The Inter-Ministerial
meeting of steering committee was held to discuss the development projects for
Science Talent farming Scheme (STFS) for Young Pakistani Students. The meeting
was chaired by Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for Science &
Technology. Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal
Minister for Planning, Development & Reforms. Engr. Muhammad Baligh-ur-
Rehman, Federal Minister for Education & Professional Training, Ms. Yasmeen
Masood, Federal Secretary for Science & Technology, Mr. Shoaib Ahmad Siddique,
Federal Secretary for Planning, Development & Reforms, Professor Dr.
Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) and other senior
officers of attached departments attended the meeting.
The steering committee
discussed the implementation status of the project “Science Talent Farming
Scheme” .During the course of meeting, the chairman accentuate the special
milieu embracing Pakistan and suggested all participants to show greater
latitude in terms of infrastructure development for incorporating science
education among the youth of Pakistan.
The steering committee
agreed to intensify its efforts for creating a nationwide pool of science
popularizers. The committee deliberate upon the acquisition of land for the
establishment of National Science School (NSS). The Committee reaffirmed that
the creation of National Science School (NSS) is need of the hour and in
addition to being futuristic, it will uplift and provide a platform for the
best science and technology education to the talented students of our country.
The chair opined to follow bench mark practices being observed around the globe
in imparting high tech Science education among the youth.
The committee unanimously
agreed upon to follow the merit based, transparent procedure for selection of
students for numerous science scholarships for inspiring youth. Mr. Ahsan
Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reforms lamented that
upturn in the use of science & technology has set the stage right for
development and the laid out procedures should be geared more towards under
privileged and poor classes of society so that no aspiring student should lag
behind in participating the scholarship’ schemes on socio-economic ordeal.
Engr. Muhammad
Baligh-ur-Rehman, Federal Minister for Education & Professional Training
instructed for a merit based assessment procedure with the aim to achieve a
knowledge based economy to inculcate a culture of science Education in
Pakistan. The steering committee concluded to resolute the use of public service
media in order to enhance its reach to masses and to spur up awareness for
emerging crop of young students. Towards the end, the committee further reckon to flag public media the
success and motivational stories to sparkle up the talented lot.
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