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South Africa: Science Week to Encourage Youth to Pursue Science
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BuaNews (Tshwane)
5 May 2008
Posted to the web 5 May 2008
Gabi Khumalo
Potchefstroom
Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena will on Thursday officially open the National Science Week (NSW) aimed at persuading the youth to pursue careers in the science field.
The NSW is an annual country-wide event led by the Department of Science and Technology and supported by the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA).
"It is aimed at highlighting the important role science plays in everyday life and attracting the country's youth to enter and remain in science related studies and careers," said the department.
This year marks the fourth year of the NSW's five-year plan with the theme: "Tomorrow's science and technology is in our youth's hands".
The annual week-long event ends on 17 May 2008.
During the NSW, exhibitions will be held throughout the country showcasing science and technology products.
"The NSW will have many exciting opportunities for learners, teachers, students, academics, parents and the public at large to get involved in science based activities," the department said.
Among the activities include teacher and learner workshops, science competitions and exhibitions, public talks, lectures and seminars, career exhibitions and learner outreach activities as well as tours of the country's major science facilities.
Some of the key objectives of the NSW include:
- promoting career awareness among youth, parents and educators, especially those from previously disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics;
- contributing to increased participation and performance in science, technology, engineering and mathematics;
- helping to identify talent and potential and
- advancing science literacy among youth and the general public.
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Two thrusts have been identified for NSW 2006 to 2009, scientific areas where provinces have knowledge and geographical advantage, and indigenous knowledge.
"The NSW plays a crucial component of ongoing department's activities towards the further development of human capital and underlines efforts to increase the number of young people entering the science, engineering and technology fields and remaining there as part of the national pursuit of sustainable socio-economic growth. "
The launch will be held at the University of North West in Potchefstroom.
From the beginning remember,science to be science has to be duplicable a second time,if it cannot it is only a theory,evolution falls into this category,unless you want to take it on as a relegion, if your faith levels are up.
inorder for science to be science it has to be duplicable, true that, i also know that evolution is proved to science, but often the question that keeps bugging my mind is: now, if evolution really happened and that planet earth is the only planet that supports life, what made the environmental, biological or other conditions on planet earth to be contisive for life? in other words why couldn liffe exist on other planets? is it because the conditions on other plates are not favoulable? if not than why couldnt other organismus that can thrive in other planets... [Read Full Text]
if we choose to belive in evolution, than automatically we reject the relegious teachings. the question is: why cant science help people stop humans from dying? why cant science reverse the process of death? through science we manage to attain a lot, including engneering our own bodies, replacing organs:kidneys, hearts etc, but why no life? the art of breathing can never be replaced, once an individual stops breathing than this fate can never be changed! why? simply becouse a human being was created! created by some superpower unkown, and such power is God. evolution than cannot be full believed beyond... [Read Full Text]
in order for science to be science it has to be duplicable, true that, i also know that evolution is proved to be science, but often the question that keeps bugging my mind is: now, if evolution really happened and that planet earth is the only planet that supports life, what made the environmental, biological or other conditions on planet earth to be contisive for life? in other words why couldnt life exist on other planets? is it because the conditions on other plates are not favoulable? if not than why couldnt other organismus that can thrive in... [Read Full Text]
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