The Early Talent Research Participation Program (ETRPP)
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Aims and Objectives
Aims and objectives
of ETRPP may be summarized as:
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To identify and to
groom talent at the school level |
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To motivate young
students to take up study of science |
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To inculcate
scientific thinking in young brains |
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To train to seek
innovative solutions to problems |
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To help students
determine their professional direction |
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To counsel the
students in choice of their undergraduate program |
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To chalk out and to
help organize programs aimed at creating science awareness in society |
Program Duration
ETRPP 2009 Session shall run from Monday, June 1, 2009 to Monday,
August 31, 2009. All meetings shall be held in Room No. 6, Department of
Mathematics, University of Karachi, Tel: 021 926 1300-6 ext. 2293 (secretary),
2380 (direct) Directions
Program Contents
Basic training in
scientific methodology through informal discussion of material placed on the
website (http://ngds-ku.org/kamal - Professor Kamal's Articles on Science and Modeling) with a combination
of experiment set up, data collection and data analysis. Program of 2009 Session PDF
Participants' Age and Maturity
ETRPP is seeking
students, who have just written their O-Levels (and awaiting results), with the
following qualities:
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Integrity/Desire to
seek the truth |
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Punctuality (arriving
on time, not missing any sessions, completing assignments on time) |
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Responsibility
(checking of assignments for accuracy and for thoroughness, notifying in
advance if unable to attend a session or unable to meet a deadline) |
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A keen interest in
learning new techniques and new concepts |
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Willingness and
ability to work in a team |
Number of Participants
A minimum of TWO and
a maximum of SIX students (3 boys, 3 girls) can be accommodated from any single
institution.
Time Commitment
One contact hour
(meeting with the ETRPP Coördinator) and three-hour preparation per week for
the entire session. Each group is entitled to participate in ETRPP for one
session only.
Girls’ Group meets
every Saturday during 1207h - 1306h (12:07 p. m. - 1:06 p. m.)
Boys’ Group meets
every Saturday during 1337h - 1436h (1:37 p. m. - 2:36 p. m.)
The ETRPP Popular
Lecture Series
Popular lectures are
arranged on topics of current interest to students. Sample topics are listed
below:
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Experience Science |
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Muslim
Scientists |
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Frontiers in
Science |
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Scientific
Thinking |
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Pakistani
Scientists |
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The ETRPP Workshops
Workshops are arranged to develop the personality of students. Sample
topics are listed below:
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Goal Setting |
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Time Management |
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Communication Skills |
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Speed Reading/Efficient Information |
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Presentation Skills |
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Extraction |
Benefits/Usefulness
ETRPP may provide the following benefits to participants:
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Could be used to satisfy community service requirements of IB
or HSC (Cambridge University) Programs |
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Selected students (who perform extraordinarily) are provided with
letters of recommendation, for admission/financial assistance in
undergraduate programs |
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All the students, who complete the program satisfactorily (that
means, more than 80% attendance in sessions, not more than 2 late arrivals),
get a certificate of completion |
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During their formal participation in the training session and
afterwards, the students are eligible to attend ETRPP Popular Lecture Series |
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May get preference, if desire to work on a research project of University
of Karachi |
Participating Institutions
The following
institutions participated in the program (listed in alphabetical order):
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Name of the Institution |
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2009 |
Beacon Light Academy,
'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2008 |
Beacon Light
Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2007 |
Beacon Light
Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2006 |
Army Public School,
‘O’ Levels, Saddar, Karachi |
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Beacon Light
Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2005 |
Beacon Light
Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2004 |
Beacon Light
Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2003 |
Aureole High School, Clifton, Karachi |
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Beacon Light
Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2002 |
Aureole High School, Clifton, Karachi |
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The International
School, Clifton, Karachi |
Nomination Procedures
Individual students
may NOT apply for this program. Institutions willing to participate may send a letter
of request on institutional letterhead to Professor
Dr. Syed Arif Kamal, Program Coördinator, ETRPP, University of Karachi, PO Box 8406,
Karachi 75270. The institution
should submit the following information:
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Name, paper
mail address (mailing address), telephone and fax numbers of the institution |
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Official
website and e-mail address of the institution, if available |
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Date of establishment
of the institution |
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Name of the
principal/the head teacher |
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Name of head of
the science department |
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Affiliation of
the institution (Karachi Board, Cambridge University, IB etc.) |
Each applicant must submit the following through principal of institution:
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One‑page
vita |
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Five (5)
passport-size photographs Name of the
student should be written in BLOCK LETTERS on the back of
each photograph. One of the photographs
submitted must be affixed to vita on the
upper-right-hand corner. |
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One photocopy
of B form |
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One photocopy
of CNIC of father |
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One page
Statement of Purpose, indicating 5 things, which you expect to achieve from this program. The
Statement should have 3 paragraphs. The first one indicating what you know,
the second one outlining what you want to do and the last one relating the
skills in the first to the objective in the second. |
The vitae should
include, but are not limited to (see sample vita):
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Name of the
student |
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Interests |
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Father's name |
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Hobbies |
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Date of birth |
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Attendance in activities of a similar
nature |
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e-mail address |
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Details of projects done, previously |
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Paper-Mail (correspondence) address |
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Participation in projects, at present |
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Telephone number |
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Membership of societies/organizations |
All information should be provided in
the order given above. The deadline for receipt of nominations for the year
2010 has been established as Monday, March 1, 2010. Advance copy of nominations may be
sent by e-mail. However, a formal submission on institutional letterhead is
ESSENTIAL for completing the nomination procedures. At present, only the institutions located in Karachi may
participate in this program.
Final list to be
available on Monday, March 15, 2010
at 0900h (9:00 a. m.) on the school-notice
board. Temporary Gate Passes to enter University of Karachi campus shall be
available during the last week of May 2010 from the Principal's Office.
Nomination Announcement 2010 PDF
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Updated:
October 1, 2009 (0000h GMT)
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