Global Achievements

Global Achievements

Mountaineer Shakil reflects on his “Sea to Summit” expedition

Mountaineer Shakil reflects on his “Sea to Summit” expedition

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UIU team ranks 2nd in Asia and 7th globally at CanSat 2025

Team UIU secured seventh place globally, and second place among Asian teams.

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UIU 6th, BRACU 8th at University Rover Challenge 2025

UIU Mars Rover from United International University (UIU) and BRACU Mongol-Tori from BRAC University (BRACU) secured the 6th and 8th positions respectively at the University Rover Challenge (URC) 2025 finals.

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Beyond the Summit: Nishat’s climb was never just about Everest

When she told her family about climbing Everest, someone said, "Isn't that like going to Bandarban?"

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Glenrich students bag first place in NSS Space Settlement Design Contest

A team from Glenrich International School, Uttara has secured first place in the internationally-acclaimed NSS Gerard K O'Neill Space Settlement Contest.

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Bangladeshi Shomy Hasan Chowdhury named World Economic Forum Young Global Leader 2025

Shomy Hasan Chowdhury, an award-winning WASH Activist and development professional from Bangladesh, has been named to the prestigious World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders (YGL) Class of 2025.

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BRACU, IUT, MIST, and UIU qualify for University Rover Challenge finals

These four teams will represent Bangladesh and their respective universities in the URC 2025 finals.

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IUB, SUST qualify for international AUV competition

The teams have qualified for the Singapore AUV Challenge 2025 (SAUVC 2025).

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Bangladesh’s Ifty becomes 1st runner-up at IEEE R10-HTC 2024 Innovation Challenge

Project AgriSage Tech by Rashedul Arefin Ifty from Bangladesh secured the 1st runner-up position at the 12th IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific Region) - Humanitarian Technology Conference 2024 Innovation Challenge held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 1.

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205 Bangladeshis listed in latest Stanford/Elsevier's Top 2% Scientist Rankings

The Stanford/Elsevier's Top 2% Scientist Rankings lists the world's leading researchers.

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MIST’s Saraf Nawer wins world's largest student architecture competition

MIST's Saraf Nawer wins Inspireli Awards 2024 in architecture.

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Debojoti Das wins Bangladesh’s first gold medal at the International Olympiad in Informatics

Debojoti Das wins Bangladesh's first gold medal at the 2024 International Olympiad in Informatics, with two others earning bronze medals in Egypt.

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MIST’s Mongol Barota secures runners-up trophy at Anatolian Rover Challenge 2024

The team also secured the champion title in the ARC Junior 2024 Exploration Challenge.

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UIU ranks 3rd in Asia in CanSat Competition 2024

Team UIU Astro from United International University (UIU) has ranked 3rd in Asia and 11th globally in the CanSat Competition 2024 organised by the American Astronautical Society. 

1y ago

DIU students to represent Bangladesh at NASA

Team Diamonds from DIU won the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2022 with their project "Diamond in the Sky".

1y ago

BRACU, MIST, and UIU qualify for University Rover Challenge finals

These three teams are among the top 38 competition finalists.

1y ago

Bangladesh wins 1 silver and 3 bronze medals at European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad 2023

Bangladesh ranked 20th among 55 participating countries.

2y ago

IUB alumnus wins NASA grant for next gen space tech battery research

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Alumnus Md. Wahidul Hasan, a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at the South Dakota Mines, USA, and his team have won the prestigious NASA EPSCoR grant worth USD 750,000 to fund research into the next generation of lithium-sulphur batteries for use in space technology. The grant follows an innovation leading to the use of corn stalk residues to stabilise battery chemistry and nearly double charging capacity of current technology.

2y ago