SASEM Nepal is proud and privileged to announce the 13th edition of South Asian Economics Students’ Meet (SAESM) here in Kathmandu to be held during Jan 29-Feb 3, 2017. This event will be jointly hosted by Nepal Economic Association and Ramjas College, University of Delhi with the support from different global, regional and local partners.
South Asian Economics Students’ Meet
(SAESM) is an annual conference of undergraduate Economics students coordinated
by different member institutions and individuals across South Asia. Twelve editions of the event have been
organized with grand success in the different cities across the region since
its inception in 2004 in Delhi. This
edition in Kathmandu intends to gather about 120 students and faculties from
the different universities of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka and host country Nepal. Academicians, policy makers and experts from various
development fields are also expected to participate in the meet. A total of 200 individuals representing
various institutions and countries will attend the meet.
Program Activities
Paper
presentations on different themes, the South Asian Economics Quiz, Budding
Economist Competition which allow and ensure a larger engagement of students in
academic discourse will be major and core activities of the event. Further,
different Key note addresses and panel discussions will add value to the
conference by allowing participants to hear, understand and broadening their
horizon on opportunities and issues pertaining to region and globe.
Day
wise Activities
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Day 1
(Jan 29) :Arrival & Ice breaking Session by The World Bank
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Day 2(
Jan 30): Inaugural Session, Plenary Sessions, Key Note Addresses
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Day 3
(Jan 31)-:Paper Presentations, Budding Economist Written and Quiz
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Day 4
(Feb 1): Budding Economist Final and Key Note Address, Valedictory Session
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Day 5
(Feb 2): Retreat
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Day 6
(Feb 3): Departure
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Paper Presentations
About 50 students will present their research
papers during the conference. The presentation is the outcome of more than six
months engagement of student in research activities to come up with original,
innovative and concise academic research paper in different themes. Parallel sessions along with floor discussions
will be the key approach to ensure discourse and discussion between
participants and presenter. The best paper in each theme will be selected by a
panel of judges based on the written paper and presentation. Further, one of
papers will be selected for the Sen - Haq award, instituted in honor of Nobel laureate
Amaryta Sen and his colleague Mahbubul Haq. The themes of paper presentations
are:
·
Regional
Integration Challenges for South Asia
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FDI
and Private Investment
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Agriculture,
Food security and Hunger
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Global
Value Chains and South Asia
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Demystifying
Non-Tariff Barriers in South Asia
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Infrastructure,
Connectivity and Trade
Budding Economist
About 35 students will participate in budding
economist competition. The budding economist will be judged based on their
essay entitled ‘Institutional Barriers to Trade in Services in South Asia’,
written exam comprising microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics and
statistics and contemporary development issues, visual round and finally the
interview. The student securing the highest cumulative marks will be declared
the Budding Economist of South Asia during the meet.
Quiz (Google Economics)
The South Asian Economics Quiz will
be organized during the meet. Eight cross-country teams consisting of students
drawn from each country will compete in this event. Teams will be named after
the eight major rivers of South Asia: Padma (Bangladesh), Ganga (India), Chenab
(Pakistan), Raidhak (Bhutan), Kosi and Gandaki(Nepal), Himmand (Afghanistan)
and Mahaveli (Sri Lanka).
Key note and Plenary Sessions
A number of
key note addresses and plenary sessions on the issues of
global and regional economy will be organized during the event.
Retreat
Retreat for a day and half will be organized
for participants to energize them with natural beauty and cultural heritage of
Kathmandu Valley. Staying at hill station nearby Kathmandu Valley during
retreat will not only allow them to
enjoy the chilled weather but also enable them to feel the real beauty of grand panorama of the Great Himalayas. A
cultural program will be organized where each team will perform a cultural show
of respective country.
13th SAESM Organizing Committee
Chairman
Prof.
Dr. Bishwambher Pyakuryal, President, Nepal Economic Association, Kathmandu,
Nepal
Members:
Dr.
Deb Kusum Das, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, India
Dr.
Mihir Pandey, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, India
Mr.
Khagendra Katuwal, Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University
Member Secretary & Conference
Coordinator
Mr.
Naveen Adhikari, Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University
Key Dates
Dec
15: Submission of papers and presentations
Dec
25:Communications about Travel
Dec
30: Communications about Accommodations
Logistics
The
organizing committee will provide economy class air fare and accommodations
during the conference period. The accommodations will be arranged on sharing
basis. Each participant will have to pay USD 200 as registration and retreat
fee. Any additional delegates will be charged on actual basis.
Weather
and Stay in Kathmandu
The program will take place during
winter season in Kathmandu. The temperature during the conference period goes as
low as 0 degree Celsius with maximum of 20 degree Celsius. Therefore,
participants are requested to arrange warm cloths during their stay in
Kathmandu. The accommodation will be arranged at a moderate hotel with all
required facilities to make stay comfortable and enjoyable. The retreat will
allow them to be familiar with snowcapped mountains surrounding the Kathmandu
Valley.
Further
Updates and Contact
http://saesm-nepal.blogspot.com
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Conference Coordinator: Naveen Adhikari
Mob:977- 9851062222.
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Looking
forward to welcoming you in Kathmandu!!
