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IEEE Region 8 Pre-University Activities. R8 EASC Meeting Berlin, March 30, 2012 Sohaib Qamar Sheikh R8 Pre-University Activities Coordinator. Agenda. Introduction Pre-University Works (PUW) Strategy Events Education Portals. Introduction. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
IEEE Region 8 Pre-University Activities
R8 EASC MeetingBerlin, March 30, 2012
Sohaib Qamar SheikhR8 Pre-University Activities Coordinator
Agenda
Introduction
Pre-University Works (PUW)
Strategy
Events
Education Portals
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Introduction
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• R8 SAC Electronic Communications Coordinator and Education Activities Liaison
• Member of IEEE for 5 years and have been part of committees in Regions 8/10
• Promote, support and empower Pre-University programs and activities in the region.
Pre-University Works
Formalized as part of EASC-SAC, 2011-2012– Expanded in 2012
Promote, support and empower Pre-University programs and activities in the region.
Make section and student leaders aware of Pre- University opportunities offered by Educational Activities Board (EAB)
Coordinate with global Pre-university Education Coordinating Committee (PECC) and Region 8 Student Activities Committee (SAC)– PECC is a standing committee of EAB
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Team
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Sohaib Qamar Sheikh (UKRI) Muhammad Mustufa (Jordan)
Joyce Mwangama (South Africa) Yasemin Baser (Turkey)
Strategy
Promote Pre-University programs– Increase online presence
Join the Region 8 Facebook Group!
– Interact with sections and SBs– Outreach program
Support Volunteers– Provide relevant information and training– Awareness program
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Events
Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)
– Toulon, France (March 2012)– Czech Republic and Slovakia (Late 2012)– Madrid, Spain (July 2012)
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TISP Toulon, France
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EventsEngineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)– 6 programs currently running in the region– Application submitted for another project from
Uganda in January– Prospective projects
Palestine UKRI Cameroon Sweden Jordan
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Events
Outreach Program
– Awareness Presentations UKRI (February 29th, UKRI SBCM) Jordan (April 17th, JSBC) Sweden (May 2012) Spain (July, R8 SBC) Lebanon (March 2013)
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Events
Outreach Program
– Webinar Series
Pre-University Activities (March 1, 2012) TISP (April 12, 2012) EPICS (June 2012) Education Portals (August 2012) Humanitarian Activities (October 2012)
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Events
Outreach Program
– Online promotion Social Websites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) Emailing list: [email protected] Chat Session (February 2012) E-notice to all branch chairs and counsellors
(March 2012)
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TryEngineering
Translation into Arabic completed in February and the website was launched on February 17th, 2012.Support from EAB, Saudi Aramco and Saudi East Section.
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TryComputing
Website promotion at R8 SBC
– Stand– Breakout session by Iva Bojic, IEEE CS
Student Representative for Region 8
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