About Students Engagement Program

SEAOHUN Students Engagement Program encourages students across its member Universities to practice applying One Health concept and approach in addressing One Health issues. SEAOHUN organizes regional students’ activities where students across disciplines and countries can interact and develop technical and soft skills, including infectious diseases, zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance, communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking, all of which are essential to solving complex health challenges. These activities include producing posters, videos, and arts to raise awareness of One Health in their communities.

Program Objective

The Student Engagement Program aims to foster the young professionals from multidisciplinary background to learn and apply the One Health concept to stimulate the good practices in the communities.

CALL FOR PROPOSAL:

SEAOHUN 2026 Regional Student Competition

One Health Campus-to-Community Challenge

As part of its long-standing commitment to youth leadership and applied learning, SEAOHUN has established and supported a vibrant Student Engagement Program, including more than 60 One Health Student Clubs across the region. Through these platforms, students are empowered to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration, leadership development, and community outreach, translating classroom knowledge into real-world action.

With the generous support of Chevron and in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), SEAOHUN is launching the SEAOHUN 2026 Student Competition: One Health Campus-to-Community (OH-C2C) Challenge. The
OH-C2C Challenge focuses on student-led, community-based initiatives that apply One Health principles to local challenges, fostering innovation, social responsibility, and sustainable community impact.

Objective

The objective of the SEAOHUN 2026 Student Competition is to enable university students to design and implement pilot, community-based projects that:

Apply One Health principles to real-world challenges at the community level.
Strengthening students’ competencies in leadership, innovation, teamwork, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Foster meaningful engagement between universities and local communities; and Generate lessons learned and best practices that can be shared across the SEAOHUN region.

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Access to read : CALL FOR PROPOSAL

Student Competition Grant Amount

To encourage innovation, creativity, and strong community engagement, SEAOHUN will
provide both financial and technical support to selected student teams:

Up to nine (9) student teams will be selected for funding support.
Each selected team will receive a small grant of up to USD 2000 to support the implementation of an approved community based One Health project.
The grant may be used for eligible direct project costs such as local travel, community meetings, materials and supplies, communication and outreach activities, and monitoring and documentation.
No indirect costs are allowed. Funds are not intended for long-term or recurring commitments.

Eligible Criteria

Applications must be submitted by student teams or One Health Student Clubs affiliated with SEAOHUN member universities: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as India and Bangladesh or partner universities in participating countries.
Each application must identify at least one academic mentor to supervise the student teams during the project.
Teams should consist of multidisciplinary students, representing at least two different academic disciplines (human health, animal health, social science, environment science) where feasible.
At least one team member from the applying student teams must complete a minimum of one One Health online course from Southeast Asia One Health Workforce Academies (SEA-OHWA) platform. Certificate of completion will be required in the application.
The proposed project must address a specific local One Health challenge relevant to the target community in your country.
Projects should demonstrate active community engagement and practical, human-centered approaches. The project should reach at least 50 community participants in the implementation approach.
Priority will be given to proposals that promote collaboration across disciplines, sectors, or institutions.
All applications must be submitted in English.

Key Dates (Tentative)

Call for Proposals Announcement: 10 March 2026

Application Submission Deadline: 3 April 2026

Notification of Successful Teams: early May 2026

Project Implementation Period: May – September 2026

Final Reporting and Regional Knowledge-Sharing webinar: September – November 2026

How to Apply

Proposal Submission
1. Download the proposal template here
2. Download the budget/work plan template here
3. Complete the online application form and submit all supporting documents
https://form.jotform.com/SEAOHUN/seaohun-2026-student-competition

Our History of Successful
Regional Students Competitions

2024

The SEAOHUN 2024 Regional Student Competition, in partnership with USAID and CHEVRON, successfully brought together 235 students from Bangladesh and seven SEAOHUN member countries—Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. With the theme “Inspiring Action for Wildlife Conservation, Zoonotic Disease Prevention, and One Health,” 47 teams created impactful 3-minute videos addressing critical global challengee and raising awareness about the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.

The competition kicked off with a Competition webinar that provided participants with expert insights on communication strategies and technical knowledge. After a rigorous evaluation by One Health professionals, eight teams from across the region were recognized as winners, watch thier video here.

The competition also featured a public voting phase, drawing thousands of public interactions and engagements. As a result, the top Public Pick Awards went to Bangladesh’s Acyclovir team, Lao’s Ecosystem Health team and Malaysia’s Rafflesia team.

As a reward, all winning teams are invited to attend the SEAOHUN 2024 Student Summit in Malaysia, where they will continue to deepen their understanding of One Health and engage with regional professionals. This event has empowered young leaders, showcasing their creativity and commitment to sustainability.

“To create an impactful video, we conducted an in-depth study on the theme. It excites me to apply my veterinary skills to advance wildlife conservation, zoonotic disease prevention, and One Health initiatives. I am grateful to SEAOHUN for motivating me to pursue my dreams,” - MD. SHAFIQUZZAMAN, from Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, team leader of Acyclovir—the winning team from Bangladesh.

2023

SEAOHUN, in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), hosted its exciting fourth annual regional student competition focused on Biosafety and Biosecurity. Themed "Protecting Lives: Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity," this competition invited students to design eye-catching infographic posters. A total of 39 teams, comprising 195 students from six SEAOHUN member countries—Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam—participated in the challenge. Each team, made up of four students and a faculty mentor, collaborated to create an informative and engaging poster.

The competition awarded top honors to the best three posters among the country-winning teams. The "Sinukuan Gazette" team from the Philippines took first place, followed by Cambodia's "Sunshines" in second place, and Thailand's "The Better World" in third. The 12 students from these winning teams earned a spot in a four-day "Biosafety and Biosecurity" training program in Malaysia, held from December 3-5, 2023. Additionally, the competition featured a 24-hour online voting session on social media, allowing the public to choose their favorite posters from the country winners. "The Better World"(right) from Thailand won the "Public Pick Award" with 1,765 votes, followed by Indonesia's "Ksatria Airlangga" with 979 votes, and Cambodia's "Sunshines" with 665 votes.

This year's competition showcased the creativity and commitment of students across Southeast Asia, highlighting the crucial role of biosafety and biosecurity in protecting lives.

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2022

SEAOHUN marked World Antimicrobial Awareness Week in November 2022 with its 3rd Annual Regional Student Competition, partnered with USAID One Health Workforce – Next Generation (OHW-NG) consortium, Zoetis, and Pfizer. Undergraduate teams from SEAOHUN nations crafted digital and non-digital art to creatively communicate the urgency of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to the public. The event commenced on September 21, 2022, accompanied by a webinar titled "Communicating the Impact of AMR through Art" on September 26, 2022, where OHW-NG speakers shed light on AMR and blending science with art. Participation from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam yielded 58 thought-provoking art pieces, reinforcing the idea that "a picture is worth a thousand words." SEAOHUN applauds partners USAID, Zoetis, and Pfizer for contributing to the success of the SEAOHUN 2022 Regional Student Competition. This initiative not only amplified AMR awareness but also nurtured cross-disciplinary skills among emerging professionals, empowering them to advocate One Health principles in their communities.

“Using Art is such amazing and fun idea to raise AMR awareness in creative way. The webinar also provided the knowledge and information of AMR and tips for drawing. I learned that messages conveyed in the form of art can educate the non-scientific community effectively and easily. Through this competition, I gained a lot of new experiences by working as a team, generating scientific ideas and converting into artwork.” – Rachana Dorn, Whale Team, Cambodia

2021

For the second year, “SEAOHUN 2021 Regional Students’ Competition: Risk of Zoonotic Diseases” was held with the aim to foster the young professionals from multidisciplinary background to learn and apply the One Health concept to stimulate the good practices in the communities. This competition was funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Chevron as a co-sponsor. This competition acted as an opportunity for the students of SEAOHUN member countries to utilize their creative skills (soft skill) and technical knowledge (hard skill) to communicate to the public about the risk of Zoonotic diseases. Over 200 students joined with 52 submissions received from seven SEAOHUN member countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam). The competition ended up with achieving one award per country and recognized six runners up, yielding so many interesting and well-made entries with a very successful public selection.

“I'm so very happy to join the SEAOHUN in the video competition, that was a new experience for me to create the video for raising awareness for people to understand the Risk of Zoonotic Disease… my team members [and I] learned a lot from making the video, especially about teamwork… we always motivate each other and keep working together during the pandemic. Finally, I thank you for creating this program that is an opportunity for youth to learn from each other and we contribute to helping our society or community.” -

A student who joined the SEAOHUN 2021 Regional Students’ Competition

2020

In 2020, there was poster and video competition of “Covid-19 Digital Awareness Challenge” aimed at engaging Southeast Asian students in educating their communities about COVID-19 and promoting risk-reducing behavior through digital platforms. The activity was supported by the USAID One Health Workforce Next Generation (OHW-NG) project. Over 200 students across six Southeast Asian countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) submitted 110 posters, flyers, and videos to raise awareness of their communities on COVID-19. From there, 4 winners; 2 for videos and 2 for posters were identified who created the best original, creative and informative products.