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The Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project, Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), Industrial Policy and Structural Transformation and Tax Reform, are some of the items that will be topics of the University of Guyana Economics Society (UGES)?s inaugural essay competition.
The deadline for submission is May 26th, 2012.
The competition had its genesis in the discussions following the Society?s Symposium on the National Budget 2012, which concluded on April 11, 2012.
Second-year student of the Department of Economics, Saieed Khalil, noted that in the post-symposium discussions, there was an emerging consensus that the scope for UGES?s engagement on national issues be broadened. As such, it was conceptualized that an essay competition targeting the five-thousand plus students of the University, would serve as an effective tool of engagement.
The competition, which is open to all students of the University of Guyana at both campuses, has as its categories: Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project; Low Carbon Development Strategy; Industrial Policy and Structural Transformation; Tax Reform; International Trade (with focus on UNASUR, CARICOM, EU and other trade treaties to which Guyana is party); Guyana?s Political Economy; Technology and development; Public health and development; and Education?s role in national development.
In addition to the aforementioned, any thesis outside of aforementioned categories should be referred to the coordinator, Khalil, prior to submission.
According to UGES, the dominant themes of the event, chaired by UGES Secretary (ag) Richard N. Rambarran, included a need for a fundamental reorganization of the Guyana economy, and more human development-oriented spending, particularly on education.
Prominent political scientist, Dr. Henry Jeffrey, a former long-time Cabinet member, said there is need for higher spending on tertiary education and drew comparisons to percentage of GDP per capita spent per tertiary student in other developing nations. Current President of the University of Guyana Students? Society and student of the Department of Sociology, Duane Edwards, also stressed on the need for the development of human capital.
It was further noted that former President of the University of Guyana Students? Society and third-year student of the Department of Economics, Collin Constantine, emphasized that, without a fundamental restructuring of the Guyana economy, the country would not timely develop an absorptive capacity to retain university graduates and hence, the Brain Drain phenomenon, whereby 86% of UG graduates end up abroad, will perpetuate.
Khalil and Sukrishnalall Pasha, Coordinator of the Diploma in Accountancy, added that there? is need to examine the current Budget Speech 2012 to derive an indication of steps the administration are taking towards this end of attaining structural transformation.
To participate in the competition, entrants are expected to conform to all rules and regulations of the event.
Under the rules framework, entrants are permitted to submit co-authored pieces, and encouraged to participate in multiple categories. However, participants are barred from re-submitting one particular piece under multiple categories.
In addition, entrants are asked to limit their submissions to between one thousand, five hundred (1,500) and two thousand (2,000) words. Also, entrants are asked to ensure that submitted pieces adhere to the recommended format; pieces should have a cover page (with information relating to the title of the piece; category; name and registration number(s) of author(s); and date submitted), followed by the essay and an accompanying bibliography. Crucially, entrants must note that all University rules against plagiarism will be stringently applied. Once the aforementioned requirements would have been met, entrants should submit their pieces in electronic format to econs.society@gmail.com with the subject line, ?RE: Essay Submission.?
Prizes for the first, second and third place finishers will be awarded, in addition to consolation prizes for best performers in each category.
For more information, the coordinator can be contacted at (saieedkhalil94@yahoo.com) or interested individuals can visit the UGES?s Facebook page.

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