The Government of Ghana and the Government of the Republic of Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the second phase of the Digital Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Project, with Korea committing $28 million to support the initiative.

The six-year project, which will run from 2026 to 2032, is expected to deepen Ghana’s STEM education drive by expanding interventions from two to four regions — Central, Eastern, Ashanti, and Northern.

The second phase will also include the construction of the Accra STEM Park, the strengthening of the Northern STEM Resource Centre, and the integration of digital technologies into STEM education.

Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony in Accra, the Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu described education as the foundation of national development, stressing that every investment in the sector was an investment in Ghana’s future.

He said the first phase of the project, implemented between 2021 and 2025 in the Central and Eastern regions, had yielded notable gains in learning outcomes.

According to him, participating schools recorded a 22.6 percentage-point increase in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Mathematics pass rate and a 10.5 percentage-point improvement in Science.

Mr Iddrisu said the second phase, dubbed "Digital STEM for All", would equip learners with critical digital skills through the introduction of robotics, coding, electronics and artificial intelligence at the basic education level.

He added that the Ministry of Education would roll out a revised curriculum for kindergarten to junior high school before September 30, with digital education forming a key component.

The minister expressed gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for their continued support, and urged all stakeholders to work together to ensure the successful implementation of the project.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Ghana, Gyongsig Park, said Korea’s economic transformation had been driven largely by investment in education and human capital, making education a central pillar of the country’s development cooperation.

He noted that the success of the first phase informed the decision to support a second phase with a stronger emphasis on digital STEM education, and expressed confidence in the Ministry of Education’s ability to deliver the project successfully.

KOICA Country Director Dong Hyun Lee also reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to Ghana’s education sector, saying that integrating digital technology into STEM education would be a significant step toward preparing Ghanaian learners for the future.

He assured the Government of Ghana of KOICA’s continued support to ensure the project is successfully implemented.