Other speakers at the symposium are Afghanistan’s peace activist Dr Hakim, Sri Lanka’s safe bottle lamp foundation founder Dr Wijaya, founder of Thailand’s development and education programme for daughters (DEPD) Sompop Jantraka and Australia’s Geraldine Cox, who is working for homeless children in Cambodia.
Students and scholars fromSuper30 founder to address leadership symposium
Patna, Jul 30 (PTI) 'Super 30' founder and mathematician Anand Kumar has been selected from around the world to speak at the University Scholars’ Leadership Symposium, to be held in Thailand from August 1.
Other speakers at the symposium are Afghanistan’s peace activist Dr Hakim, Sri Lanka’s safe bottle lamp foundation founder Dr Wijaya, founder of Thailand’s development and education programme for daughters (DEPD) Sompop Jantraka and Australia’s Geraldine Cox, who is working for homeless children in Cambodia.
Students and scholars from over 500 universities of the world will also participate in the symposium.
Having missed the opportunity to go to Cambridge in 1994 due to acute financial constraint, Anand set up the Ramanujan School of Mathematics for teaching mathematics to poor children in 1992. In 2002, he set up Super 30, where he provides free education, food and stay to 30 talented students from underprivileged sections of the society for the IIT-JEE.
In the last nine years, 236 students have qualified. On his selection, Kumar said it would motivate him to work even harder. Over 500 universities of the world will also participate in the symposium.
Having missed the opportunity to go to Cambridge in 1994 due to acute financial constraint, Anand set up the Ramanujan School of Mathematics for teaching mathematics to poor children in 1992. In 2002, he set up Super 30, where he provides free education, food and stay to 30 talented students from underprivileged sections of the society for the IIT-JEE.
In the last nine years, 236 students have qualified. On his selection, Kumar said it would motivate him to work even harder.