Ethiopia is expanding investment in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation to strengthen its workforce and accelerate national development. State Minister for Higher Education Development, Solomon Abraha, announced this at the opening of the 23rd Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa in Addis Ababa.
The five-day conference, running from November 9 to 13, brings together educators, researchers and policymakers from across the continent. Ethiopia’s reforms include modernizing curricula, expanding laboratories, improving teacher training and promoting digital learning, while participants called for greater integration of African languages and knowledge systems into technology education.