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SeneSTEM: promoting STEM in Senegal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

Salma S. Mbaye Open the ORCID record for Salma S. Mbaye [Opens in a new window] ,
Modou Mbaye  and
Katrien Kolenberg
Salma S. Mbaye
Affiliation:
Institut de Technologie Nucléaire Appliquée, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Bp 5005 Dakar-Fann, Sénégal email: salma.sylla@ucad.edu.sn Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Ephémérides, Observatoire de Paris, 77 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau email: salma.sylla@obspm.fr
Modou Mbaye
Affiliation:
Institut de Technologie Nucléaire Appliquée, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Bp 5005 Dakar-Fann, Sénégal email: salma.sylla@ucad.edu.sn
Katrien Kolenberg
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Télédétection Appliquée, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Sénégal email: modou2812.mbaye@ucad.edu.sn Department of Physics, Universiteit Antwerpen, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen email: katrien.kolenberg@uantwerpen.be Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Brussels – VUB, Pleinlaan 2, Belgium
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Abstract

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SeneSTEM aims to bring Senegalese children and young people into contact with science, and – by extension – with the STEM disciplines (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) in a very accessible and illustrative way. We do this with concrete workshops and experiments, for both teachers and for groups of children and young people. In collaboration with different educational organisations in Senegal, among which the Senegalese Association for the Promotion of Astronomy, SeneSTEM ensures that all layers of the population are enthusiastic about science (education). Special attention is given to motivating girls for scientific careers. SeneSTEM actions are based on an international collaboration partly supported by development funds from the city of Antwerp and the University of Antwerp (Belgium).

Keywords

STEMworkshopsexperimentsteachersgirls in STEMinternational collaboration
Type
Poster Paper
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy , December 2019 , pp. 387 - 389
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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