Friday, at the Royal Oasis Hotel, Pierre Josué Agénor Cadet, the Minister of National Education in the presence of rectors of universities, professors, students and officials of the Ministry presided over the ceremony of unveiling the names of the 5 Winners of the Scientific Writing Contest on Sustainable Development launched in November 2017 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22421-haiti-education-launch-of-scientific-writing-contest.html in order to encourage research and scientific production in academia.

43 students from 19 public and private universities took part in this competition supported by UNESCO and Canadian Cooperation. Note that 3 of the 5 students who have distinguished themselves for the quality of their work come from the Faculty of Human Sciences.

First Winner Jean Frantzky Calixte with 133.5 out of 200 points including the text "Complex sustainability. A look at the process of sustainable development in Haiti" caught the attention of the jury composed of five members, experienced professors at the university, including two doctorates.

Second Winner : Price Carlo Domond with 130 points

Third Winner : James Plaisimond with 123

Fourth Winner : Ralph Mackenson Lefruit with 114.5 points

Fifth Winner : Jean Ederson Jean-Pierre with 111.5 points

Welcoming these results, Minister Cadet spoke of this competition as an important step in the Ministry's work to promote research and scientific production, recalling that this competition, which was aimed at undergraduate students, is part of a set of support projects and accompanying to the research and publishing, implemented by the Ministry to stimulate the research capacity of young people on the problems of our society.

Marie Hélène Côté of Canadian cooperation has encouraged Haitian students to participate in these competitions because, according to her, this initiative is in line with the Government of Canada's priorities for official development assistance, which is articulated around the Canadian Feminist International Aid Policy.

Director Yves Paul Fausner of the Directorate of Higher Education and Scientific Research at the Ministry welcomed the participation of students in such a process and welcomed the strong involvement of universities and is already thinking of the next competition, highlighting that academic research is fundamental, in order to find answers to the problems that affect our society.

HL/ S/ HaïitiLibre