Dr. Elsie A. B. Effah Kaufmann, Ghana’s renowned quiz mistress, will be awarded The 2018 Golden Torch Award for International Academic Leadership. The award will take place at the 44th Annual National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Conference on Saturday March 24th in Pittsburgh, USA. This was announced by Mr. Billy James Dega, Director of … Read more
The International Perspective for Policy and Governance (IPPG), an independent and non-profit think tank has released a report on the challenges faced by women and girls in the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects in Ghana. The report is the final documentation of the deliberations from a roundtable discussion themed “Gender, Science … Read more
The host of the National Science and Maths Quiz, Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann, has suggested that then defending champions Adisadel College, might have been intimidated by the crowd in the final of the 2017 competition. The grand finale, held at the National Theatre, was eventually won by Prempeh College who garnered 53 points, edging past second-placed … Read more
The Minister of State in-charge of Tertiary Education, Prof Kwesi Yankah said the ministry has placed a ransom on the missing bag of Quiz Mistress of the National Science and Maths Quiz. The Quiz Mistress Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann had her handbag containing cash, reading glasses, golden earrings, mobile phone and other valuables stolen on the climax … Read more
A wallet containing some items belonging to the mistress of the just-ended National Science & Maths Quiz, Dr. Elsie Effah Kauffman that got stolen together with her bag has reportedly been found. The wallet had no money in it when it was found on the premises of the University of Ghana, a sister to Dr. Effah … Read more
The quiz mistress, Dr. A. B. Elsie Effah Kaufmann after presenting the trophy to the winners of the 2017 National Maths and Science Quiz, Prempeh College on Thursday, realised her handbag had disappeared from her seat. This was after she granted an interview to the media. All efforts to retrieve her handbag by officials of … Read more
As part of efforts to advance sustainable development through the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in science, Diplomatic Corps in collaboration with UNESCO hosted a roundtable discussion to mark the 2017 International Day of Women and Girls in Science in Ghana. The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/70/212 … Read more