| Dr. | Anwar Hussain | Phulpoto | Shah Abdul Latif University | Pakistan | Immunology and Microbiology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr. | Yanis | Gamarra | TUM School of Management, Technical University of Munich | Germany | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Xiaomin | Li | Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Environmental Science | Young Scientist Award | |