which brought together stakeholders and lecturers from tertiary and pre-tertiary institutions, would help them forge ways of ensuring that the mistakes identified in the first phase were not experienced in the next academic year.
The scheme, initiated in 2009, was to revamp interest and enrolment in mathematics, science and technology programmes at the tertiary and pre-tertiary levels and was targeted at needy students.
At a review workshop of the first phase of MASTESS, organised by the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), the Deputy Minister of MEST, Dr Kofi Omane-Boamah, noted that, previously the scheme did not incorporate private university students because it was difficult determining the legibility of students pursuing mathematics and science-related programmes.
He said an additional GH¢2 million would be invested into the scheme.
He noted that, the first phase of the scheme had been successful, registering about 5,000 students from the public institutions during the 2010/2011 academic year.
Despite the success chalked, Dr Omane-Boamah noted that, the first phase was confronted with many technical challenges which were not anticipated.
He noted that although there had be some intensive education on the application process, some applicants failed to meet the criteria needed for the scholarship.
Among these, he said, were the fact that some guardians registered on behalf of their wards, while some students failed to produce endorsements from their schools and colleges.
Dr Omane-Boamah said some people had managed to proliferate the forms for sale although they were not meant to be sold, noting that, such forms were rejected.
He said the workshop, which brought together stakeholders and lecturers from tertiary and pre-tertiary institutions, would help them forge ways of ensuring that the mistakes identified in the first phase were not experienced in the next academic year.
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