ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) has selected five students and a group leader to participate in `The Belt and Road Teenager Maker-Camp and Teachers Workshop’ which is going to be held from November 15 to 21 at Beijing, China.
The event is being hosted by Ministry of Science and Technology, Pakistan and China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), organized by Children and Youth Science Center of CAST and supported by Inter-Academy Partnership on Science Education Programme and The Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF).
The initiative is aimed at strengthening communication and cooperation between China and Countries along One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative of China, inspire innovation and stimulate interest among young students for promotion of science and creativity.
The PSF, Ministry of Science and Technology sponsors the participation of Pakistani young scientists in this programme with the objective to give them a greater insight into science and its application for the benefit of all mankind through participation in the said event.
Talking to APP on Wednesday, Principal Scientific Officer, PSF, Syeda Rehana Batool informed that PSF has selected five students including Fatima Nasir, Farazia Tariq, Aleesha Zahoor, Hasan Sarfaraz and Minal Mobin from across the country following a transparent procedure.
While Scientific Officer from PSF, Saman Rauf has been nominated as group leader to supervise the students during the workshop.
Rehana Batool informed that students aged between 13-15 years who completed their middle-level school education submitted their applications to PSF.
The shortlisted students, after an initial screening on the basis of educational qualification and age, were called for written test, interview, and presentation at Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, and Peshawar.
The workshop will give an opportunity to promote and develop science culture in our society at grass root level, she said.
She informed that the students from 28 countries will participate in this mega event which will foster cross-cultural exchange, social interaction, and understanding of each other’s countries.
Students will get training, prepare different projects and then give a final presentation where the best teams were selected after evaluation by judges, she said.
The workshop will also include a cultural expo where cultures of different countries will be represented through entertaining activities.
The event will also give an opportunity for the capacity building of the teachers, Rehana Batool said.
