St. Joseph University, Chümoukedima, organises Eco Fest and Social Work Fest to promote academic excellence, teamwork, and social unity.
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DIMAPUR — St. Joseph University (SJU), Chümoukedima, hosted two departmental events: the Eco Fest 2026 organised by the Department of Economics on April 8; and the fourth edition of the Social Work Fest, held by the Department of Social Work on April 9 and 10.
The Department of Economics organised Eco Fest 2026 at the university auditorium on the theme “Young minds driving economic change”.
According to an update, the event brought together undergraduate and postgraduate students from various semesters, celebrating talent, creativity, sportsmanship, and academic excellence.
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The programme was attended by Dr. Debojit Konwar, Head of the department, who delivered the welcome address, highlighting the importance of nurturing young minds in shaping economic perspectives. This was followed by the presidential address and formal declaration of the fest by K Ghishe Assumi, President of the Economics Association, SJU.
The first session witnessed a series of competitions, including extempore speech, debate, tongue twister, spelling bee, dance battle, and Mr. and Ms. Eco Fest. These events were judged by research scholars from the Department of Economics.
The second session focused on creativity, games, and sports-based activities. Students participated in events such as a fashion show, singing, an MLBB tournament, ludo, chess, carrom, and arm wrestling.
After compiling scores from both sessions, the MA 2nd Semester class was declared the overall champion of Eco Fest 2026.
Meanwhile, the Department of Social Work conducted its fourth edition of the Social Work Fest at the university campus. The two-day event centred on the theme "Co-building hope and harmony: A harambee call to unite a divided society”.
The first day of the fest was attended by Sonye Khing, District Programme Manager of RGSA under the Department of Rural Development, as the special guest.
In her address, she highlighted that harmony is not uniformity; it is the weaving together of diverse voices into one resilient fabric. To co-build hope and harmony means to recognise that unity is not the work of one leader, one group, or one ideology; it is the shared responsibility of all.
The second day featured Isamrang Nsamding, Administrator for Northeast States, All India Private Schools Association (AIPSA), and Managing Director of the Montessori Teachers Training Center (MTTC), Jalukie.
In his address, he encouraged the students to take initiatives, learn, and be ambassadors for change in society.
The fest featured students from various institutions competing in competitions like model making, video making, debate, creative show, and singing, besides esports and a penalty shootout.