Call for Application for 12th SAESM, Colombo, Sri Lanka
(December, 2015)
SAESM Nepal invites application from undergraduate (Economics) Nepali students for 12th South
Asian Economics Students’ Meet (SAESM) to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka during
late December. The Department of
Economics of the University of Colombo is hosting this year event. Please find
the details of the call below and this year conference theme is “South Asia in
the Asian Century - For a pragmatic strategic vision for South Asian prosperity
through economic integration”. The deadline for concept note and full paper is
August 20, 2015 and should be sent to saesm.nepal@gmail.com.
Please mention the category you wish to participate in subject of email. Please
note that those willing to participate on paper presentation category should
send "concept note or full paper" along with your covering letter while
you just need to send a covering letter for Budding and Quiz category. SAESM
Nepal will make final selection of student within next week of deadline. The
selected participants then are expected to submit preliminary version of full (revised) paper by End of September.
About SAESM
South
Asian Economics Students Meet (SAESM) is organized by a network of team
involving individuals and the institutions they represent. The SAESM, the only
forum for young economists in the SAARC countries, provides a unique platform
for undergraduates of economics streams for networking, knowledge sharing, and
fostering a collective understanding in issues of and formulating strategies
for a South Asian economic development and prosperity. The SAESM, since its
inauguration in Delhi in 2004, has continued its unbroken legacy as an annual
meet and has established as an important event in the academic calendar of all
South Asian universities. SAESM has been hosted by different member
institutions across South Asia in the city of Delhi, Lahore, Colombo, Dhaka,
Kathmandu and Thimpu at various years. The SAESM visions this important event
as one to groom young economists as an unorthodox force to reckon within the
South-Asian development and beyond. The SAESM’s contribution towards
professional development of young undergraduates has been most noteworthy. It
has groomed hundreds of young undergraduates professionals to deliberate at
international fora also provides each undergraduate a distinctive opportunity
for skills enhancement, team work, leadership and to develop confidence and
provide hands-on global exposure.
Participation
This year event will include a team
of 10 students and 2 faculties from Nepal. Six students should write and
present a research paper on a sub theme, such that, all the sub themes are
covered. Remaining four participants should participate both in the Budding
Economist and quiz competition. However, the Budding Economist Competition is
open to other participants too. The final decision about participation will be
made by SAESM Nepal team for Nepali Delegates.
Participation Category
Categories
|
Selection Criterion
|
Number of Students
to be selected
|
Paper Presentation
|
Each need to write
on either of topic listed below
|
6
|
Budding and Quiz
|
Need to write a
paper, Sit in examination
|
4
|
Faculties
|
|
2
|
Total
|
|
12
|
Call for Research papers
The student wishing to
participate on "Paper Presentation Categories" should submit a full
paper or concept note relating to following broad theme
- Interregional
and intraregional FDI flows
- Managing resources for a
sustained South Asian development and prosperity
- Trade integration as a
regional strategy for an Asian competitiveness
- Intra-regional trade and
exchange as a key strategy for alleviating rural poverty
- Human skills development for
fostering a regional competitive advantage
- Political
Economic dimensions and strategies for regional integration of looking beyond South Asia.
SAESM Nepal team
Prof. Dr. Bishwambher Pyakuryal-
Chairman
Naveen Adhikari- Executive
Coordinator
Khagendra Katuwal- Member
Baburam Karki-Member
Nirmal K Raut-Member
Event Logistics
The host country will
provide travel fare from the respective capital cities of each country to Colmbo.
All the registered participants will be provided with food, shared
accommodation and local transportation during the conference. However, each
participant need to pay a sum of 150 USD as registration fee for retreat.
