Iwan Wagle has won the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) from Nepal for the year 2012. According to a press statement issued Monday, Wagle has received cash prize of Rs 100,000 along with other sponsored gifts.

Entrepreneur Organization Nepal had hosted selection program for GSEA. According to the statement, GSEA is the premier award for students that own and run businesses while attending a high school, college or university.

Mid Valley International College is the main sponsor for the program and also conducts the awards annually to promote entrepreneurship in Nepal. The judges for the events were Arun Chaudhary of Chaudhary Group, Anuj Agrawal from Vishal Group, Sanjay Golchha of Neoteric, Ajay Pradhanang from Fleur Himalayan, Dileep Agrawal of WorldLink, Vishnu Agrawal of Morang Auto Works and Annush Ramasamy from GSEA.

"The top regional and national winners advance to the 2012 GSEA Global finals for the opportunity to engage with world class entrepreneurs, receive media exposure, win cash, and share in over $150,000 in donated business services," added the statement.

Wagle is selected as one of the semifinalists from the South Asian countries to compete in US at the New York Stock Exchange in November, 2012.

source: republica,19 Nov 2012