Coal City University Essay Competition For Secondary Schools 2024
The Coal City University essay competition for secondary school students for 2024/2025 is out. This annual essay contest is organized to increase awareness of current global issues among young people. It also aims to stimulate young minds’ initiative and creative thinking towards sustainable development. In addition, the essay contest seeks to get society to learn from young minds and to recognize that it is our collective responsibility to address these issues.
The Thematic Focus: Social Media As A Double-Edged Sword
Coal City Essay Competition Guidelines
The contest is open to students in Senior Secondary School (SS1-SS3) with a submission deadline of June 9, 2023. Submissions are to be made online via the University’s website, ccu.edu.ng. Essays must be original, not exceeding 1000 words, and only one entry per person will be accepted.
Coal City University Essay Competition Prizes
First, second, and third prize winners will receive a cash prize and a Certificate of Achievement. The first prize winner can apply for a Full tuition fee scholarship at Coal City University. All shortlisted students will also receive consolation prizes and a Certificate of Participation.
All interested applicant should submit their entries via this link https://ccu.edu.ng/index.php/2024-essay-competition/
Submissions will be judged on their relevance to the topic, clarity of thought and expression, originality and creativity, research depth and evidence, and overall writing quality. Shortlisted finalists will be invited to present their essays orally. The final ranking will be determined by combining essay and oral presentation scores.
