The grand winners were Fatima Sohail from Defence Authority Model High School with her project ‘Generation of electricity with the help of vertical air through a modified very economical wind mill’ and Habibullah Hal Mohammed with his project ‘Organic Battery’ from Pak Turk International School & College, Lahore, while the group winners were Ambreen Bibi and Mehwish Ghafoor from FG College for Women, for their project ‘Degradation of environmental pollutants with Nano-composites’.
Intel ISEF, the world’s largest pre-college science competition, enables more than 1,500 young scientists from all across the globe to gather on a single platform to exchange ideas and knowledge, showcase cutting-edge science, and compete for over $4 million in awards and scholarships.
During the National Science Fair, over 80 science projects were showcased by young scientists who qualified through competitions held at district and provincial levels.
The Intel Education has been working in Pakistan since 2002, when a small pilot was completed with the training of 271 teachers under Intel Teach Programme. Since then, Intel education has crossed many milestones in Pakistan. Currently, there are two programmes – Intel Teach Programme and Intel Science Fair – running successfully across the country, with the complete support of Federal and Provincial Ministries of Education.
“We need to train and develop research aptitude for development and bring innovation. Peoples may have PhD but they don’t know how to manage the projects,” commented Dr. Azhar Hassan, Director General Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) and Chairman Science Review Committee (SRC), Intel ISEF.
He said that they are developing the confidence level in children by providing rich science education opportunities especially in rural areas of the country.
“From the Intel Science Olympiad I have learnt a lot as it has changed my life and in future it will be very helpful to me,” commented a student who showcased his project at the fair.
Experts have appreciated this initiative taken by the Intel Pakistan and said that the culture of such competitions should be promoted in the country. They suggested that the government should take solid measures to encourage private sector as it would pave the way for the launch of more projects in the country.
“It is encouraging to note that each year more schools and students are participating in the Intel Science Fairs, with increased drive, to excel in the areas of science and research,” said Naveed Siraj, Country Manager at Intel Pakistan.
http://www.technologytimes.pk/mag/2011/jan11/issue04/sharp_young_it_brains.php
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