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    2020 InterswitchSPAK Deferment PDF

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    The Interswitch SPAK Nigeria Science Competition has been deferred to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition, which rewards excellence in STEM for secondary school students, was launched in Nigeria in 2017 and expanded to Kenya in 2019. Due to health and safety concerns around holding examinations and gatherings during the pandemic, Interswitch has suspended the 2020 competition and registrations and will address implications for students already registered. In the interim, Interswitch will continue promoting STEM online.

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    The Interswitch SPAK Nigeria Science Competition has been deferred to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition, which rewards excellence in STEM for secondary school students, was launched in Nigeria in 2017 and expanded to Kenya in 2019. Due to health and safety concerns around holding examinations and gatherings during the pandemic, Interswitch has suspended the 2020 competition and registrations and will address implications for students already registered. In the interim, Interswitch will continue promoting STEM online.

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    The Interswitch SPAK Nigeria Science Competition has been deferred to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition, which rewards excellence in STEM for secondary school students, was launched in Nigeria in 2017 and expanded to Kenya in 2019. Due to health and safety concerns around holding examinations and gatherings during the pandemic, Interswitch has suspended the 2020 competition and registrations and will address implications for students already registered. In the interim, Interswitch will continue promoting STEM online.

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    2020 InterswitchSPAK Deferment PDF

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    The Interswitch SPAK Nigeria Science Competition has been deferred to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition, which rewards excellence in STEM for secondary school students, was launched in Nigeria in 2017 and expanded to Kenya in 2019. Due to health and safety concerns around holding examinations and gatherings during the pandemic, Interswitch has suspended the 2020 competition and registrations and will address implications for students already registered. In the interim, Interswitch will continue promoting STEM online.

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    20th June 2020

    Dear Sir/Madam,
    DEFERMENT OF THE INTERSWITCH SPAK NIGERIA SCIENCE COMPETITION

    The global pandemic (COVID-19) that put the world on a compulsory lockdown since March 2020 has had
    a couple of businesses (including Interswitch) suspend its scheduled activities for the year, one of which
    would be the Interswitch Group’s annual national science competition, InterswitchSPAK.

    We hereby write to inform you of our decision to defer the Pan-African science competition. This
    competition which is specifically designed to reward excellence amongst secondary school students in
    Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) by rewarding the best performers was
    launched in Nigeria in 2017 and extended to East Africa, Kenya in 2019.

    After several considerations for the health, safety and general well-being of thousands of young students
    and the other categories of stakeholders who are typically involved in our national qualifying
    examinations, masterclasses and the national science competitions itself across Nigeria annually, we have
    taken the difficult howbeit necessary and pragmatic decision to move the activities planned for 2020 into
    2021.

    The global concern regarding the Coronavirus outbreak and its outlook which remains highly unclear,
    including travel and social gathering concerns among other considerations has made it extremely
    challenging to proceed with implementation of the 2020 edition as earlier planned.

    We have therefore agreed that ongoing registrations will be suspended while we explore how to address
    the implications on SS2/year11 students who have already been registered for the 2020 season, but who,
    depending on how the academic calendars progress, may already have moved into SS3/year 12 by the
    time the 2021 season comes on stream.

    During the intervening period, we will, however continue to use our digital assets to promote the ideas
    upon which the InterswitchSPAK initiative was instituted, thereby sustaining awareness and interest in
    the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), and also promoting virtual challenges
    targeted at keeping young science students engaged.
    We appreciate your support throughout the program and look forward to a return to normalcy soon.

    On behalf of Interswitch, be assured of our warmest regards.

    Yours sincerely,
    For: JustMedia Productions Limited

    Ephraim M. Abuh
    Manager: Data Analytics & School Liason
    (0812-555-3891)
    [email protected]

    16A Adaranijo Street, Off Abisogun Leigh Street, Ogba Lagos. 0708 999 6170

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