Elsie Effah Kaufmann Foundation
Changing our engineering history one BOLD step at a time
We owe our students a better chance to be better than us.
Empower and equip both educators and learners with the necessary tools and resources to make the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) more effective.
We all stand to gain from better STEM Education
The Foundation is heavily geared toward four main targets that will best impact everyones life
Students
Inspire students to be critical thinkers and seekers of solutions to community problems
Teachers
Equip teachers with the necessary skills and training on practical STEM teaching methods
Industry
Connect and facilitate collaborations between industry and academia
Community
Educate and sensitize communities on the relevance of practical STEM education
Prof. Elsie Effah Kaufmann
We have talked, and talked, and talked. We now have to put our effort where our mouth is.
Prof. Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann is a Biomedical Engineer and Academic as well as The current Quiz Mistress for the National Science and Math Quiz. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Master of Science in Engineering and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, all attained from the University of Pennsylvania. She has published numerous scholarly pieces and has received several recognitions and awards in her country, Ghana, and internationally for her contribution, support and commitment to the STEM fields. This year, she raised the bar higher and smashed a glass ceiling by becoming the first female Dean of the School of Engineering Sciences at the University of Ghana.