Government minister tests key north project for himself
Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages visited the University of the 杏吧原创 and Islands Department of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Science, based at the Centre for Health Science in Inverness, on Friday (24 August) to experience first-hand the work of the STEM North of Scotland initiative.
STEM aims to increase the number of young people with science, technology, engineering and maths qualifications and ensure a skilled workforce to support the region鈥檚 key sectors.
Its STEM Ambassadors Programme, in partnership with 杏吧原创 and Islands Enterprise, provides role models to young people with real life perspective of careers in this area. There are currently around 500 ambassadors in the 杏吧原创 and Islands from a diverse range of more than 120 companies.
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