Students representing country in international Science Olympiads honoured

Pakistani team won a bronze medal, three honourable mentions, and a merit certificate

ISLAMABAD: The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) has held an award distribution ceremony to honour 12 talented Pakistani students who represented the country in International Science Olympiads in July 2018.

STEM is a joint venture of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), said a press release issued here on Friday.

Pakistani students won one bronze medal, three honourable mentions, and one merit certificate in International Chemistry Olympiads, International Mathematics Olympiads, and International Biology Olympiads held in Romania, Iran and Czech and Slovak Republic respectively.

Cash prizes and certificates were distributed among the students.

The students who participated in the International Science Olympiads included Muhammad Suleman, Karachi Grammer School; Gohar Saqib Fazal, Beacon House School System, PECHS, Karachi; Omar Muhammad Kidwani, Karachi Grammar School; Muhammad Arshad Alam, BVS Parsi High School, Karachi; Haroon Khan, Pakistan International School, Jeddah; Sualeh Asif, Headstart School System, Karachi; Hesham Mohammad Nawaz, Aitchison College, Lahore; Abdul Rehman Zahid, Siddeeq Public Schoo, Islamabad; Muhammad Abdullah, Nishat College of Science, Multan, Ahmed Salik, Karachi Grammar School; Saad Khan, Islamia College Peshawar; and Laiba Naseer, Hamza Army Public School and College, Rawalpindi.

So far, Pakistani teams have won 109 medals including four Silver Medals, 57 Bronze Medals, 45 Honourable Mentions and one Merit Certificate along with two special prizes in the annual International Science Olympiads held in different countries across the world.

These countries include Switzerland, Brazil, Singapore, USA, Germany, UK, Spain, Canada, Argentina, and South Korea.

Dr Nasir Majeed Mirza, Rector PIEAS and a large number of students were present on the occasion.

Addressing the ceremony, Pakistan Academy of Sciences President Dr Qasim Jan appreciated the students for their aptitude and hard work.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 29^th, 2019.