Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, has unveiled a new approach to teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Africa.
The “Model-And-Surpass Pedagogy” (MSP) was introduced at the 2025 international conference of the International Research Group, co-hosted by the Commonwealth Association of Science, Technology and Mathematics Educators, which concluded on September 18.
Okebukola, the first African to win the UNESCO Kalinga Prize in 1992, stated that the method aims to address the poor performance of African students in STEM by employing culturally relevant teaching strategies. The approach encourages students to study great scientists—one African and one international, and strive to surpass their achievements.
The pedagogy features interactive lessons, practical experiments, group discussions, and reflective exercises designed to improve both understanding and attitudes towards STEM subjects.
Researchers from Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia, and Sierra Leone will now test the method through the Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education at Lagos State University.
Okebukola said MSP is part of a broader effort to create homegrown teaching methods, linking African education to global innovation and the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
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