BANGALORE: The first qualifying round of the Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2011
will be held in this tech hub Sep 10, the Swedish embassy said Thursday.Being
organised by the embassy in partnership with leading Swedish firms
operating in India during the upcoming Nobel Memorial Week, the
inter-collegiate quiz contest will celebrate the spirit and contribution
of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish innovator, entrepreneur and
philanthropist."The quiz will bring together undergraduate and
post-graduate students from colleges and institutes in the city. Winners
of the Bangalore round will represent the city at the grand finale to
be held October 15 at IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) in New
Delhi," the embassy said in a statement.National winners from the final will fly to Sweden to visit the Nobel museum, partner firms and universities later this year.Noted quiz master Adittya Nath Mubayi will conduct the competition. Other qualifying rounds will be held in Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune in the second week of October."The theme for the quiz is 'Innovation and Creativity', in the memory of Nobel," the embassy statement added.Among
the Swedish firms partnering for the event are ABB, Alfa Laval, Atlas
Copco (India), Ericsson, SAAB, Sandvik Asia Ltd, Swiss International Air
Lines, Tetra Pak and Volvo.
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