Intel Corporation announced at the 4th Edition of the Nigeria Education Network Conference 2014 (Edunet), tagged “Fostering Technology Entrepreneurship in Nigerian Universities, that it is going to invest in electronic educational resources to allow Nigerian youths get access to good education, as a commitment to the advancement of modern teaching and learning practices.
Edunet 2014 is targeted at the students of Nigerian tertiary institutions and aims to aid them in identifying different methods to exploit available resources, structures and emerging technologies that will enhance their studies.
Mr. Stanley Muoneke, Strategic Relationship director for West Africa at Intel says, “Our participation in this year’s Edunet stems from our awareness of the challenges that Nigeria education system faces. It is also borne out of our determination to collaborate with other stakeholders to interpret education data in our environment; jointly work to understand and sustain technological efforts which would ultimately accomplish technological change.”
Explaining why the company has been working to improve education in the country, e.g the Intel Digital Literacy program and the Intel Explore and Learn Education Content Market Place, Stanley explained that all through Intel’s 36-year history, active involvement with community education has been a key business focus for the company, and they have invested over $1 billion in support of education, providing programs and support in more than 50 countries around the world.
