GIKI Students Win Engineering Competition in Britain

By Team CG
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July 14, 2022
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GIKI Students Win Engineering Competition in Britain

A group of Pakistani students from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) of Engineering Sciences and Technology, the Formula GIK Team Infinity, won Concept Class LTS (Lap Time Simulation) of the prestigious IMechE Formula Student 2022 held in the United Kingdom. The win marked a promising trajectory.

GIKI Students Win Engineering Competition in Britain

In the competition's category for virtual software, the team took first place. This is a significant accomplishment because the group of students overcame different teams from prestigious institutes from 34 other nations to win the entire competition.

Kamran Bangash, the minister of higher education for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, praised the team of creative youths for their success and said that KP is happy to have the Formula GIKI team representing Pakistan and forging its independent identity on a highly sought-after international stage.

Ashir Junaid, the leader of the Formula GIKI team, informed the media that his team, which consisted of just 24 people, finished developing the software in less than two months. He expressed his joy at having the opportunity to make Pakistan proud.