As part of the global celebration of World Science Day for Peace and Development 2026, Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology (MBUST) organized a Video Podcast Competition on the theme“Science for Nepal: Policy Solutions and International Cooperation.” The initiative was held in response to UNESCO’s call to celebrate World Science Day 2026 and aimed to encourage innovative thinking and science communication among participants.

MBUST is pleased to announce the five winners of the competition:

• Amresh Shah
• Simran Shah
• Sampada Rijal
• Sapana Bhujel
• Choodamani Joshi

The University congratulates the winners for their outstanding contributions and sincerely thanks all participants for their enthusiasm, hard work, and innovative ideas. The winners will have the opportunity to gain one week of hands-on experimental research experience in the Laboratories of Forest Biomaterials Science and Engineering Program at MBUST, Chitlang.