Student in Child University Presents Smart-Trash-Bin Project

By : Ibrahim Eldeeb, Mai Shaheen and Salma Yassin

CAIRO, Jan. 29 (SEE)-A Student in Child

University in Aswan Matthew Vector Halem, presented a smart-trash-bin project

to reduce pollution level caused by throwing rubbish in streets.

This was during the first national child

conference for Child University inaugurated yesterday by Dr Khaled Abdel

Ghaffar, Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

The conference was organized by the Academy of

Scientific Research and Technology for 2 days, at the Al-Azhar Conference

Center in Nasr City.

Regarding the project, Matthew told (SEE) that,

it consists of 4 locked bins for different types of garbage with a sensor

inside each one, and a machine with screen located beside them.

“Users

can choose to unlock any of these bins after turning screen on with private

cards, then select the kind of garbage they want to get rid of”, said the

11-year-old child.

He added, "In case of throwing trash in a

relevant bin, a green flash shall come up from the sensor, allowing garbage to

go deep inside and the card to register the process in form of points to be

exchanged with money".

It’s worth mentioning that, the first national

child conference is celebrating the affiliation of 16,400 kids to Child

University program; that was launched by the Academy of Scientific Research and

Technology.

The conference attended by Minister of Education

and Technical Education Dr. Tarek Shawki, Minister of Immigration and

Expatriate Affairs Dr. Nabila Makram and Director of Egypt’s Academy of

Scientific Research and Technology Dr. Mahmoud Sakr.

On his part, Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar stated

that, "Child University" program was launched in Europe in 2002

before requesting Egypt to support state’s efforts in maintaining sustainable

development."

Dr. Abdel Ghaffar also pointed out that, 34

Egyptian universities and institutes are cooperating in this program to

identify kids’ talents in their early ages and guarantee a better future for

them.

He confirmed that conference topics like water,

education, energy, health and entrepreneurship are essential in the mean time.

In the same context, Minister of Immigration and

Expatriate Affairs Dr. Nabila Makram asserted that kids are tomorrow’s leaders

who must get much care from whole society, praising expatriate’s engagement in

significant internal issues.

Dr. Tarek Shawki, Minister of Education and

Technical Education, pointed out that the ministry's cooperation with the

Academy to develop a creative generation in line with international standards.

“Within

the framework of Egypt’s vision 2030, Child University was founded in 2010 to

detect children’s potential capabilities,” added the Executive Director of

Child University Gina Al Fekki.