Third edition of educational magazine “Educure” launched

Islamabad (PR): The Organization for Educational Change (OEC), GB launched the third edition of the ‘Educure’ magazine in a ceremony held at a hotel here, in Islamabad on Sunday. The Educure is an emerging students’ magazine that covers informational, educational and inspirational stories in order to facilitate the students of the region and inspire them through different success stories.

The ceremony was attended by educationists, students and social activists of the region including Kamil Jan Baigal, Noor Pamiri, Rahat Karim, Ali Raza Sadiq.

The guests appreciated the endeavor of OEC and the team of Educure that despite their hectic academic and educational routine at universities, they spared time for such a noble cause of giving their services back to their region. They assured the team that they would always be there to guide and help the members of OEC and the organization.

President OEC, Syed Naveed Shah shared a brief history of OEC and the various projects functioning under its umbrella. He acknowledged the contributions made by the team members especially the Vice-President OEC, Imran Hunzai, Sikander Hayat and the editorial team.

Editor-in-Chief Educure III, Naveed Hussain, then, presented an overview of the magazine and idea behind publishing it; to inspire the youth of Gilgit Baltistan and to provide them with the much needed career-guidance information.

Editor, Hassan Sabah shared his experience and thoughts regarding the magazine. The new edition is filled with inspiring success stories from the youth of Gilgit Baltistan whom include Mr. Sardar Karim, a Fulbright scholar at Harvard University, Mr. Sohail Karim Abbas, a CSS officer, Mr. Imran Hayat, a gold-medalist from NUST and many more. It also includes an interview of Usman Ali Khan who is a well-known historian of GB. He is one the first professional teachers of Gilgit. Apart from that, the third edition has various articles on diverse subjects as well as educational information regarding numerous universities and scholarships. The hardcopy will be out by next week.

The e-copy of the Educure III is now available on OEC’s official website:

Educure III (electronic form): http://oec.org.pk/projects/educure/3rd-edition/

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