Khwarizmi Science Society

Khwarizmi Science Society
خُوارِزمی سائنس سوسائٹی
Abbreviation KSS
Established 1997
Type Scientific
Purpose To further the cause of science in Pakistan
Headquarters Lahore
President
 Prof. Dr. Saadat Anwar Siddiqi
Website http://www.khwarizmi.org

The Khwarizmi Science Society (Urdu: خُوارِزمی سائنس سوسائٹی‎) is a Pakistan based non-profit science association aimed at furthering a science culture in Pakistan’s educational insitiutions and in the general public.[1]

History

The Khwarizmi Science Society was founded in 1997 by a group of students at the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, under the guidance of Prof. Saadat Anwar Siddiqi. Initially started as a university-wide science club, the KSS has gradually evolved into one of the most active science societies in Pakistan.[2] The KSS rose to prominence with its range of activities planned around and after International Year of Astronomy 2009 [3] and an international symposium on Science and the Muslim Civilisation in 2007 with Prof. George Saliba as the keynote speaker.[4]

Campaigns

One of its main focus areas is to partner with national and international organizations and institutions to run on-ground science awareness and motivation campaigns. Activities organized around the International Year of Astronomy inspired thousands of students around the country and the impact was acknowledged both home and abroad.[2][5][6] Currently it is running a nationwide science awareness movement in partnership with Alif Ailaan reaching out to public and private schools in remote areas of Pakistan.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "For the love of science"., The News International, October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 Astronomy: Pakistan’s New Future? , American Physical Society, January 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Pakistani students learn Grid Computing , CERN Courier, April 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Science ore Muslim Tehzeeb" (PDF).,(Op-Ed) Daily Jang, November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Optics and optimism: An inventor in Okara, The Express Tribune, August 28, 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Pakistani Recreates Newton's Telescope , Forbes, September 2, 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ↑ A learning experience for young Swat scientists, Dawn (newspaper), August 19, 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Science exhibition organised at Pilot School Larkana, Daily Times (Pakistan), September 1, 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.


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