World Space Week 2015 observed in BUITEMS
- October 18, 2015, 7:29 pm
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QUETTA: The World Space Week 2015 was observed at the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) here.
The Space Week was arranged by the Directorate of University Advancement in collaboration with the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO).
Vice Chancellor of the University, Engineer Ahmed Farooq Bazai was chief guest at the closing ceremony of the Space Week at its Takatoo Campus.
The students from various schools participated in different activities arranged marking the Space Week.
They were included the speech, space writing, poster making, quiz and other healthy competitions.
Addressing the gathering, the Vice Chancellor Bazai said that it has been endeavour of the BUITEMS to provide necessary opportunities to the students, which may promote new educational and research trends.
It is pertinent to mention that the Week is observed globally to highlight the great era of deep space discovery that we are in, and the theme of this year World Space Week is `Discovery’.
The event highlighted the importance of gaining unexplored knowledge of space and to develop an understanding to use the space technology for academic purpose.
Exo-planets, galaxies far away and close by and landings on planets, moons, asteroids and comets teach us about where we humans have come from and where we will go in the future. Space is all about Discovery.
This year theme is a source of inspiration for World Space Week event in 2015.
It is also pertinent to mention that in 1999, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared October 4 to 10 to be the World Space Week each year.
