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| Dr | Christine | Asaju | Tshwane University of Technology | South Africa | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Lerato | Hlekelele | CSIR, South Africa | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Philip Kofi | Adom | University of Witwatersrand | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Precious | Chiwara-Maenzanise | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ntalane Sello | Seroka | CSIR | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Rhoda | Malgas | School of Natural Resource Science & Management, Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Katleho | Makatjane | University of the Western Cape | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Nomthandazo | Bhekiswayo | University of the Free State | South Africa | Best Scholar Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Themba | Ngobeni | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | South Africa | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Sungho | Hu | Research Information Analysis Center/Korea University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ji-Young | Yeo | Hanyang University, Nursing XR | South Korea | Best Innovation Award | |
| Prof Dr | Kyung-Hyun | Do | Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center | South Korea | Outstanding Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yujin | Oh | Seoul Munbaek Elementary School | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | SOUMEN | MANDAL | Hanyang University ERICA | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | JANGYUP | SON | Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | Nurul Kusuma | Wardani | Korea Institute of Materials Science | South Korea | Best Scholar Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sumit | Barthwal | Kookmin University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Gyeung Ho | Choi | Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | MINGGUO | ZHAO | Kyung Hee University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |