In Turkmenistan, UNDP held a competition among students for March 8

The UN Development Program in Turkmenistan held an intellectual contest among university students in honor of International Women's Day. This was reported by Centralasia.news.

The event was held at the UN building in Ashgabat and the theme of the competition was "Women Scientists: Leaders in the Fight against Climate Change". The competition aims to demonstrate the leading role of women and girls of the country in climate change adaptation and mitigation.

The Grand Prix of the competition was awarded to the students of the Oguz Khan Engineering and Technology University of Turkmenistan. The first place was taken by the team of Mahtumkuli TSU, the second place was taken by students of Y. Kakaev MUNiG, the third place was shared by representatives of the Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction and Turkmen Agricultural University. The winners and runners-up were awarded with certificates and prizes from UNDP.