Final round of 'National Policy Competition 2025' held at CU

The final round of the Chattogram University (CU) chapter of the ‘National Policy Competition 2025’ was held at the university on Wednesday.

The event was organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, with support from Chattogram University’s Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), to mark the “Festival of Youth 2025” and the anniversary of the July Uprising.

CU Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Muhammad Yeahia Akhter attended the event as the chief guest held at the faculty of Business Administration.

CU Pro VC (Academic) Professor Dr Mohammad Shamim Uddin Khan and Pro VC (Administration) Professor Dr Md Kamal Uddin were special guests at the programme Chaired by the Business Administration faculty Dean Professor Dr Muhammad Taiyab Chowdhury.

Five teams, selected for the final round from a total of 39 participants, presented 15-minute presentation each. ‘Team Education’ was declared the champion and secured a place in the national round.

In his speech, the VC Professor Dr Yeahia emphasised that proposed policies of the students on education should be considered and implemented by the government to positively impact the nation.

Pro VC Dr Md Kamal Uddin urged that the policies be highlighted in academic publications and the media, stressing their implementation should begin immediately.

The winners of the competition were - Team Education (1st place), Team GenZari (2nd place), and Team Phinix (3rd place). The first, second, and third place teams received cash prizes of Tk45,000, Tk 30,000, and Tk 15,000 respectively, along with commemorative crests and lockets.