It is reported that Science & Technology Association of Tibet Autonomous Region donates 35 3D printers to 35 middle schools in counties of Tibet and supports the scientific education in schools.

Photo shows that a teacher is introducing the knowledge of 3D printer to students in Damshung County Middle School, Lhasa of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/China Tibet News]

Photo shows that students are operating the machine in Damshung County Middle School’s science & technology museum, Lhasa of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/China Tibet News]

Lin Li, vice president of Tibet’s Science & Technology Association, said that this activity is one part of rural middle schools’ science & technology museums public welfare project. This project means to cultivate students’ scientific consciousness and enhance students’ scientific literacy, promoting the balanced development in education field.

The rural middle schools’ science & technology museums public welfare project includes scientific exhibits, digital science & technology museums, science books and other items. Currently, fifty eight middle schools in counties of Tibet have already had science & technology museums. With the construction of science & technology museums in Tibet’s rural schools, science education in Tibet has already been at the same starting line with schools of China’s other provinces.