The 2nd BRICS Postgraduate Forum 2023
Best Paper Awards Overall BRICS 2nd Postgraduate Forum Winners

Category: PhD

1st Prize: Mauricio Maynard do Lago (Brazil)

Affiliation: COPPE Production Engineering Program, UFRJ Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Cefet-RJ – Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Title: Sustainable Management Strategies for Private Higher Education Institutions during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Brazilian Case.

Theme: Entrepreneurship and Development in Sharing Knowledge and Innovation.

2nd Prize: Lolwethu Luthuli (South Africa)

Affiliation: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.

Title: Towards Minibus Taxi Making Use of Payment Convenience Application.

Theme: Climate Emergency and Challenges for BRICS Countries.

3rd Prize: Raval Prachi Umeshkumar (India)

Affiliation: Central University of Gujarat, India.

Title: Green Ship recycling and Wastenomics: A Step Towards Sustainable Development.

Theme: Climate Emergency and Challenges for BRICS Countries.

Category: Master

1st Prize: Xin Sihan (China)

Affiliation: Jilin University, China.

Title: BRICS Countries’ Participation in Global Climate Governance.

Theme: Climate Emergency and Challenges for BRICS Countries.


2nd Prize: Michelle Cindy Mopp (South Africa)

Affiliation: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.

Title: School Governance and the appointment to promotion posts in South Africa.

Theme: Political and Economic Governance.


3rd Prize: Maria Dobychina (Russia)

Affiliation: St.Petersburg State University, Russia.

Title: Cost Analysis of Operation Theatre Services.

Theme: Political and Economic Governance.

Best Paper Awards: Entrepreneurship and Development in Sharing Knowledge and Innovation

Category: PhD

1st Prize: Otto Tavares Nascimento (Brazil)

Affiliation: COPPE/UFRJ Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Title: An Innovative Artificial Intelligence Approach For Fighting Against Tuberculosis.


2nd Prize: Natile Nonhlanhla Cele (South Africa)

Affiliation: Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.

Title: The Impact of Cybersecurity Threats and Risks on Digital Banking Adoption in South Africa: A Systematic Literature Review.


3rd Prize: Zhenling Liu (China)

Affiliation: Peking University, China.

Title: Promoting Digital Literacy Education for Adolescents: Strategic Recommendations for Enterprises in Fostering Innovation and Social Responsibility.

Category: Master

1st Prize: Evelina Ramilevna Zigangirova (Russia)

Affiliation: St.Petersburg State University, Russia.

Title: Implementation of the Import Substitution Policy in the BRICS Countries.


2nd Prize: Arthur Chagas Dos Santos (Brazil)

Affiliation: Escola Superior de Guerra, Brazil.

Title: Strategic Development Opportunities through BRICS Innovation Cooperation Action Plans: Innovative Exchange as a Path to Integration.


3rd Prize: Pashnee Naicker (South Africa)

Affiliation: Cape Pennisula University of Technology, South Africa.

Title: A “People-Centred Approach” to Realising Healthcare by Facilitating, Patient Participation in Health Attainment.

Best Paper Awards: New Development Bank (NDB): A Catalyst for the BRICS Economic Growth and Development

Category: PhD

1st Prize: Tareq Yacoub Helou (Brazil)

Affiliation: University of São Paulo, Brazil

Title: Navigating a complex regime: The BRICS and the NDB in Multilateral Development Finance.

2nd Prize: Xiaochen Hou (China)

Affiliation: Fudan University, China.

Title: The Role of the National Development Banks.

3rd Prize: Mixo Sithole (South Africa)

Affiliation: University of South Africa, South Africa.

Title: The Role of the New Development Bank on Economic Growth and Development of BRICS States.

Category: Master

1st Prize: Sandeep Singh (India)

Affiliation: Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.

Title: The New Development Bank in the New World Order.


2nd Prize: Raquel Conceição Santos (Brazil)

Affiliation: Institute of International Relations of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (IRI PUC-Rio), Brazil.

Title: “I won’t say I have never thought”: BRICS Counter-Hegemonic Discourse as Cohesive Tool for Global South Attraction – The Case of De-Dollarization.

Best Paper Awards: BRICS People-to-People Exchange and Cultural Integration through Tourism and Air Transport

Category: PhD

1st Prize: Simphiwe Emmanuel Dube, (South Africa)

Affiliation: Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.

Title: The Socio-Economic Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Greater Durban Hospitality Accommodation Industry.

2nd Prize: Garikayi Emmanuel Gondo, (South Africa)

Affiliation: University of South Africa, South Africa.

Title: Using the BRICS People-To-People Exchange and Cultural Indigenous Management to Extract Value from the Big Data Environment.

3rd Prize: Anita Poonia (India)

Affiliation: University of Kota, India.

Title: Medical Tourism and the Emergence of BRICS as Global Healthcare Hubs: A Document Analysis Approach.

Category: Master

1st Prize: Sandhya Nankoo Van Wyk (South Africa)

Affiliation: St.Petersburg State University, Russia.

Title: Nurse Staff Shortages: What effect does it have on the existing Nurse Workforce.

2nd Prize: Bruno Garcia (Brazil)

Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Brazil.

Title: The structuring of the Global Air South Belt as a means of intensifying International Tourism activities among the BRICS nations to enhance Economic Growth.

Best Paper Awards: Climate Emergency and Challenges for BRICS Countries

Category: PhD

1st Prize: Bramley Jemain Lemine (South Africa)

Affiliation: Cape Peninsula University of Technology and University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Title: Wetlands in South Africa.

2nd Prize: Ksenia Voronina (Russia)

Affiliation: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Russia.

Title: Development of BRICS Energy.

3rd Prize: Henrique Rabello de Carvalho (Brazil)

Affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Title: BRICS Global Health and Climate.

Category: Master

1st Prize: Svetlana Sobenina (Russia)

Affiliation: Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Russia.

Title: Prioritizing Sustainable Growth: A Comprehensive Approach to Addressing Climate Challenges within BRICS.

2nd Prize: Caroline Boletta De Oliveira (Brazil)

Affiliation: Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil.

Title: How Big is the Climate Ambition of the BRICS Countries?

3rd Prize: Mmabatho Mongae, (South Africa)

Affiliation: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Title: Effect of varying combinations on Fly Ash and Slag on the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Acid Mine Drainage Water.

Best Paper Awards: Political and Economic Governance

Category: PhD

1st Prize: Milica Cvetinović (Serbia)

Affiliation: Metropolitan University Belgrade, Serbia.

Title: The Importance of Achieving Technological Sovereignty as a Key Component of National Security in the Conditions of the Creation of a Multipolar World.

2nd Prize:

Ekaterina Andrianova (Russia)

Affiliation: St.Petersburg State University, Russia.

Title: Influence of Digital Trade Regulations on International Technology Transfer: BRICS case.

Esley Rodrigues de Jesus Teixeira (Brazil)

Affiliation: Army Command and Staff College, Brazil.

Title: BRICS Joint Naval Policy.

3rd Prize: Wang Yubo (Russia)

Affiliation: St. Petersburg State University, Russia

Title: China’s Investment in Russia’s Soybean Sector: Political, Economic Factors and Investment Prospects.

Category: Master

1st Prize: Ingrid Daniely Vale Dos Santos (Brazil)

Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Title: Combating Drug Trafficking: The Foreign Policy Of The Lula Da Silva Government (2003-2010).

2nd Prize: Sanele Moshoetsi (South Africa)

Affiliation: Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.

Title:  BRICS at the Crossroads of Political and Governance Challenges –Policy Review.

3rd Prize: Thatyane Alecrim Azeredo (Brazil)

Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Title: Is It Possible To Assess The Existence Of Full Land Regularization In Brazil?

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GREAT WORK PRESENTED!

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