Over 1,500 Students From 40 Varsities Participate In Visio Spark-2018

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Nov, 2018 ) :Over 1,500 students from 40 universities and institutes across the country participated in the 'Visio Spark-2018' - the annual feature of�COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Wah Campus, held the other day.� It was the 16th national level day-long episode of the Visio-Spark held to provide future information technology (IT) professionals an opportunity to exhibit their skills and get them familiar with the latest trends of the fast-developing sector.� This year, the CUI organized the event in collaboration with Askari Bank and Pakistan Software Export Board.

Students showed their prowess in different competitions, including Software Projects, Quiz, On Spot Programming, E-Gaming competition, Poster Designing, IT Mushaira, mobile App Development, Web Development, Logo Designing, Code Debug, Micro Wiz, Speed Wiring, ROBO Race and Matlabu Guru.

Director CUI Wah Campus Prof Dr Tayyeb Akram, in his opening remarks, welcomed the participants and appreciated the organizers for holding the mega event.

He said the event provided an opportunity to the students to display their IT skills. The students should develop a habit of actively participating in such co-curricular activities to enhance their professional skills, he added.� National Information Technology board Director General Faisal Iqbal Ratyal, who was the chief gust, appreciated the students' work and contributions of the CUI in promotion of information technology in the country.

The chief guest distributed shields, certificates and cash awards among winners of different competitions.

In concluding remarks, Head of Computer Science Department Dr Ehsan Ullah Munir expressed the CUI's resolve to produce the world class IT professionals meeting requirements of the contemporary era.