Dubai-based ‘Coded Minds’ organizing its first-ever summer camp in Karachi
This is the first time a Dubai-based education company will be offering its top-of-the-line courses in Pakistan
Karachi- A Dubai-based global education company, Coded Minds, that offers iSTEAM (Innovation, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) subjects, is launching its Pakistan operations by organizing its first-ever summer camp in Karachi. With a vision to bring good quality advanced technology education at the grassroots level, Coded Minds’s first Summer Camp in Karachi is being offered at an affordable cost.
“We are very excited
that we will be able to serve the education sector in Pakistan,” says Omar
Farooqui, founder, and president of Coded Minds. Since it launch, in 2017 the
company has grown rapidly in the Middle East and Asia.
“We are now officially
registered in Pakistan and we aim to provide the best education to the young
generation of the country so that they can play a crucial role not just for
Pakistan but also at the global level,” Farooqui said.
“There is a major
misconception that technology education is expensive. It is completely the
other way round. The price point of our first ever summer camp actually
reflects the same. We believe quality education has not just to be affordable
but also reachable to the grass root level.”
Farooqui, who has had
meetings with President of Pakistan Dr Alvi and the Federal Education Minister
Shafqat Mahmood in February 2019, says that Pakistani talent can rule the world
if they are provided with the right skills and education.
“It is so heartening
to see that the government of Pakistan is committed to providing modern
education to its students. We as an international education company are determined
to play a role in this transformation,” he said.
“Coded Minds has plans to introduce global learning systems across the board in Pakistan- no matter what is your social and financial status,” Farooqui said.
The five-day Summer Camp will continue from June 24-28 in the North Nazimabad area and is being offered for a fee of PKR 2000 per student only.
The courses offered are Introduction to Programming, Scratch Jr., App Development. Children between the ages of 4-13 will be able to attend this course.
Each session will be 4 hours long and the course will end in 5 days. Those who are keen to participate can write to pak@coded-minds.org
. Transformers Roadshow winners receive seed capital and mentoring to realise their solutions to global development challenges
· Pakistan is third largest beneficiary member country of the IsDB with $12.43 billion financing received to date
· Health Minister Dr Zafar Mirza applauds IsDB’s contribution to the health sector in Pakistan. Awards winners of the roadshow.
Transformers Road show by IDBF
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has awarded four Pakistani innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs seed capital and business skills mentoring as part of its fifth edition of the Transformers Roadshow competition, held in association with COMSTECH. The Roadshow is a global initiative in which applicants are invited to pitch ideas accelerating one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Minister of state for health, Dr Zafar Mirza was the chief guest for the Transformers Roadshow. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Zafar Mirza said that, the current initiative, namely the Transformers Roadshow, is a very novel idea. He congratulated IsDB for providing this opportunity to young Pakistani innovators to pitch their ideas for addressing one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. There is no dearth of innovative and creative ideas in our countries but there is a dire need of directing efforts towards providing indigenous solutions for the problems that we face, and secondly there is a strong need for connecting innovators with entrepreneurs, who can convert the ideas or prototypes into commercialized products or services.
Dr Mirza said that Pakistani innovators are using their skills in producing energy from renewable technologies, which can be linked with industry to eliminate poverty and generate employment. He said that with the help of IsDB we have started a project of mobile health clinics in Islamabad that will obviously facilitate people in providing basic health facilities in remote areas. Health minister said that IsDB and COMSTECH will provide support for providing health, education, food security and safe drinking for the poor of the society.
Addressing the gathering and during the press conference, President Islamic Development Bank Dr. Bandar Hajjar said, Pakistan is the integral member country of the IsDB group and is the third largest beneficiary of IsDB financing.
The IsDB group has provided a total financing of 12.43 billion USD to Pakistan, helping improve the lives of the people of Pakistan through a range of development projects. He highlighted that IsDB is financing Neelum Jhelum Hydro Power Project, Jamshoro Power Station, CASA 1000 project for improving energy needs of the country. Dr Bandar Hajjar said that he had a very fruitful and constructive meetings with the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision of Road to Naya Pakistan will pave way for the economic prosperity of the country. He said IsDB has earmarked a 500 million USD fund for promoting science technology and innovation in the member countries.
The competition attracted more than 200 entrants from across Pakistan, with shortlisted 20 teams presented their innovative ideas and 4 finalists were selected by the esteemed judging panel, awarded $3,000 seed capital and a ticket to Transformers Roadshow final to be held in Senegal later this year. The initiatives were assessed in line with the SDGs agenda across factors such as innovativeness, impact and outreach, practicality, scalability, sustainability, potential for patenting and commercialisation.
Coordinator General COMSTECH addressing the press conference said that “We are committed to developing local talent and nurturing solutions to key challenges. We are delighted that this event attracted some of Pakistan’s top minds who have made it their mission to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.” He said that the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan is collaborating with IsDB for funding innovative projects by Pakistani scientists.
Dr Hayat Sindi, Senior Advisor to the President, Islamic Development Bank said: “The quality of the applications here in Pakistan has been exceptionally high, and I am delighted to see so many innovative and novel solutions proposed across such a diverse mix of development issues. Science, technology and innovation are at the heart of the IsDB’s strategy and through the Transform Fund, our dream is to support solutions designed by local entrepreneurs and innovators who understand their communities.”
Winners of the competition will receive an invitation to attend the 2019 IsDB Transformers Summit in Senegal. The winners were:
Dr Osman Hassan, Smart SIM (Health)
Dr Khawaja Arsalan Habib, Short Circuit Fault Localization System (Energy)
Hassan Bin Rizwan, Muse Lessons (Education)
Ms Rehana Balti, Appricot Processing Strategy (Agriculture)
Teams presented their ideas to an esteemed judging panel from public and private sectors including:
Dr Hayat Sindi, Chief STI advisor to the President of the IsDB
Mr Yusuf Hussain, CEO, Ignite
Dr Fil Randazzo, CEO and Founder, Leverage Science
Lars Kroijer, Founder, Allied Crowds
Launched in July 2018, the Transformers Roadshow is one of the initiatives led by the IsDB Transform Fund set up to support the IsDB’s strategic focus on capacity building and human capital development. Previous editions took place in Uzbekistan, Niger, Kazakhstan and Bangladesh, where the Bank has awarded nine innovators. The IsDB mission via the Transform Fund is to equip people to drive their own economic and social progress at scale, putting the infrastructure in place to enable them to fulfil their potential.
Recently we had visited an event happened from 24 to 26 April at Global Marquees Karachi. In Karachi every day there are several events of various sorts but rather few are such that cater to women exclusively, one such event was Beauty & You. Arranged by Cool and Cool, a major player in cosmetics and personal care sector. this was the first ever beauty expo, first of its kind in Pakistan.
Beauty and You showcased many brands, such as Cool and Cool, Shower Scents, Jennifer’s, Make-Up City and Hemani. Also present were famous salon brands such as Mussarat Misbah and Nadia Hussain.
Spanning over three days starting from the 24 through to the 26 of April, at Global Marquees, Karachi.
The event was a great avenue for the women of Karachi to learn makeup tricks from the masterclasses that happened taught by industry greats such as Angie Marshall, Nadia Hussain and Mussarat Misbah. The class was free of cost and was a great way for women to know and learn from the best.
And when you talk about a Karachi event you have to talk about food, Brands such as Subway, Dunkin’ Donuts and Naurus serving up yummy sandwiches and slushies. The food court was well equipped and gave out a pleasant and appetizing ambience.
Beauty and You was the first time a beauty expo had taken place but this is only the beginning stay tuned for the winter edition happening on the 7th, 8th and 9th of December, so see you there!
24th February was the day of the launch of Honor 7X and Honor 9 Lite in Pakistan, and it was launched in a star-studded event at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. Honor Pakistan partnered with Invoi Technologies to bring these two amazing devices in Pakistan. On the occasion many famous celebrities of Pakistani showbiz industry were present, Media and Bloggers were also invited to the launch event.
Mr. Chris Sun, the Vice President of Honor in the Middle East and Africa during the launch event said, “Pakistan has immense potential since it is one of the fastest growing markets in the region. The good thing about this market is that 70% of the population is under 30 years of age and a true representation of Honor.”
Mr. Zeeshan, CEO of Inovi technologies said, “We have worked with Huawei in the past and this time we are excited to work with such a young and energetic brand. We are positive and hopeful as the product lineup is promising.
“Honor is bringing four smartphones in its product line in Pakistan, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 7X, Honor 9 and Honor 5C Pro”
Honor also displayed a cricket campaign casting Muhammad Hafeez, Shadaab Khan, and Rumman Raees as ambassadors.
Mr. Denis, the Country head of Honor Pakistan while talking to the media said that the company will work more with the local talent in order to be closer to the heart of their consumers.
“This will also open up the opportunity to put our contribution in the local media and advertising industry. Our approach is aggressive and we are very clear with the roadmap which we have decided with our local partners and hopefully, we will have good results from this market,” he added.
This event was widely discussed on all social media platforms as well:
The cast of an upcoming film Parchi spent the evening at Fun City Pakistan at Giga Mall on 28th December 2017 and 29th December 2017 at Fun City Centaurus Mall, where they greeted the fans, took photos, signed autographs and enjoyed an hour of interaction with them.
The film will be released on 5th Januar 2018. Director Azfar Jafferi, Producer Imran Kazmi with the cast members Ali Rehman Khan, Hareem Farooq, Usman Mukhtar, Ahmed Ali and Shafqat Khan attended this special meet and greet.
Fun City is committed to supporting the local film industry and its artists as part of its entertainment program. Fun City has been a source of entertainment not only with our advanced arcade games and rides but also with events.
They have endorsed celebrities and personalities from Ron Bumblefoot Thal guitarist of Guns and Roses, local movie meet & greets, concerts to charity events with athletes like Amir Khan, the International boxer in the past.
Fun City Pakistan strongly believe in promoting positivity in the country by highlighting local talents and entertainment.
They are the pioneer of Indoor Amusement Centers in Pakistan that offers numerous rides, arcade games and soft play facility. Fun City is an ideal play and gaming centre for people of all ages.
Fun City sets an integral part in the society by providing a platform for social interaction and active play in a safe, secure and conveniently accessible location, located at the Centaurus Mall and Giga Mall, World Trade Center, DHA-II.
The highlights of Parchi Star cast meet and greet event at our Centaurus Mall and Giga Mall centres!
Fans shared their pcis with Team Parchi at Fun City Pakistan on twitter
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