# South African educator Nadine Smith has won the 2025 EDGE in Tech Athena Award for Early Career Leadership. Honoured at a special ceremony at the University of California, Berkeley, Smith was recognised for her groundbreaking work in transforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education, to be more inclusive and accessible. A Coding and Robotics educator at ADvTECH, she was one of only four global recipients and the only African.
SA educator Nadine Smith wins Global Tech Leadership Award