The winners of Kuwait Children’s Science Congress 2022 that was organized by the Science International Forum Kuwait participated in the 30th National Children’s Science Congress held at Gujarat Science City and SAL Education Campus in Ahmedabad from 27th to 31st January.
NCSC is a flagship program of the National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science & Technology, Government of India conducted this event to spread the concept and method of science among children by practical learning for students aged between 10-17 years.
The 30th NCSC was hosted by the Gujarat Council on Science & Technology (GUJCOST), Department of Science & Technology, Government of Gujarat was the main host and Gujarat Science City and SAL Education Campus, Ahmedabad partnered as co-hosts.
The main theme of the NCSC was “Understanding Ecosystem for Health and Well-bring”. Other than scientific presentations, participants also enjoyed various cultural programs, interactive and technical sessions and teacher workshops. Students and guide teachers also experienced the thrill at World of Aquatics and Robotics at Science city, the world of Virtual Reality: Immersive Experience of a Chemistry lab, Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre and a trip to the Statue of Unity.
Qualifying teams were selected during the 6th edition of Kuwait Children’s Science Congress (KCSC) which was conducted on 25 November 2022 at Bhavans Smart Indian School. The judges panel was from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait University and Dasman Diabetes Institute’s senior scientists Dr. S Neelamani, Dr. Mohan Rana, Dr. Rakesh, Dr. Jafarali Parol, Dr. Jayasree Chakkamalayath, Dr. Maribasappa, Dr. S. Chidambaram, Dr. Irshad, Dr. Sreekanth K. J., Dr. Zubbair Malik, Dr. Krishnakumar Sugumaran and Mr. Hariharan.
During which 45 teams of young scientists from 16 Indian schools in Kuwait participated in two categories. Two member student teams showcased their inventive and unique scientific projects.
Teams from Aspire Indian International School and United Indian School were qualified for National Children’s Science Congress participation from Senior category and the teams from Indian Educational School (Bhavans Kuwait) and Indian Community School Kuwait Amman Branch were qualified in the Junior category. 2 senior teams and 2 junior teams from various schools got Outstanding mention with A grade. Best Presentation, Best Creative Project and Future Spark award for the best conceptual project in both categories were also declared.
Four competitions were conducted by the community with participation of over 500 students in different categories. All the winners will be honored at the Annual Science Gala, whose dates will be announced soon.
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