Twenty projects from Bahrain's government schools have been short-listed for an environment award set up by the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC).
Secondary school students were invited earlier this year to submit project proposals to qualify for the GPIC Environmental Research Programme. Company maintenance manager and environment committee chairman Fadhel Al Ansari said 84 projects were received by the programme's secretariat.
He said the students and supervisors involved in the selected projects had now been given a special grant to complete the projects in a professional manner. He said the programme, first-of-its-kind in Bahrain to support and sponsor scientific research in the field of the environment, was also serving the cause of the environment and the community.
"The programme aims at encouraging the students to get involved in scientific research, especially in environment related topics," said Mr Al Ansari.
"The GPIC has allocated a specific budget to finance environmental research and projects carefully selected by the programme's secretariat, set up by the Education Ministry."
He said the projects selected included four environmental topics that had been decided by the secretariat in advance. They include curbing pollution, providing water and electricity supplies, recycling and reuse and protection of marine life and wildlife. Mr Al Ansari said the topics were selected primarily due to their significance to the Bahrain environment.
"They are also close and significant to the students' daily lives where the element of innovation could be greater."
Mr Al Ansari congratulated the students involved in the selected projects and wished them success.
Secondary school students were invited earlier this year to submit project proposals to qualify for the GPIC Environmental Research Programme. Company maintenance manager and environment committee chairman Fadhel Al Ansari said 84 projects were received by the programme's secretariat.
He said the students and supervisors involved in the selected projects had now been given a special grant to complete the projects in a professional manner. He said the programme, first-of-its-kind in Bahrain to support and sponsor scientific research in the field of the environment, was also serving the cause of the environment and the community.
"The programme aims at encouraging the students to get involved in scientific research, especially in environment related topics," said Mr Al Ansari.
"The GPIC has allocated a specific budget to finance environmental research and projects carefully selected by the programme's secretariat, set up by the Education Ministry."
He said the projects selected included four environmental topics that had been decided by the secretariat in advance. They include curbing pollution, providing water and electricity supplies, recycling and reuse and protection of marine life and wildlife. Mr Al Ansari said the topics were selected primarily due to their significance to the Bahrain environment.
"They are also close and significant to the students' daily lives where the element of innovation could be greater."
Mr Al Ansari congratulated the students involved in the selected projects and wished them success.
No comments:
Post a Comment