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STEM Centers

Virtual Computer Labs

STEM Synergy’s “Virtual Computer Labs” program bridges the digital skills gap for Ethiopian youth by establishing 20 innovative labs, each with 30 monitors connected to a central server. These cutting-edge facilities offer hands-on training in software courses like website development, Python, C++, and mobile app development, empowering students with essential technical skills to thrive in the digital economy.

Electronics Labs

STEM Synergy’s electronics labs equip students with hands-on skills in circuit design, robotics, and embedded systems, featuring advanced tools like 3D printers, drones, oscilloscopes, digital circuit boards, and soldering guns. Central to the labs is the Arduino Microcontroller Kit, which connects theory to practice through interactive projects starting with programming LEDs to understand microcontrollers, advancing to sensor integration for collecting data like temperature, and culminating in robotics challenges like building line-following robots. These activities foster expertise in hardware and software, preparing students to create autonomous systems.

Physics Labs

STEM Synergy’s physics labs offer a hands-on platform to connect theory and practice, exploring concepts like gravity through free-fall and projectile motion, buoyancy with Archimedes’ Principle, and centrifugal force via circular motion. Students measure density, calculate speed, study energy with pulleys, investigate heat transfer in thermodynamics, and bring electricity and magnetism to life by building circuits and testing Ohm’s Law. These interactive experiments enhance students’ grasp of physics and its real-world applications.

Chemistry Labs

STEM Synergy’s chemistry labs transform theory into practice as students balance equations and perform titrations to study chemical reactions and stoichiometry, measure enthalpy in exothermic and endothermic reactions for thermodynamics, and build galvanic cells to explore electrochemistry and redox processes. They test gas laws like Boyle’s and Charles’ to analyze pressure-volume-temperature relationships, examine reaction rates in chemical kinetics, conduct pH titrations for acid-base chemistry, and use chromatography and saponification to master separation and organic synthesis, like making soap. These hands-on experiments sharpen analytical skills and link chemistry to real-world applications.

Biology Labs

STEM Synergy’s biology labs bring theory to life as students examine plant and animal cells under microscopes for cellular biology, extract DNA and use gel electrophoresis in genetics, and culture bacteria on agar plates in microbiology. They model ecosystems in terrariums to study ecology, measure heart rate for human physiology, analyze enzyme activity in biochemistry, explore photosynthesis and transpiration in botany, and simulate natural selection to understand evolution. These hands-on experiments strengthen analytical skills and connect biology to real-world applications.

Mathematics Labs

STEM Synergy’s mathematics labs make theory practical as students build 3D models to explore geometry, graph linear equations with real-world data for algebra, and calculate probability and statistics like mean and standard deviation. They use clinometers in trigonometry to measure heights, model motion in calculus to study derivatives and integrals, and investigate number theory with patterns like the Fibonacci sequence, alongside solving navigation problems with coordinate geometry and creating fractals. These hands-on activities deepen math comprehension and highlight its real-world relevance.

Science Shared Campus

STEM Synergy has established three Science Shared Campuses in distinct locations, offering dedicated access to 850 students annually. These campuses are located at Kotebe Metropolitan University/Minilik Secondary, Wolayita Liqa Special School, and Bahir Dar University. Demonstrating exceptional success, these campuses have achieved a 100% pass rate in the 12th-grade national school-leaving examinations from 2021 to 2023 (Gregorian Calendar).

Science Museum

The Addis Ababa Science Museum (“AASM”), located at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (“AASTU”), is a hands-on platform for scientific discovery, offering interactive exhibits that engage students, families, and the community in exploring STEM concepts. This flagship museum in Ethiopia fosters a dynamic, informal learning environment with technology demonstrations and displays that support young innovators, enhance STEM literacy, and inspire future scientists and engineers. By complementing formal education, it cultivates a collaborative, scientifically literate, and innovative generation.

Location Of STEM Centers

Name Of Center
City, Region
Project Status & Management
Contact,Mobile
Kallamino STEM Center
Mekele, Tigray
Implemented & transferred to Tigrai Education Bureau
(+251)920864574
Gondar University STEM Center
Gondar, Amhara
Implemented & transferred to Gondar University
(+251)918729057
Bahir Dar University STEM Incubation center
Implemented & Transferred to Bahirdar University
(+251)918353445
ASTU STEM center
Adama, Oromiya
Implemented & transferred to Adama Science & Technology University
(+251)911551174
Hawassa University STEM center
Hawassa, Sidama
Implemented & transferred to Hawassa University
(+251)928684906
Jigjiga Mini-STEM Center
Jigjiga, Ethiopian Somali
Implemented & transferred to Jijiga University
(+251) 257755947
Asaita University Mini-STEM Center
Asaita, Afar
Implemented & transferred to Afar Education Bureau
(+251)921326139
Assosa University Mini-STEM Center
Asossa, Beneshangul
Implemented & transferred to Assosa Education Office
(+251) 921816020
Wollega University STEM center
Nekemet, Oromiya
Implemented & transferred to Wollega University
(+251) 930300124   (+251) 922224949
Kotebe University Science Shared Campus
Addis Ababa
Implemented & transferred to Kotebe Metropolitan University
(+251)911634301
Liqa School Mini STEM Center 
Sodo, Wolayita
Implemented & transferred to Liqa boarding school
(+251)916582355
Ethiopia Academy of Sciences Stem Center
Addis Ababa
Implemented & transferred to Ethiopia Academy of Sciences
(+251)935987641
AASTU STEM Center and Science Museum
Addis Ababa
Implemented & transferred to Addis Ababa Science and technology University
(+251)913628761
Debremarkos STEM Center
Debremarkos, Amhara
Implemented & transferred to Debremarkos University
(+251)9290777
Dilla Uiversity STEM Center
Dilla, Sidama
Implemented & transferred to Dilla University
(+251)930507192   – or – 982003791
Haramaya University STEM Center
Haramaya, Harerge
Implemented & transferred to Haramaya University
(+251)912441024
Gode Polytechnic STEM Center
Gode,Ethiopian Somali
Implemented & transferred to Gode Polytechnic
(+251)915747716
Kebridahar University STEM Center
Kebri Dahar,Ethiopian Somali
Implemented & transferred to Kebridahar University
(+251)911268822
Harar STEM Center
Harar,Harari
Implemented & transferred to Harar Education Bureau
 (+251)256661889
Woldiya University STEM Center
Woldiya, Amhara
Implemented & transferred to Woldiya University
(+251)935990957