The regular sponsors of the College include the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ASICTP), the US-National Science Foundation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Czech Academy of Sciences, National Centre for Physics and The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
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Source/Credit: The Nation | Pakistan
By Dr. Syed Javaid Khurshid | June 24, 2013
Lahore- International Nathiagali Summer Colleges (INSC) on Physics and Contemporary Needs have been organized every year since 1976. The idea of holding these Colleges came from the distinguished Nobel Laureate, Professor Abdus Salam who emphasized the vital need of communication, as well as for transferring and sharing scientific knowledge, among the scientific community of the Third World. The primary aim of the College is to break the isolation of the scientists in the developing countries by enabling them to interact with an international faculty and colleagues from the Third World.
Science indeed derives its intellectual vitality from interaction and exchange of ideas. Progress in any scientific field depends upon pooling the experience of scientists. For the growth and advancement of knowledge the importance of scientific seminars, meetings, conferences and colleges can hardly by overemphasized.
These help scientists to share knowledge and learn from each other’s experiences. Learning of science essentially requires communication of scientific activities. An opportunity, unique in the Third World, has thus been provided by this college (INSC) for establishing and renewing contacts with world renowned scientists as well as with the younger group of active scientists. The scientific activities of INSC aim at the broad coverage of topics at the frontiers of knowledge in Physics and allied sciences. Every year one or two subjects of current interest and their applications for technological development, with special reference to needs of the developing world, are highlighted.
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