Astronomy has been one of the area of interests among Nepali students and enthusiasts, thus, sometimes ‘A’ in STEAM is confused as Astronomy instead of Arts. Therefore, we opt to use the power of Astronomy to foster STEAM education in Nepal to contribute to sustainable development goal 4 i.e. quality education. The idea of this […]
Category Archives: Central and South Asia
2022, astrotourism, Central and South Asia, Guide training workshop for tribal students
Overview: Guide training workshop for tribal students
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Dec
Dec
The project aims to develop an ‘earn & learn’ opportunity for economically backward tribal students who will be trained as astronomy guides. This will be achieved through an appropriate online course & a unique networking platform. Key target groups – Guides (Primary)- 9th to 12th Std tribal students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools run by […]
2022, Astro-tourism with nomadic herder in forest area of Mongolia, astrotourism, Central and South Asia
Overview: Astro-tourism with nomadic herder in forest area of Mongolia
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Dec
Dec
Our goal is to train nomadic herders in basic astronomy and develop Astro-tourism in around Khuvsgul province, the forest area of Mongolia. In the future the project will be expanded across the country; it will focus on Astro-homestay with nomadic families in Mongolia. Khuvsgul lake area of the Khuvsgul province is the place of blue […]
2021, Central and South Asia, Upliftment of Space Technology and Astronomy Cell in Himalayas
University Students Organize Astro-themed Events to Establish Scientific Culture
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Oct
Oct
Space Technology and Astronomy Cell (STAC) at IIT Mandi, India organized a number of astro-themed events to establish a scientific culture in the nearby schools, universities, and communities. They conducted a number of online competitions, talks, workshops and more, from a workshop on RGB image analysis of Galaxies, a computational astrophysics hackathon, to a blog […]
2020, Astronomy for students through interactive app and game, Central and South Asia
Bangladeshi Student Team Developing Interactive Astronomy App
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Oct
Oct
The Pothikrit project funded by the IAU OAD is developing an interactive astronomy app aimed at students in Bangladesh. The Pothikrit project is developing an interactive astronomy app to popularize astronomy and science education among the young generation in Bangladesh and around the world. It aims to increase awareness of astronomy and reduce the knowledge […]