Students from forty countries presented 657 projects in the Genius Olympiad where the Shadab Rasool Buriro from Khairpur, Sindh got second position and win silver medal.
Another Pakistani student Abdul Daim from Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was awarded with honourable mention certificate.
Shadab Rasool and Abdul Diam, both students of Pak-Turk Schools presented their project, ‘Removal of Pollutants from Industrial Waste Water by usage of Tea Waste’ in the competition.
They had found a distinctive and economical way to decrease soil pollution, which is result of addition of man-made poisonous materials that has a negative result on plant and animal life.
Pakistan clinched silver medal in first Genius Olympiad conduct in 2011 while until now Pakistani students have won 124 medals in the international and national competitions on the basis of their extraordinary talent, which result in amazing achievements.
The students also had an opportunity to see the other projects. They participated in workshops, conferences, cultural events, exhibitions and interacted with some of the world’s brightest young minds, said supervisor of the students Ahmet Efeturk.
Moreover, experts from Harvard, Cornell, Syracuse and SUNY delivered lectures during the mega event on the learning styles and ways to improve skills.
Both the students will go aboard upon one-week trip to Turkey from June 30 as declared earlier by the administration of the Pak-Turk International Schools and Colleges.
