Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) will host the national competition ‘Texverse 2.0’ on October 30, bringing together students from universities, textile engineering colleges and higher secondary institutions for competitions focused on research, innovation, creativity and problem-solving.
Organized by the BUTEX Science Club, the day-long event will begin at 8:00 am and continue until the evening. Different segments of the competition will be held at the university’s Auditorium, Seminar Room, Academic Building and Central Field, while some competitions will be conducted online.
The event has so far established collaboration with 25 student clubs and organizations from universities and textile colleges across the country. These include KUET Textile Club, BUP Career Club, Textile Club-MBSTU, DUET Textile Career & Research Club, NITER Science Society, BUFT Career Development Club, Daffodil AI Club, Southeast University Textile Club (SEUTC), Green University Textile Club (GUTC), Sonargaon University Textile Club and RTEC Research Club, among others.
The competition aims to encourage students to engage in research and innovation while developing practical and sustainable solutions to challenges faced by the textile sector. It will also provide participants with a platform to showcase their creative ideas, technical knowledge and problem-solving abilities.
At the university level, the competition will feature a project exhibition, research-based poster presentation, quiz competition, textile case competition, treasure hunt, essay writing and an artificial intelligence-based video-making competition.
For higher secondary (HSC) students, the event will include science fiction writing, Mathematics Olympiad, Physics Olympiad and Chemistry Olympiad.
According to the organizers, the Auditorium will host the project exhibition, poster presentation and case competition. The stage round of the quiz competition will be held at the Seminar Room. The written round of the quiz, Olympiads and science fiction writing competition will take place at the Academic Building, while the treasure hunt will be held at the Central Field. The essay writing and AI-based video-making competitions will be conducted online.
All participants will receive certificates of participation. The champion, first runner-up and second runner-up of each competition will receive certificates, crests and prize money.
Registration for the competition will remain open until October 13. Interested students can register online or through spot registration at the BUTEX campus.
Further information about the competitions and registration procedures is available on the official Facebook page of the BUTEX Science Club.
