Interswitch Group recently hosted the top 81 finalists out of the 17,460 who registered for the InterswitchSPAK 2.0 National Qualifying Examination, to a Masterclass event in Lagos. The Masterclass is part of the InterswitchSPAK
Switch-a-Future project, a CSR initiative of the company focused on rewarding and driving increased interest in the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects among Senior Secondary School students across Africa.
The Masterclass is designed to impact in the student soft skills that are readily not taught in the classroom, through real-life thought leaders. Here are some insights from the students after the Masterclass:
Participants at the InterswitchSPAK 2.0 Masterclass share their experiences
Majority of them spoke about the need to be trustworthy, as a prerequisite to success, noting that integrity goes hand-in-hand with success. They also said it was important to have a mindset of equity rather than equality, as prosperous communities are built, and the fight against corruption is best won, with the equity mindset.....