To every participant of HCGEC’25
Your passion and hard work have been incredible. This competition is just one step in your journey—keep writing, keep challenging ideas, and keep sharing your voice. We’re honoured to have you as part of this global community.
(All participants shall receive participation certificates for the hard-work and efforts they put into their essay! Keep an eye out on your inbox)
Meet The Regional Winners of 2025
With over 10,000 submissions and just 75 winners across 5 regions and 3 categories, this year’s competition was tougher than ever! These outstanding submissions stood out among the best. A huge congratulations to our 2025 Regional Winners—your talent, creativity, and dedication have truly set you apart.
( 📩 All Regional Winners will receive email communication on how to proceed for the Global Final )
ASIA PACIFIC:
Sana Yamada, Mita International School, Japan
Jintian Chi, Rangi Ruru Girl's School, New Zealand
Rudransh Kohli, Melbourne Grammar School, Australia
Norbert Lim, SMA Santa Ursula BSD, Indonesia
Miracle Radityo , SMA Al-Maahira IIBS Malang, Indonesia
NORTH AMERICA:
Zaeemah Sarder, John P. Stevens High School, United States of America
Ann Elizabeth Cherian, Grafton High, United States of America
Justin Yu, United States of America
Joshua Wang, Liberty High School, United States of America
Connor Donoghue, Regis High School, United States of America
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA:
Nurbol Salybekov, Manas Ata Talas High School, Kyrgyzstan
Alice Lunny, Methodist College Belfast, United Kingdom
Tuhin Mitra, Queen Elizabeth's School Barnet, United Kingdom
Elina Quito, Bromsgrove School, Germany
Gabriela-Teodora Popescu, Mircea cel Bătrân National College, Romania
LATIN AMERICA:
Ilana Sousa, Centro Educacional Adalberto Valle, Brazil
Isabella Okamoto, Brazil
Bernardita Hoyo Gibson, Argentina
Sofia Souza, St.Francis College-Pinheiros Campus, Brazil
Rubén Alcántar Rivera, Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Ciudad de México, Mexico
MENA + AFRICA:
Duru Aydın Ankara, METU Development Foundation Private Schools, Turkey
Raya Khaled, Al Ain British Academy, Canada
Buket Atalay, Goztepe Ihsan Kursunoglu Anatolian Highschool, Turkey
Manal Hakeem, Alaqeeq International Schools, Saudi Arabia
Ayda Mortezaei, British School Muscat, Oman
ASIA PACIFIC:
Saki Koyama, UWCSEA East, Singapore
Mengyuan Ren, Keystone Academy, China
Yukiko Takeuchi, Hiroo Gakuen Koishikawa, Japan
Aarav Jain, The international school Bangalore, India
Kanishk Mahasuar, Ballarat Clarendon College, Australia
NORTH AMERICA:
Clara Mengoli, Liberal Arts and Science Academy, United States of America
Yichen Ma, Waring School, United States of America
Andrew Liu, United States of America
Yutong Liu, Hamden hall country day school, United States of America
Shaurya Kulakarni, Alliance Academy for Innovation, United States of America
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA:
Altay Mansur Yernuruly, Kazakhstan International College, Kazakhstan
Shanaya Jasinarachchi, Oundle School, United Kingdom
Tomiris Shakenova, Galaxy International School Almaty, Kazakhstan
Iulia Corcoman, Cambridge School of Bucharest, Romania
William Banthorpe, King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
LATIN AMERICA:
Carolina Dos Santos, Escola Estadual Priscila Fernandes da Rocha, Brazil
Fernando Cruz, San Ignacio de Recalde School, Peru
Gabriel Neves, Colégio da Polícia Militar - Lobato, Brazil
Arya Singh Rathore, Mexico
Isabel Ambrosio, Fundação Matias Machline, Brazil
MENA + AFRICA:
Jafet Solomon, United Arab Emirates
Larissa Saab, Wadi Al Azhar, Lebanon
Ada Büyükkarabacak, Istanbul Özel Notre Dame de Sion Fransız lisesi, Turkey
Ramsha Shaikh, The International School of Choueifat, United Arab Emirates
Alika Saratikyan, The Gymnasium named after S.P. Diaghilev, Russia
ASIA PACIFIC:
Serena Li, Shanghai American School Puxi, China
Shreya Ram, Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong
Cecilia Xu, Melbourne Girls Grammar,Australia
Estelle Lee, Saigon South International School, Vietnam
Kayla Boy, ACS Jakarta, Indonesia
NORTH AMERICA:
Mahima Ramesh, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, United States of America
Pragati Kanatur Harish, West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, United States of America
Simona Karnani, Episcopal High School, United States of America
Skylar Dalil, James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School, United States of America
Vitalia Sun, Waterford School, United States of America
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA:
Le Thuc Anh Do, Mönchsee-Gymnasium, Germany
Celine Aytekin, Mercia School, United Kingdom
Evelina Dzanuskane, Atlas American School of Malaga, Spain
Eleonore Vecchioli, St Paul's Girls' School, United Kingdom
Nataly Uzdensky, Magdalen College School, United Kingdom
LATIN AMERICA:
Luis Felipe Marques, HomeLife Academy, Brazil
Giovana Pauli de arruda, Colégio COC Balneário Camboriú, Brazil
Larissa Dore, Colégio Militar do Recife, Brazil
Gersan Corea, Honduras
Sarah Chen, Avenues, Brazil
MENA + AFRICA:
Ada Duru Ak, Gaziantep College Foundation, Turkey
Orea Kastrati, King's InterHigh, Kuwait
Youmna Nasr, Manarat al madinah international school girls, Saudi Arabia
Ege Aksakallı, Robert College, Turkey
Amna Chaudhry, American School of Bahrain, Bahrain
Congratulations to all our regional finalists! Keep an eye on your inbox for important details about the Global Finals.
Wishing you the best of luck!