A STEM workforce is crucial to any country’s innovative capacity and global competitiveness. It’s the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) capability of any country’s economy that makes it stand out from its counterparts. However, in under-developed countries, more candidates chose to study Business, Commerce, and Arts, rather than opting for STEM.

We fail to realize that if not for STEM, there wouldn’t be any new products, in the absence of which, business and commerce will suffer. There is a need to start developing the interest of children in STEM as early as in the primary school. To ensure that they do not have any fears of learning science and mathematics, it should be introduced to them in a manner of fun learning.

While all the fields of STEM are important for mankind’s development, IT cuts across all industry verticals. Whether it is ‘predictive behavior analysis’ for doing better business or it is the Artificial intelligence algorithms used in the BOTS, IT helps to enhance each human activity.

At IPMC over the years we have heavily promoted one undergrad program and which is BSc in Computer Science. An engineering degree under your belt opens more opportunities for you everywhere. IPMC’s degree program is run by NCC education,UK, and is awarded by University of Greenwhich, London. I am proud that our graduates have found themselves at top positions in multinational corporations around the world.

The issue of gender parity in Engineering courses has always been a major concern for us, and we have always tried to encourage more girls to enroll into the Computer Science courses. The naming of our four buildings after Ghanaian girl names mainly ADWOA (Monday born) ABA (Tue born) EKUA(Wed born), YAWA(Thurs born) is in the same spirit. We hope that Ghana will soon lead with a gender-balanced STEM workforce that becomes the pride of the country.