Global ThinkQuest Competition | FDE mismanagement
Pakistani Students win top honors in 2009 global ThinkQuest Competition
Islamabad, Jun 22: Pakistani students took top honors in the 2009 global ThinkQuest
competition online out of 955 teams of 83 countries including Australia, China,
India, Pakistan, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States. ThinkQuest,
sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) is a protected, online
learning platform that enables teachers to integrate learning projects into
their classroom curriculum and students to develop 21st century
skills. The competition includes a Website Competition that challenges student teams to develop
educational websites on topics of their choosing and a Narrative Competition
that challenges student teams to publish their ideas on topics of global
importance using OEF's ThinkQuest Projects platform. Muhammad,
Muznah and Rida of Generation's School collaborated with students in Singapore
to create a website called "Portable Partners-Friends or Foes", which examined
common mobile devices used by young people. "The Oracle
Education Foundation is pleased to recognize the outstanding achievements of all
the students who participated in the ThinkQuest Competitions," said Clare Dolan,
Vice President, Oracle Corporate Citizenship. "These
students developed skills that are critical for success in the 21st
century while producing outstanding educational resources that will
benefit their peers globally." "ThinkQuest
was a challenging yet enjoyable experience for me. It was an
honor for me not only to compete on an international platform, but also to
represent Pakistan," said Muhammad, a student team member from Generation's
School. "My teammates and I gave it our best shot to make our website a worthy
contestant in ThinkQuest. The news about our victory was a complete surprise and
I would like to acknowledge my teammates and coaches for their hard work and
guidance." Prizes for
winning teams include laptop computers, digital cameras, school grants, and a
trip to the awards event in the San Francisco Bay Area. Pakistani
Students win top honors in the 2009 global ThinkQuest Competition. App
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Female candidates protest against FDE mismanagement
Islamabad: Thousands of female candidates, who appeared for the interview
of teachers (BPS-9 to BPS-14) Saturday protested against the mismanagement of
the Federal Directorate of Education. The shortage of registration forms
caused the trouble, which resulted in scuffles between the FDE staff and the
relatives of female candidates. Around 8000 female candidates had arrived at the
F G Model School for Girls G-9/3, but there were only 2,000 registration forms.
The candidates exchanged harsh words with a female official of the FDE
over the issue. The situation turned worst when the people who came along with
the female candidates scuffled with male FDE staffers. They damaged the school
building and furniture. The FDE staffers however, managed to escape
while the interviews for female candidates cancelled. FDE Director General Attique-ur-Rehman said, "We were not expecting such
number of candidates that is why this incident happened." He said the
new schedule will be announced on Monday (June 22) and three centres would be
reserved for female candidates.
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Preston University Convocation
Islamabad: Preston University will hold the 32nd convocation of its Islamabad Campus on June 23 (Tuesday). This mega event will
held at Jinnah Convention Centre, said a news release issued here Saturday. The
Chairman Senate, Farooq H. Naek will be the chief guest on the occasion.
Bachelors and Masters degrees will be conferred upon more than 350 graduates at
the convocation. Gold medallions and merit certificates will also be awarded to
the graduates who have stood first in their respective fields of
specialisation.
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Riphah advisory board constituted
Rawalpindi: Riphah International University (RIU) Islamabad has formed
Riphah Advisory Board for Excellence (RABE) consisting of top executives of
industry and business concerns to join faculty and students in building human
resource. The objective behind setting up the advisory board is to
produce a new generation of professionals, researchers and leaders needed for
our country and for the Ummah. According to a press release issued here
Sunday, RABE, will also help in achieving economic independence and create
entrepreneurial mind set and culture with a vision of integrity with Islamic
values and contemporary approaches for human recourse development. The
first meeting of the advisory board was held on June 20, 2009 at Al-Mizan campus
of Riphah International University in Rawalpindi, which was attended by a number
of chief executive officers and senior executives from industry and business in
public and private sectors including Computer Society of Pakistan President
Tahir Chaudhary, Alternative Energy Development Board (Technical) Director
General Irfan Afzal Mirza, Leadership and Management Solutions Chief Operating
Officer Dr. Mazher Jamil, Technology Infrastructure Citibank Manager Murtaza
Kazmi, Total Media Solutions Marketing Manager Farooq Ishaq, ACER Technologies
for Pakistan and Afghanistan Manager Zahid Universal Service Fund Mehmood
Pervaiz Iftikhar, Head of Technical Department Panda Security Head Engineer
Naeem Akhtar and Channel-7 Managing DirectorAhmed Masud. The meeting was also
attended by the senior faculty members and officials of Riphah International
University. Islamic International Medical College Trust and Riphah
International University Executive Director Asadullah Khan gave a brief resume
of activities of the trust and the university. He welcomed the participants and
highlighted the objectives of the Riphah Advisory Board for Excellence. He said
the board will help strengthen the university-industry linkages and to merge
theoretical and practical experiences to enhance the overall quality of
education and research.
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Director of the Dawah Academy appointed
Islamabad: Dr. Sahibzada Sajid-ur-Rehman, Professor Islamic
Research Institute of the International Islamic University (IIU) has been
appointed as director of the Dawah Academy. His predecessor Professor Abdul
Jabbar Shakir has been appointed as Director Seerah Study Centre and Seerah
Library of the Islamic Research Institute, said a press release issued here on
Saturday.
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PakTurk School students excel in Shaheen Scout Rally
Murree: All Pakistan Shaheen Scout Rally, under the supervision of Punjab Scouts
Association, was held in Ghora Gali Murree. Around two hundred schools attended
the rally. According to a press release issued here Sunday, a group of eight
students from PakTurk International Schools and Colleges Junior section,
Islamabad including Ali Jalal, Faqaq Wadood, Sibghatullah, Waqas Khaliq,
Abdullah Abbasi, Mohammad Osman, S.M. Qasim and Faras Wadood participated in the
camp with their unit leader Aoun Abbas. The group won first position in All
Punjab Gymnastics, second in Camp Inspection. While Ali Jalal secured second
position in the competition of recitation of Holy Quraan and Abdullah Abbasi got
third position in general knowledge competition. Pak Turk College Principal
Davut Akbulut congratulated the students and (Director Sports) Aoun Abbas on
their achievements. The News
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