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What is the IEO ‘26 Competition?
IEO ‘26 Competition is part of a series of events for the Indonesia Economic Outlook 2026 (IEO '26) which is a competition for young policymakers to provide policy recommendations to the government or related institutions.
What are the series of competitions held by the IEO ‘26 Competition?
IEO ‘26 will be hosting two competitions, namely Policy Recommendation Competition (PRC) and Policy Case Study (PCS).
Can I join both competitions at once?
Yes, you can join both competitions at once.
Why should we join the IEO ‘26 Competition?
By registering to join the IEO ‘26 Competition, you will have a chance to participate in the biggest policymaking competition in Indonesia and win prizes worth more than IDR 30.000.000,00 in total.
Who should I contact if I encounter any issues or have any more questions regarding IEO’26?
Should you have any questions or issues regarding the competition, please contact Adzkia Taqiya on 082113706051(WhatsApp) or via LINE (adzkiaatqy).
What is the IEO ‘26 Policy Recommendation Competition (PRC)?
IEO ‘26 Policy Recommendation Competition provides a platform for Indonesian students that have an interest in policy-making to apply their writing, presenting, and debating skills in a policy-making competition. PRC consists of Policy Recommendation Essay, Policy Recommendation Presentation, and Policy Recommendation Debate. The initial stage of this competition is Policy Recommendation Essay (PRE).
When will the IEO ‘26 PRC be held?
The online preliminary essay round will be conducted on 23rd June–15th September 2025, followed by a judging period on 16th September–23rd October 2025. The 8 best teams will proceed to the final offline round on 25th–26th November 2025.
Who is eligible to join the IEO ‘26 PRC?
Two active Indonesian undergraduate/vocational students from all domestic universities and Indonesian undergraduate students from overseas universities. Cross majors, faculties, or universities teams are allowed. Previous IEO winners (1st place) are not allowed to participate in the IEO ’26 PRC.
How much will the registration fee cost?
Early Bird (23rd June–13th July 2025): IDR 120.000
Phase 1 (14th July–10th August 2025): IDR 140.000
Phase 2 (11th August–15th September 2025): IDR 160.000
For more information about our competition and registration, go to ieofebui.com/competition.
How can we submit our essay for the competition?
Essay submission is done via our website by clicking the ‘Policy Recommendation Competition’ button in the ‘Registration’ page and uploading the required file using the unique code that was previously sent through the participants' confirmation email. Alternatively, you can also go directly to ieofebui.com/policy-recommendation-competition/.
Who is qualified to join the final round of the IEO ‘26 PRC?
Eight teams with the best essay at the Policy Recommendation Essay (PRE) stage will proceed to the final round of IEO '26 PRC.
What is the final round of IEO ‘26 PRC?
The final round of IEO ‘26 PRC consists of two segments, which are Policy Recommendation Presentation (PRP) and Policy Recommendation Debate (PRD).
What is Policy Recommendation Presentation (PRP)?
In the Policy Recommendation Presentation (PRP) stage, each team will present their Policy Recommendation Essay to the adjudicators followed by a Question and Answer session.
What is Policy Recommendation Debate (PRD)?
In the Policy Recommendation Debate (PRD) stage, each team will play a role as a pro or contra team and discuss the given problem related to IEO ‘26’s theme and subthemes.
What is the IEO ‘26 Policy Case Study (PCS)?
The IEO ‘26 Policy Case Study (PCS) is a competition where each team will have to create a policy recommendation regarding the given case study. PCS consists of two rounds, Policy Memo as the preliminary round & Video Policy Case Study as the final round of the competition. The videos from the final stage will be uploaded on the IEO '26 Instagram account.
When will the IEO ‘26 PCS be held?
The preliminary stage–Policy Memo–will be conducted on 23rd June–15th September 2025. The 8 best teams will proceed to the Video Policy Case Study round, with submissions on 26th October–10th November 2025. The videos would be uploaded to the IEO ‘26 Instagram account on 13th November 2025.
Who is eligible to join the IEO ‘26 PCS?
Two active Indonesian undergraduate/vocational students from all domestic universities and Indonesian students from overseas universities. Cross majors, faculties, or universities are allowed. Previous IEO winners (1st place) are not allowed to participate in the IEO ’26 PCS.
How much will the registration fee cost?
Early Bird (23rd June–13th July 2025): IDR 65.000
Phase 1 (14th July–10th August 2025): IDR 75.000
Phase 2 (11th August–15th September 2025): IDR 90.000
For more information about our competition and registration, go to ieofebui.com/competition.
How can we submit our memo and video for the competition?
Memo and video submission is done via our website by clicking the ‘Policy Case Study Submission’ button in the 'Registration' page and uploading the required file using the unique code that was previously sent through the participants' confirmation email. Alternatively, you can also go directly to: ieofebui.com/policy-case-study-competition/.
Can I join both competitions at once?
Yes, you can join both competitions at once.
How can we register for the IEO ‘25 Competition?
Registration is done via our website by clicking the ‘Competition Registration’ button in the Register page and filling in the required information or click the links below.
What does IEO ‘25 Competition collaborating with the Ministry Of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia mean?
The IEO ‘25 Competition is supported by the Ministry Of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia as our competition partner. Some of our competition materials, such as debate triggers, are made in collaboration with our competition partner. This means that our competition materials will be made in collaboration with experts and real policymakers.
Who should I contact if I have any more questions / issues?
Should you have any questions or issues regarding the competition, please contact Felisyalya Athifa 081911016857 (WhatsApp) or via LINE (athifa.31).