Wednesday 27 / November / 2024
Muscat: Under the patronage of Majid bin Said Al Bahri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Financial and Administrative Affairs, the activities of the Oman Science Festival 2022 concluded on Saturday at Oman Convection and Exhibition Centre.
The exhibition saw six days of more than 450 activities in 70 corners, with the participation of 110 government, private, military, and civil institutions.
The concluding ceremony began with a panoramic film on the festival and its visitors’ interacting with the activities in all of the festival’s corners.
After that, Dr. Khamis bin Abdullah Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education, Chairman of the Main Committee of Oman Science Festival delivered the Ministry’s speech in which he expressed thanks and gratitude to all the 32 sponsoring committees and institution, and the 104 institutions of education, higher education, private and governmental, and societal.
He also expressed gratitude to all volunteers in the festival. A second panoramic film was showed on the passion of visitors for science and their interaction with the participants in the corners of the festival.
Majid bin Said Al Bahri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Financial and Administrative Affairs, sponsor of the ceremony, honoured participating committees and institutions and sponsors of the festival’s activities.
At the end of the ceremony, a concluding film was shown that showcased activities of the festival on the course of its six days.
In the final day of the festival, Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education, sponsored the honouring ceremony of the winners of Oman Information Olympiad for programming, with the presence of Dr. Ali bin Amer Al Shidhani, Undersecretary of Information Technology at the Ministry of Transportation, Communication, and Information Technology, at the Ahmed bin Majid Theatre.
The Oman Information Olympiad for Programming is an annual competition in programming that targets school students grades 7-12 in goal of motivating them to consider computer sciences and information technology majors.
Students’ participation in this competition is dependent on two factors, the first being the students’ skill level in procedural programming using one of the sophisticated programing languages and the second being their skill in problem solving such as rational thinking in designing algorithms and turning them into programming.
During the six days of the festival, 144 students competed in the second tournament in which they were divided into four groups consisting of 36 students. Nine students were qualified from each group to compete in the finale of which the top ten were honoured the winning places at the ceremony.
From the corner of the Universe Wonders, Balqees Al Busaidi from Sultan Qaboos University, College of Education, said about the “Seeron” project: “the project is about power source reactor, and introduces a practical application of what students receive during their studies about its elements and components. The project focuses on providing visitors with information about the universe and the most recent scientific discoveries of the universe’s secrets. The project also includes results of recent studies carried out by association concerned with cosmic motion studies.”
Al Busaidi also added: “This corner’s activities target the higher grades students and higher education students due to these activities being in scientific fields that are easier for those students to comprehend.”
The corner also includes photos and 3D models and screenings that display explanations to support the project to make it easier to understand how to works and motivate visiting students to come up with ideas to apply in illustrative projects that explain and educate about the universe.”
From the Mobile Fab Tech Lab, Aya Al Zidjali, Civil Engineer at Enotech Company, said: “The Mobile Fab Tech Lab delivers educating workshops that introduce visitors to designing and printing 3D models using plastic, wood, powder, Acrelic, and concrete in a simple easy way. The lad targets grade 10 students and under and consists of designing equipment and printing devices. It aims to develop students’ skills in the field of designing and sketching as it is a continuation of what students learn in the information technology subject in schools that teach using the Blinder software. The lab also includes a miniature lab that automate the labs in printing houses as well as safety helmets to raise students’ awareness with the importance of taking all safety precautions in bigger labs.”
Volunteering in Oman Science Festival is one of most prominent characteristics in this edition of the festival, Mayar bint Ibrahim Al Habsi, a nine-year-old is the youngest volunteer in Oman Science Festival, in peaceful nuclear technology. With the help of her mother, she provides visitors with information on the use of radioactive particles and their scientific applications in various fields such as in medicine, agriculture, and soil fertilizing. These particles are used also in detecting mineral water, its depth, waterflow, and level of contamination if any.
