NIshan wins GSEA Nepal

Kathmandu, Jan. 8: Nishan Shrestha, student of Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, Kathmandu, has won the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) Nepal competition.

He will represent Nepal at the 2016/17 GSEA Global Finals in Frankfurt, Germany.

“He will be competing against the top student entrepreneurs from around the world in the hope of winning over 400,000 USD in cash and donated prizes.

 He has won a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 in GSEA Nepal final,” said Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Nepal.

The GSEA Nepal competition was organised by the EO Nepal in partnership with the Nepalese Young Entrepreneurs’ Forum (NYEF).

Shrestha’s company, Eco Cell Industries Pvt. Ltd., Produces reliable, economic and environment friendly and earthquake resistant building materials.

L to R, Third place winner Bikesh Sapkota, winner Nishan Shrestha
and Second place winner Johnson Bokati

According to the organizers, the company was a pioneer in the production of interlocking bricks in Nepal.

Jhonson Bokati, a student of Kathmandu University, won second prize in the GSEA Nepal competition while Bikash Sapkota stood third.

Bokati and Sapkota run IT companies.  

Bokati developed an app which helps people to receive calls despite their busy schedules while Sapkota’s major product is school management system.

They won Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively.

Managing director (MD) of Fluer Himalayan Ajay B. Pradhanang, chairman and managing director of iCapital Ajay Shrestha, chief investment officer of the Mercantile Group Amod Rajbhandari, MD of Arya International  Anuj Shrestha, MD of Siddhi Ganesh Enterprise Pragun Rajbhandary and chairman of Wellness Hospital Sudarshan Basnet were the judges for the competition.

GSEA chair for Nepal, Samir Thapa said that competitions like GSEA could provide a learning opportunity and exposure to student entrepreneurs and would also inspire other students to pursue entrepreneurship.