National Sustainability Economics Championship 2025

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• Expiry Date
  July 13, 2025

Submitted by: Bukit Timah Youth Network

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National Sustainability Economics Championship 2025 — Retrospective Overview

The National Sustainability Economics Championship 2025 (NSEC 2025) was held on 2 August 2025 at SMU Connexion, Singapore, bringing together youth teams passionate about marrying economic insight with sustainability action.

What happened — event format & highlights

• Venue & format: The event was run in a hybrid style — physical attendance at SMU Connexion (Active Learning Classroom 3-2) and virtual participation with live engagement (Q&A, etc.).
• Key agenda: Teams pitched innovative solutions to real sustainability challenges. Judges from academia and industry provided feedback and judgments.
• Theme: The 2025 edition leaned into circular economy and sustainability frameworks. (One promotion post teased “The Future is Circular!” as a core challenge.)
• Speakers / judges: Among invited speakers was Dr. Pascale Crama — indicating the calibre of participants and experts involved.

Who took part & the audience

• The participants were youth / student teams interested in economics and sustainability (policy, environmental challenges, innovations).
• The audience included peers, educators, sustainability practitioners, and possibly members of the public either in person or online.
• The hybrid format allowed wider geographic reach — those unable to attend physically could still observe or engage.

Why NSEC 2025 mattered

Even though the event has passed, its significance remains:

1. Youth voices on sustainability The competition gave young people a platform to craft economically grounded, sustainability-oriented proposals — bridging theory and real world.
2. Idea generation & feedback It’s not just about winning; teams got exposure to rigorous critique, interactions with experts, and potentially inspiration to refine their proposals further.
3. Visibility & awareness As an event open (in part) to the public or wider viewing, it helped raise awareness of how economic thinking matters in environmental and climate policy.
4. Networks and inspiration for future work Participants (and observers) may continue their projects or collaborations, or bring lessons learned into school clubs, internship proposals, or further competitions.

What went well & what could be improved

Strengths:

• Hybrid mode gave flexibility (in-person + virtual) to maximize reach.
• Clear challenge/theme (e.g. circular future) helped participants focus their proposals.
• Expert involvement lent credibility and deeper learning.

Opportunities for better documentation:

Publishing results / winners publicly, with summaries of their proposals, would make the event more tangible to future visitors.
Photos, videos, recap blog posts would help prospective participants or curious readers see what a past edition looks like.
Post-event updates — e.g. whether winning proposals are being piloted or developed further — would show continuity and impact.

For future visitors & searchers

If you stumbled on this page looking for info about NSEC 2025 — here’s what to expect:

• It’s already past, so you won’t be able to register now.
• Use this as reference: see what kinds of challenges were posed (circular economy, sustainability, policy economics).
• Look out for announcements for NSEC 2026 or related student economics & sustainability competitions.
• Watch for recap content (videos, winner summaries) that organizers may publish later (if they haven’t already).