Comment by Riaz Haq on July 31, 2022 at 10:34am

Pakistani students win laurels in international competition

https://www.dawn.com/news/1701749/pakistani-students-win-laurels-in...

The success of Pakistani students who study in schools without walls in the global Huawei competition shows that there is no alternative to dedication and hard work, deputy chief executive officer of Huawei Pakistan Ahmed Bilal Masud said on Tuesday.

He was speaking at a ceremony to honour Sateesh Kumar, Bhagchand Meghwar and Iqra Fatima, winners of the Sixth Huawei ICT Competition 2021-2022.

They were able to beat competitors from different parts of the world at the Global Final of the event held in Shenzhen, China.

The participants were informed that Mr Kumar belonged to a remote village of Tharparkar that is not even listed in maps while Bhagchand Meghwar hails from a village in Dadu district.

“This proves that now, nobody in Pakistan can say that they lack resources, internet at homes or there was not enough support to make a name,” Mr Masud said, adding that, “these gentlemen did not even have walls in the schools they went to for initial learning.”

Similarly, he said the third member of the winning team was a female. “When she can fight the odds why not others,” he added.

Ms Fatima belongs to Bahawalpur and studied in Bahawalpur University, while the other two members had studied in Mehran University Jamshoro. Every year the competition is announced by Huawei, starting from the local level to encourage fresh students and fresh graduates to excel in information technology (IT) services.

Out of around 12,000 applicants in Pakistan in 2021, six were selected and Huawei managers formed two teams – team 1 and 2 for Pakistan. Sateesh Kumar led team 1 which continued its winning streak to beat competitors in the global final. The competition attracted 150,000 hopeful students from more than 2,000 universities in 85 countries and regions around the world.

The first prize in the competition was $20,000 for the winning team, along with mobile phones for each participant. Public Relations Director Wu Han said the success of the 2021 competition has shown that there was huge potential of growth among Pakistani youth.

Comment by Riaz Haq on July 31, 2022 at 10:44am

At the award ceremony of the Huawei ICT Competition 2021-2022 Global Final held by Huawei Pakistan on Tuesday, a Pakistani team consisting of Sateesh Kumar, Iqra Fatima, and Bhagchand Meghwar, was awarded the first prize of 20,000 USD along with a mobile phone for each team member.

http://en.ce.cn/Insight/202207/27/t20220727_37911036.shtml

The competition, which was concluded in Shenzhen, China, attracted 150,000 students from more than 2,000 universities in 85 countries and regions. After national and regional competitions, 130 teams from 43 countries and regions faced off in the global final. Two teams from Pakistan participated in the Network Category of the Practice Competition with Team One clinching the 1st prize, and Team Two grabbing the 3rd prize.

 

Osman Ahsan Sheikh, Muhammad Abdullah Ahsan Sheikh and Aqsa Amir represented Team One ‘Homevism’, which comprised students from NUST. Team Two ‘Boltay Haroof’ from LUMS was represented by Umer Farooq, Tabish Rafiq and Areej. In the Innovation Competition, Team Boltay Haroof won the 2nd prize, while Team Homevism seized the 3rd prize.

 

Mr. Ahmed Bilal Masud, Deputy CEO of Huawei Pakistan, congratulated the winners and affirmed their infinite potential. On the occasion, he highlighted, “the competition is a great opportunity for Pakistani youth. Through this event, young Pakistanis have gained a deeper understanding of ICT and have a platform to make a name for themselves in the ICT industry.”

 

The star student of the winning team, Mr. Bhagchand, addressed the ceremony, saying “the Huawei ICT Competition served as a platform that allowed us to compete with and win against teams at regional and international levels for Pakistan.”

 

Sateesh Kumar, a Mehran University bachelor who came from a small town in Sindh, was motivated by his teacher to take part in the competition. He said it was an amazing initiative by Huawei, offering equal opportunities to engineering students all over Pakistan to showcase their talent, whether they’re from large bustling cities or small remote towns.

 

The next installation of the global event, The Huawei ICT Competition 2022, will be held under the theme ‘Connectivity, Honor, Future’. It will run from August to December and is a large part of Huawei’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of ICT leaders across the world.

 

Comment by Riaz Haq on September 14, 2022 at 10:43am

A Babar Azam cover drive question appears in Pakistani physics book, PIC goes viral

https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/wait-what-a-babar-azam-cover-driv...

Here's the question: "Babar Azam has hit a cover drive by given kinetic energy of 150J to the ball by his bat. a) At what speed will the ball go the boundary if the mass of the ball is 120g? b) How much kinetic energy footballer must impart to a football of mass 450g to make it move at this speed?" says the question that has been widely shared on social media platforms."

The picture of this question in the book has gone viral on the internet with some fans even trying to find the answer.

https://twitter.com/shaun_tait32/status/1569662589462024192?s=20&am...

(Picture shows the following kinetic energy = 0.5x mass x velocity squared. 120 grams ball driven with 150 joules energy achieves 50 meters/sec speed)

Comment