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Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) hosted the grand finale and award ceremony of Hult Prize recently.
The programme was held at the IUB auditorium on February 15, says a press release.
Out of eighty teams, six teams participated in the grand finale to pitch their socially beneficial ventures to a distinguished judging panel to win a place at the Regional Summits.
Participating teams were I.R.A.S, Triangle, Inno-Couture, Sesame Street, Avant Garde and Efflorescence.
The event was organised by a committee led by Ms Allin Mohana Biswas, campus director of Hult Prize at IUB.
Team I.R.A.S was named champion of the 2023 Hult Prize IUB while Team Triangle and Team Inno-Couture became the 1st and 2nd Runners Up respectively. Guests and judges handed over trophies to the winners.
The judging panel included Fahmida Islam, co-founder and creative director of La Mode, Sayma Rahman, founder & CEO at SR Venture & Consultancy, Kanak Aditya, managing director and chief creative officer at Deshal and Saifur Rahman, deputy editor, Online Feature at Prothom Alo.
Professor Dr Imtiaz A Hussain, Department of Global Studies and Governance, Dr Marufa Akter, club coordinator of Global Gatekeepers and head of the Department of Global Studies and Governance, Ms Farheen Khan, director, International Programs and Relations and Ms Sharmeen Islam, assistant director, Office of Career Guidance & Placement from IUB spoke at the event.
Rafsan Sabab, Creator and Host of "WHAT A SHOW!" also delivered a speech.
IUB Music Club and IUB Dance club performed in the event.
La Mode was the title sponsor for this year’s Hult Prize at IUB 2023.
The partners included: Food Partner- WaffleUp, Aamal, Toum; Media Partner- The Financial Express, BD24Live, IUB Journalism Club; Magazine Partner- Canvas Magazine; Gift Partner- Deshal; Radio Partner- Radio Shadhin 92.4FM; Strategic Partner- Green Planet Club; and Club Partner- Global Gatekeepers.