Patron Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation Chief Editor M. Javed Iqbal Education Programmer August 2015 Monthly Vol. 13 No. 8 From the Chairman Awareness Seminar on EU Research & Innovation Programme HORIZON-2020” Pakistani scientists must avail EU funding for Research & Innovation Programme: Dr. Ashraf “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Mr. Stefano Gatto, Acting EU Ambassador to Pakistan and Prof. Dr. what we repeatedly do. Muhammad Qaiser, Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi, address seminar on EU Research & Innovation Programme HORIZON-2020”. Excellence, then, is not an act European Union (EU) will He was addressing “Awareness HORIZON-2020, with the but a habit,” says Aristotle fund research projects under its Seminar on EU Research & collaboration of University of while Charles R. Swindoll is Research & Innovation I n n o v a t i o n P r o g r a m m e Karachi organized the Seminar of the view, “If you are going Programme HORIZON-2020, H O R I Z O N - 2 0 2 0 ” a t on EU funding. to achieve excellence in big which is a great opportunity for University of Karachi, Karachi Mr. Stefano Gatto, Acting EU things, you develop the habit Pakistani scientists to avail this on August 19, 2015. Ambassador to Pakistan in little matters. Excellence is funding through sound PSF, which was designated in p r o v i d e d b r i e f o f t h e not an exception, it is a research proposals, said Prof. M a r c h , 2 0 1 5 a s f o c a l P r o g r a m m e . P r o f . D r. prevailing attitude.” Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, organization for Govt. of Muhammad Qaiser, Vice These are the parents and teachers who train students Chairman Pakistan Science Pakistan to EU Research & Chancellor, University of through different ways to Foundation (PSF). I n n o v a t i o n P r o g r a m m e Karachi welcomed all the learn and develop their habit scientists from across Sindh. for achieving excellence in Mr. Denis Dembois, EU their studies and later on in Counselor Scientific Affairs their careers as well as provided detail procedure to maintaining a positive prepare research proposals. attitude. And this training The faculty members and and learning process needs researchers were invited from inspiration and motivation all the public & public sector for students. Parents and institutes across Sindh. teachers play a leading role Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman PSF, Mr. Stefano Gatto, Acting EU Ambassador to Pakistan This seminar was third of its and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Qaiser, Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi at seminar on EU Continued on page 2 Research & Innovation Programme HORIZON-2020”. kind in Pakistan and earlier I N S I D E PSF NEWSLETTER 2 From the Chairman two seminars were held in country. The next would held o f r e s e a r c h g r a n t s . to develop this habit among Lahore and Islamabad. The in Quetta and Peshawar within Pakistani researchers will students by becoming a role Chairman, PSF and EU next few weeks. collaborate with its global model who inspire and Ambassador to Pakistan E U H O R I Z O N - 2 0 2 0 partners for joint research motivate them to excel. decided to conduct the series of programme contains more p r o p o s a l s t h r o u g h Reward system also plays a such seminars across the than £ 70 billion in the shape HORIZON-2020. key role to inspire and motivate students. This PSF, DoST sign MoU for developing science culture in country reward system could be in Pakistan Science Foundation many forms. It could be in the form of appreciation or some (PSF) and Directorate of p r i z e e t c . A w o rd o f Science and Technology e n c o u r a g e m e n t a n d (DoST), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa appreciation can do wonders (KP) Province, signed a to motivate students to learn M e m o r a n d u m o f and excel through hard work. Understanding (MoU) on Those educational institutions August 7, 2015, for stringent which focus on motivation developments in S&T and and inspiration of students developing science culture in always give best results in the country. exams and their students won The MoU was signed at an laurels for them. Such schools impressive ceremony. PSF and colleges create good C h a i r m a n P r o f . D r . leaders, scientists, doctors Muhammad Ashraf was the and engineers through Chief Guest while Secretary capacity building and S&T and IT Department, KP, PSF Chairman Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf and Secretary Pakistan Academy of Sciences Dr. Zabta developing good habits and Khan Shinwari witness the MoU signing ceremony while PSF Member Science Prof. Dr. character of their students. Ms Farah Hamid Khan was Muhammad Akram Sheikh and Director DoST Mr. Zahoorul Haq sign the MoU on behalf of their It is pertinent to mention that Guest of Honour on this respective organizations. motivation and inspiration is occasion. Senior officers from and Director DoST Mr. i m p r o v e t h e e c o n o m i c a continuous process that Federal Ministry of Science Zahoorul Haq signed the MoU condition of the country. requires new ways and means and Technology, Pakistan on behalf of their respective Under the MoU PSF and DoST to sustain this process to Science Foundation, Pakistan organizations. will work together for achieve outstanding results. Museum of Natural History T h e M o U i s a i m e d a t identification of core areas of The educational institutions and Pakistan Scientific and developing cooperation and mutual cooperation, sharing have the major responsibility Technological Information collaboration between the two their expertise for science to play their role in creating a Center were present. organizations for stringent propagation activities. PSF science culture in the country PSF Member Science Prof. Dr. development in S&T through will help DoST in establishing as without development of Muhammad Akram Sheikh collaborative activities to science laboratories in some science technology no nation deserving schools of KP and c o u l d p r o g r e s s . T h e provide trainings to science educational institutions need teachers in already established to arrange such activities for student that motivate and labs in 24 districts of KP. inspire them to get engaged in PSF Chairman Dr Ashraf the process of invention and addressing on this occasion innovation. The educational stressed the need for focusing institutions can arrange such o n h u m a n r e s o u r c e science related activities with development as without it the collaboration of Pakistan p r o g r e s s i n n a t i o n a l Science Foundation having development could not be m a n y r e w a r d - b a s e d achieved. He highlighted some motivational programmes for p r i o r i t y a r e a s o f t h e the educational institutions, PSF Member Science Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh and Director DoST Mr. Zahoorul Haq Foundation for funding teachers as well as students. signed the MoU exchange documents after signing the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations. research projects. Quote of the Month “Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.” –Louis Pasteur 3 PSF NEWSLETTER The PSF Chairman assured his the province. Hamid Khan, PSF Member Haq also spoke on mandate, full support to DoST for Secretary S&T and IT Science Prof. Dr. Akram Sheikh activities and achievements of developing science culture in Department, KP, Ms Farah and Director DoST Mr. Zahoorul their respective organizations. Pakistani students win six awards in Asian Science Camp 2015 Pakistan Science Foundation presentations. At the Poster (PSF) has the mandate to Presentation session, the popularize and promote committee members closely science at grassroot level in the observed all the posters and country. Capacity-building of a p p r e c i a t e d s t u d e n t s ' Pakistani youth and sponsoring presentations. The committee them for participation in selected 18 most creative posters international scientific events for the poster awards, including 3 is one of the important Gold Awards, 3 Silver Awards, 9 activities of the Foundation. Bronze Awards and 3 Honorable PSF, being a focal organization Mentions. Four Pakistani for Asian Science Camp students won these awards. In (ASC), coordinated with the A group photo of Pakistani delegate with eminent Physicist Prof. Hitoshi Murayama during ASC- addition, cultural activities were organizers of the Camp for 15, in Thailand. also arranged including cooking, participation of Pakistani Pathumthani. Over 270 inaugurated by Her Royal flower making, petal folding, students in ASC-15. This year students from 29 Asian Highness Princess Maha boxing, dancing and cloth dying ASC was held in Pathumthani, countries participated in the Chakri Sirindhorn on 3rd for the participants.