Space Summer School To Be Held From July 25-29

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Jun, 2022 ) :National Center of GIS and Applications (NCGSA) is organizing annual Space Summer school for young space enthusiasts, to be held from July 25-29 at Institute of Space Technology (IST).

Space Summer School (SSS) is an annual program designed especially for young generation to educate and persuade them towards the rapidly growing space technology and its applications� through interactive lectures, hands-on activities, workshops, technology demonstrations, webinars, career counselling sessions and an astronomy night.

Since its inception in 2017, SSS has engaged more than 1000 students from around the Pakistan, enlightening the participants with latest trends, technologies and research breakthroughs in the space sector and their consequent applications directly contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Upholding the legacy, Space Education Research Lab, a partner lab of National Center of GIS and Space Applications, is organizing sixth Space Summer School to inculcate space knowledge among the students.

Targeted towards the students of Grade 5 � 12 in two categories: Abecedarian (Grade 5th-8th) and Virtuoso (Grade 9th-12th), Space Summer School 2022 features a week-long program encapsulating vast spectrum of space knowledge focusing the regional and global perspective under 6 exploration tracks.

The five-day journey of space education begins from Earth and accelerates towards wonders of deep space, covering the tracks of Atmosphere, Aviation, Rocketry, Satellite Technology and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The sixth Space Summer School also includes a specialized "Dr. Abdus Salam Space Contest", dedicated to renowned scientist and Nobel laureate, Dr. Abdus Salam.

This three-staged competition offers a unique platform to young space enthusiasts to not only challenge their space knowledge but also garner acknowledgement and recognition for it.

The interested students may register themselves at https://tinyurl.com/sss022, latest by June 30.