lucknow the fourday international science festival quanta2001 organised by city montessori school chowk branch concluded here on sunday with a grand closing ceremony around 400 students and scientists comprising 32 teams from ten different countries participated in an exciting series of competitions like debate science and astronomy quiz science model display computer software development etc a renowned educationist andrew morris who inaugurated the programme on sunday said that this science festival would help in developing a scientific outlook amongst students and encouraging mutual interaction between students of various nations the spirit of unity in diversity was well evident in this international science festival he remarked in the evening session of the last day a grand closing ceremony was organised and prizes were given away to the winners of the various competitions ak bit secretary science and technology was the chief guest at the closing ceremony blessing the young scientists of various nations he said science is both a blessing and a curse now it is up to mankind to decide whether to use it for the welfare of human beings or not he also gave away prizes to the winners