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27.08.2014 Business & Finance

B5 Plus Sponsors Ghana To Int'l Competition

27.08.2014 LISTEN
By Daily Guide

Denzel Segbefia (extreme right), Carolyn Asante-Dartey (middle) and Nii Aryee Aryeetey (left)

B5 Plus ensured that Denzel Segbefia from the North Ridge Lyceum became the preferred candidate to represent Ghana at the International Junior Math Olympiad in Disneyland, Hong Kong-China next year.

According to Mr. Joel of MISE, the competition would not have been possible without substantial financial support from corporate Ghana.

Mr Joel commented: 'The steel company from Tema, B5 Plus stepped up to the plate and saved the day for the MISE Math Olympiad competition. Without their involvement the competition would have been at risk.'

'Mathematics and Science are the two subjects that form the basis of preparing our youth to enter into further education in the fields of science and technology. Unfortunately, our educational system and indeed that of many other African countries pays far too little attention to these subjects and this will lead to a situation where Africa will have to rely more and more on the use of scientist, engineers and doctors from abroad.'

Mukesh Takwani, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of B5 Plus and founder of the Delhi Public School (DPS) in Tema, said that he and his company are fully behind initiatives such as MISE because they recognize the importance of mathematics and science in the development of any country.

After exhilarating national finals at the Ghana International School, 12-year-old student by name Denzel Segbefia from the North Ridge Lyceum emerged as winner of the 2014 MISE- Ghana Junior Math Olympiad competition.

Denzel Segbefia put out an exceptional performance to become the first choice candidate to represent Ghana at the International Junior Math Olympiad in Disneyland, Hong Kong -China next year.

He would be joined by Carolyn Asante-Dartey of Alsyd Academy and Nii Aryee Aryeetey of Merton International Schools the first and second runners up respectively.

The 2014 Junior Math Olympiad programme is a project of the MISE Foundation and was generously funded by the B5 Plus Steel Company and supported by the Lincoln Community School and the Ghana International School.

The MISE Junior Olympiad programme is an exciting annual mathematical problem-solving competition for Junior High School (JHS) students in Ghana.

 
 

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