India to host Asian science camp
August 10th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Scientists and students from across the world will participate in an Asian Science Camp organised in India for the first time Aug 17-19, an official said Tuesday.
The Asian Science Camp aims to enlighten talented science students through discussions and dialogue with top scholars of the world.
“Eleven world renowned scientists from India and abroad, including Nobel Laureates Prof. Richard R Ernst (Switzerland) and Prof. Makoto Kobayashi (Japan) will be the speakers at the camp,” said H.C. Pradhan, director of the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education.
Over 200 science students and 30 teachers from more than 20 countries of Asia will be participating in the three-day event, he said.
This is the first time that the science camp is being held in India. The previous ones were held at Taipei (2007), Bali (2008) and Ibaraki, Japan (2009).
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