NUM Social Innovation Lab

Congratulations to all 20 teams who presented today in the Semi-Finals of the BMC Sustainable Tourism Innovation Challenge 2026! 🎉🌿
Each team did an excellent job sharing innovative ideas to support the future of sustainable tourism in Cambodia. 👏🇰🇭

Please see below the list, in alphabetical order, of the Top 5 Teams who will now travel to Ireland 🇮🇪✈️ and also advance to the BMC Finals in June. 🏆

A special thank you to our distinguished judging panel for generously volunteering their time and expertise to evaluate the student team presentations: Mr. Teak Seng, Country Representative, International Centre for Environmental Management; Ms. Kheng Lay Song, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Canadia Bank; Ms. Sovannden Moeung, Director of Research Studies & Tourism Policy, Ministry of Tourism; Mr. Alywin Oh, Founder, Brighton Academy Asia; and Ms. Bopha Sean, Research & Service Design Consultant.

Thank you to all teams, judges, and partners: Irish Embassy; Prof. Eilish Mccarthy & Mr. Kevin Geoghegan for helping make this competition such a meaningful and inspiring experience. Congratulations again to the Top 5 Teams! 🌍

As part of the Innovation for Sustainable Development course led by Ms. Thiny Tep, NUM Social Innovation Lab organized a field trip to Kampot and Koh Seh for Year 1 Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation students. This allowed our students to gain firsthand insights into the coastal environment from experts at Marine Conservation Cambodia (MCC)—a community-based NGO focused on ecosystem preservation and also to learn more about local efforts within the mangrove community.

We are thrilled to officially launch the first training session for our Sustainable Tourism Innovation Challenge. We look forward to the teams' progress and wish each group the very best in the upcoming semi-finals this May.

🎉 We are pleased to announce that we have received a total of 70 team applications for the upcoming BMC 2026 Sustainable Tourism Innovation Challenge 🌍

These teams represent students from 24 public and private universities across Cambodia, showcasing the growing energy, creativity, and commitment to sustainable tourism innovation nationwide 🌱🚀.