The Institute of Space Technology (IST), Islamabad in collaboration with the National Centre of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA) will celebrate World Space Week 2022 from October 4-10 on its Islamabad campus, reports WealthPK.

The annual weeklong space festivity encapsulates over 100 events related to space science, technology and its applications.

The celebrations are in pursuance of the United Nations declaration of October 4-10 as the International Week of Space aimed at celebrating and acknowledging the contributions of space technology to the betterment of humankind.

It is the largest annual space event in the world aimed at building up a workforce of tomorrow by inspiring students and educating the public about the multifaceted domains of space.

Pakistan is one of the major contributors to the WSW space festivities. The national activities are held under the patronage of SUPARCO.

The Institute of Space Technology has been celebrating World Space Week since 2005 in line with its vision “Be a national torchbearer in the realm of academics, through quality teaching, robust research and outreach, to produce leaders in the field of Space Science and Technology, in line with National aspirations”.

The IST organizes a wide range of events to motivate and inspire young minds in the realms of space technology around the year through its Space Education Research Lab under the National Centre of GIS and NCGSA.

Channelizing these efforts of space education and outreach through innovative and engaging initiatives at the national level, World Space Week 2022 will be celebrated at IST from October 4-10.

In accordance with the WSW 2022 theme of “Space and Sustainability” covering the aspects of achieving sustainability in space, and achieving sustainability from space, the IST has planned more than 100 events including competitions, lectures, webinars and trainings in 15 major categories, including space recitations, creative writing, fine arts, performing arts, space architectures, space for SDGs, space innovation, technology demonstrations and space applications.

The events are dedicated to inspiring, and familiarizing the school and college level students with the importance and applications of space science and technology for sustainable development of the world and beyond.

The events of WSW 2022 at IST are designed for school and college students of Grade 6-12.

The competitions will be conducted in two rounds to ensure the participation of maximum interested students, where the preliminary round will be conducted online from September 19-23, and the final round will be conducted on campus from October 6-8, 2022.

The competitions will be complemented by various talks, seminars, and webinars from national and international subject matter experts throughout the Space Week.

These specially crafted events are designed within the purview of the current socioeconomic situation of the country, and to find solutions to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through space science, technology and its applications.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk