Srinagar, Sep 8: Students of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) have earned international recognition for their One Health initiative, receiving the prestigious One Health Day 2025 Student Competition Award at the World One Health Congress (WOHC 2026) in Lisbon, Portugal.

The award was presented during the closing ceremony of the international congress, which brought together leading experts, researchers, academicians, policymakers, students and professionals from across the world to advance the One Health approach. Organised by the One Health Commission, the One Health Day Student Competition recognises outstanding student-led initiatives that promote interdisciplinary collaboration across human, animal and environmental health.
Representing SKUAST-K, Dr Ayeman Qamri, MVSc Scholar, Veterinary Medicine, and Dr Shivam Srivastava, MVSc Scholar, Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, received the award online on behalf of the SKUAST-K One Health student team (SKUAOHUN). Video messages from the student representatives were also showcased during the formal award ceremony, highlighting the team’s work and contribution to advancing the One Health agenda.
The recognition follows SKUAOHUN’s success in the One Health Day 2025 International Student Competition, where the team secured the top honour for organising a month-long hybrid initiative, ‘One Health Program-2025’. Competing with teams from 94 countries across all continents, the SKUAST-K team was recognised for taking the One Health message beyond classrooms through community engagement, awareness, education and interdisciplinary activities.
As part of the competition recognition, the team received an International Certificate of Excellence and a cash award of USD 1,000. The achievement underscores the global relevance of the students’ work and reflects the University’s growing engagement with transdisciplinary One Health research, education and outreach.
SKUAST-K has been working to institutionalise the One Health approach in Jammu and Kashmir. The University initiated a structured One Health roadmap in 2023, including the establishment of a dedicated School of One Health, while also developing collaborations with leading medical and veterinary institutions to advance research, education, innovation and policy engagement in the field.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Nazir Ahmad Ganai congratulated Dr Ayeman Qamri, Dr Shivam Srivastava and the entire SKUAOHUN team, along with the scientists and Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Shuhama, on the international achievement.
Prof. Ganai said the recognition demonstrates the growing global impact of SKUAST-K’s transdisciplinary approach and reflects the University’s commitment to addressing emerging societal and scientific challenges through One Health. He described the achievement as an important milestone in the University’s transition from national to global engagement and reiterated SKUAST-K’s aspiration to emerge as India’s first global agricultural university by 2030.