Ten year old becomes Microsoft Engineer
Monday, July 18th, 2005 at 9:40 pm in Other
Arfa Karim Randhawa meets Bill and is given a tour of Redmond
Arfa Karim Randhawa, aged 10, has become the youngest person to be certified as a Microsoft engineer.
Randhawa passed her Microsoft Certified Professional examinations last year. She met Bill Gates this week and was taken on a tour of Microsoft’s Redmond campus.
The 10 year-old, from Faisalabad in Pakistan, asked Gates why children were not allowed to work for Microsoft and was told that they should concentrate on their school studies.
But he explained that Microsoft has an intern programme which would be available to her once she reached high school level.
Randhawa also asked why there are so few women in the company, suggesting that Microsoft should have an equal number of men and women.
Gates replied that it is sometimes difficult to get women interested in technology.
After first discovering computers at the age of five Randhawa pestered her father for a PC. She has been accepted into Pakistan’s Applied Technologies advanced computer institute.
Randhawa is now a Microsoft Certified Application Developer but plans to become a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, which involves building programs into broader systems for business.
In the longer term she has her sights set on Harvard, or a career at Microsoft.
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July 19th, 2005 at 4:06 am
This could never happen in Malaysian education system!
Sorry Malaysia… u are way of target en education, and common-sense!
Only a change of governance will do the country some good.
July 19th, 2005 at 4:07 am
ps:
Cute face, this 10 year old… ala ala bollywood ehh?
I don’t mind waiting 6 more years for her to reach legal age!
January 3rd, 2006 at 10:46 pm
03017813061 mine mobile no
March 25th, 2006 at 8:34 pm
I want to join you
November 24th, 2006 at 4:39 pm
I am glad to read about her splendid achievement. As being a teacher I encourage my students to not only study as well but also try to participate in all fields of life to be a good citizen and to be a proud Pakistani. I proud of you Arfa!
January 21st, 2007 at 12:11 am
Gr8
February 12th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
You r too good.All pakistani proud of u. we heard about u in many country and we are very happy that u become a star for pakistan.Congrate