The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) will offer five full university scholarships to five outstanding contestants of the just-ended 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ).
As a supporting sponsor of the contest, GNPC will provide the scholarship package as part of the academic scholarships to be awarded to the outstanding contestants of the grand finale of the 2022 edition of the NSMQ.
Five of the nine contestants who competed in the National Science and Maths Quiz grand finale will receive the Full Scholarship, which covers tuition, accommodation, living expenses, learning materials, as well as Book Allowance and Dissertation/Project Allowance.
The chief executive officer of the Corporation, Opoku Ahweneeh Danquah an alumnus and former contestant of the National Science and Maths Quiz for the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School speaking at the closing ceremony of the competition at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology underscored the corporation’s commitment to maximizing local participation in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. (STEM)
“Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), as the national oil company (NOC), recognizes the urgent need to maximize local content and local participation for the people of Ghana, through developing expertise in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) within the value chain, for job creation.”
According to him, the National Science and Maths Quiz has proven to be a good project over the years through its promotion of STEM education, hence the GNPC’s decision to sponsor the competition.
“Indeed, the NMSQ is a good project, and that is why the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has decided to join in promoting the study of Science and Maths, which is the bedrock of our very existence as a society. Today, every thriving society is making huge investments in the study and promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).”
The chief executive officer of GNPC further appreciated the organisers of the competition-Prime Time limited, for sustaining the programme for close to three decades while churning out great leaders through the contest.
“I want to use this opportunity to thank the management of Primetime production for having sustained this project for the past 29 years. Next year will be three (3) decades of the National Science and Maths Quiz, one whole generation of patronizing the backbone of the country.”
The Presbyterian Boys Senior High School won the 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz, thus becoming the competition’s seven-time winner.
Presbyterian Boys’ SHS won the competition in the final round surprising the students from Prempeh College, who had led in previous rounds.
At the end of the contest, the Presbyterian Boys SHS had 50 points, while Prempeh College garnered 41 points with Adisadel College ending the contest with 32 points.
Irene Pomaa Kumi
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