18 jul Seychelles’ FIRST Global Challenge launched, team members unveiled

The National Institute for Science, Technology and Innovation yesterday officially announced the launch of their participation in the 2020 FIRST Global Challenge and unveiled the six-strong members of Team Seychelles who hope to fly the Seychelles flag and improve the country’s ranking in the yearly international event.

The chief executive of Nisti and team manager Xavier Estico unveiled the members of Team Seychelles in a short ceremony at the Blue Economy conference room at the Oliaji building.

The challenge, which will this year take place virtually because of travel restrictions and other measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, is being observed under the theme ‘Connecting Communities’ and comprises three months filled with challenges, talks by STEM professionals, and technical training sessions, all while connecting the FIRST Global Community around the world. The challenge, which aims to ignite a passion for STEM amongst the world’s youths, is due to close on September 26.