For the international competition of scientific project works “Agroinnovations: the way for sustainable development” in the year “International Year of Peace and Trust”
GUIDELINES
In the Revival of a new era of powerful state under the wise leadership of the esteemed President, our country is successfully carrying out a great deal of work to maintain and comprehensively support political stability in the world, strengthen global peace, security, develop good-neighborly, friendly relations and cooperation. The great deeds and proposals of the Fatherland, which has the legal status of permanent neutrality, in the field of peace and security, energy and ecology receive great support in the world. In the book of our Hero Arkadag “Turkmenistan is on the Way to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals” it is noted that Turkmenistan was one of the first countries in the region to adapt global goals, and as a result, 17 goals, 148 targets and 175 SDG indicators have been implemented. It is gratifying that a working group has been created in Turkmenistan to implement the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN, and a lot of work and relevant international consultations are being carried out in order to effectively implement the tasks in this area.
In this regard, under the sensitive leadership of our Arkadagly Hero Serdar, in order to bring the scientific system, which is the driving force of our development, to the world level, as well as to identify scientifically educated, broad-minded, talented students, in the year “International Year of Peace and Trust” there is no doubt that the international competition of scientific project works “Agroinnovations: the way for sustainable development” organized by the Turkmen Agricultural Institute among students of higher educational institutions of the country and abroad will be of great importance.
I. General provisions
All students of higher educational institutions of our country and foreign countries can take part in the competition.
The competition will be held in 3 areas related to promoting sustainable development of agriculture and rational use of water resources within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN.
Official languages of the competition: Turkmen, English and Russian.
II. Goals and objectives of the competition
The aim of the competition is to develop scientific thinking, research skills and creativity in students by encouraging them to independently solve important agricultural problems arising from the UN Sustainable Development Goals, promoting sustainable agricultural development and rational use of water resources.
The main objectives of the competition:
- to promote sustainable development of agriculture and expand students' knowledge of rational use of water resources;
- to deepen students' understanding of scientific approaches and to ensure their use in solving agricultural problems;
- to introduce students to the role of agriculture in achieving sustainable development goals;
- developing students' ability to think and quickly solve emerging problems by identifying and analyzing agricultural problems;
- to develop in students a sense of responsibility for sustainable development;
- development of innovative and practical solutions for the agricultural sector;
- to increase students' interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
III. Competition areas
Within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN, the competition will be held in the following areas:
- Agricultural projects. Agricultural inventions that are innovative or have specific characteristics that are superior to existing similar projects.
- IT projects. Software (web services, mobile, desktop applications, chatbots). Software does not include websites, platforms, software libraries and products intended as add-ons by other IT product developers.
- Business projects.Business plans, financial documents, etc.
IV. Procedure for holding the competition
The competition will be held in one stage. Students or a team consisting of (no more than two) students belonging to one of the three competition areas must submit information about the student participants of the international competition of scientific project works “Agroinnovations: the way for sustainable development” ( Application ) to the Central Organizing Working Group by email (tohi.tm.info@gmail.com) by November 6, 2025.
The competition will take place on November 12-13, 2025. Students from higher education institutions of the participating countries will present their scientific project work to the competition jury in an online format.
V. Requirements for the design of scientific project works participating in the competition
The research project work must be presented in the form of presentation.
Requirements for project presentation:
- The first page must indicate the direction of the competition, the title of the topic, the first and last name of the performer and the scientific supervisor;
- The presentation volume is 12-15 pages.
VI. Establishment of the Central Organizational Working Group and the Competition Jury
The Turkmen Agricultural Institute is establishing a Central Organizational Working Group and a competition jury to conduct the competition. The Central Organizational Working Group will include officials from the Turkmen Agricultural Institute responsible for the competition, representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan, and professors and researchers from both Turkmenistan and abroad conducting research in the agricultural sector.
The Central Organizing Working Group exercises general supervision over the organization, execution, and completion of the competition. In case of conflicting situations arising during the evaluation of the competition results, the Competition Jury shall establish an Appeals Working Group to resolve the disputes. The Appeals Working Group may include experts from the Central Organizing Working Group and the Competition Jury. The decision of the Appeals Working Group on the consideration of complaints is considered final after approval by the Central Organizing Working Group. The Central Organizing Working Group has the right to propose the awarding of winners, active participants, and organizers.
The Central Organizing Working Group generalizes and analyzes the submitted scientific project works and provides a list of participants eligible to participate.
The Competition Jury evaluates students’ research projects according to the following criteria:
| Criteria | Requirement | Points | Maximum score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relevance | The project solves current problems, is an innovative solution, does not use other people's ideas for solving this problem, the project is new, this has never happened before. | 4 | 4 |
| A current and new problem was taken, but its solution was not brought to perfection, while the idea of its solution is the author's. | 3 | ||
| The current problem and the new problem were solved, but using existing techniques. | 2 | ||
| The problem is not new, its solutions already exist, but the participant offers his own new solution. | 1 | ||
| The problem is not new, the solution used by the participant is similar to an existing one. | 0,5 | ||
| Content | The project consists of a large amount of useful information; all information is structured, the idea of the narrative is traceable; the entire study is completed, there is a logical conclusion and inference. | 3 | 3 |
| One of the criteria from the previous point is not met. | 2 | ||
| A lot of unnecessary information, there is no logic to the narrative, the essence of the project is not clear. | 1 | ||
| Mass character | The project can help solve the problems of a very large number of people. | 3 | 3 |
| The project is aimed at a small number, as it is limited by some conditions. | 2 | ||
| Very few people will be able to benefit from this project. | 1 | ||
| Replicability | The project can be easily used by other people; consists of simple elements or everything necessary can be found on Internet resources. | 3 | 3 |
| In order to use the project, various devices are needed, if they are difficult to obtain and many people do not have them, this already reduces the level of replicability. | 2 | ||
| The project exists in a single copy; it is very difficult or even impossible to repeat. | 1 | ||
| Environmental Impact | No harm to the environment and humans from the use of the product. | 2 | 4 |
| No harm to the environment and humans from the materials used. | 2 | ||
| Novelty of the project | New theoretical and practical conclusions that were not known or recorded in science and practice at this point in time. | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 20 | ||
VII. Summing up the results of the competition and awarding the winners
I, II and III places in each direction are determined based on the sum of points scored for all indicators. In case of a tie, the winner is determined by voting among the members of the Competition Jury. The winners of the competition will be awarded diplomas of the I, II and III degrees on behalf of the rector of the institute.