Pak Students Excel in International Science Olympiads-2007

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The teams of talented students selected by the STEM Careers Project, a joint venture of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, represented Pakistan in the th 18 International Biology Olympiad th (IBO-2007), 38 International Physics t h O l y m p i a d ( I P h O - 2 0 0 7 ) , 3 9 International Chemistry Olympiad th (IChO-2007) and 48 International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO-2007) held in July 2007 at Canada, Iran, Russia and Vietnam respectively. Pak Students Excel in International Science Olympiads-2007 The efforts made by the STEM Careers Project and the home institutions in selecting, preparing and sending the teams paid dividends when these students won awards at these Olympiads bringing international recognition for the country. Abeera Ali won bronze medal at IBO- 2007, Canada; Anita Pabani, bronze medal, IChO-2007, Russia; Shaina Khan, bronze medal, IChO-2007, Russia; Zaeem Hussain, bronze medal, IMO- 2007, Vietnam; Sohaib Afzal, Honorable M e n t i o n , I M O - 2 0 0 7, V i e t n a m ; Muhammad Zeeshan Javed, Honorable Mention, IPhO-2007, Iran and Muhammad Suleman, Honorable Mention, IPhO-2007, Iran. rd IPhO team with Dr. Ibrahim Qazi (3 in front row) and nd Mr. Al Hasanat Rasul (2 in front row) in Iran problems that only the most talented youth can answer. Besides grooming talented youth for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, the STEM Careers Project also organize annual National Science Talent Contest (NSTC) for coaching talented students in collaboration with institutions including PIEAS, HEJ, NIBGE, GIKI, and SMS for participation in International Science Olympiads. The teams were led by Dr. M. Sarwar Khan of NIBGE (IBO-2007), Dr. Ibrahim Qazi of GIKI and Mr. Al Hasanat Rasul of STEM Careers Project, HEC (IPhO-2007), Dr. Khalid M. Khan and Dr. Shaiq Ali of HEJ, Karachi University (IChO-2007) and Dr. A. D. Raza Choudary and Mr. Ahmed Mahmood of SMS, GCU (IMO-2007). These annual International Olympiads provide pre-university science students from around the world an opportunity to compete in solving challenging theoretical and experimental science st IChO team with Dr. Khalid M. Khan (1 from right) and st Dr. Shaiq Ali (1 from left) in Russia 7
IBO team with Dr. Sarwar Khan in Canada The Project also organizes annual National Engineering Competitions in collaboration with NUST and GIKI. It is worth-mentioning that many students selected under the National Science Talent Contest (NSTC-3) have also been able to secure fully funded admission for higher studies in top world universities such as Stanford, MIT, Harvard, and Oxford. IMO team with Mr. Ahmed Mahmood Qureshi (C) in Vietnam Moreover, the Project also plans to launch the 5 National Science Talent Contest (NSTC-5) for talented 1 Year FSc/A-Level students from September this year. The website (www.nstc.edu.pk) can be visited for participation in NSTC-5 or for more information about STEM Project. th st Course on Leadership and Programme Evaluation A course on 'Leadership and Programme Evaluation' was organized by the Department for Educational Development (DED), Aga Khan University, Karachi in collaboration with Higher Education Commission from July 16-27, 2007. The course was aimed at developing participants' vision and strategic plan for educational management, improve their skills to manage and lead educational programmes more effectively and develop evaluation plans for educational programmes including Nursing, MBBS programmes, Residency or Postgraduate programmes. The participants, belonging to different institutions, are involved in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in addition to middle or top level leadership and management in their respective institutions. The course was inaugurated by Dr. Mohammad Khurshid, Dean, AKU Medical College. The resource persons included national and international experts in the field of medical education. Dr. Alan Schwartz, Associate Professor at the Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois, Participants of the Course at the Aga Khan University, Karachi Chicago was the lead faculty for first week of the course, which focused on Leadership. The second week focused on Programme Evaluation and was conducted by Dr. Rukhsana W. Zuberi (MHPE), Associate Dean Education and Chairperson, DED and Dr. Syeda Kauser Ali (MHPE), Senior Lecturer, DED and a well known educationist. The instructional strategies employed during the course included case-based discussions, interactive facilitator led presentations, individual presentations by course 8
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