International Development Policy Case Competition
The International Development Policy Case Competition is McGill’s first interdisciplinary policy-building case competition that focuses on development issues. Students from all faculties are welcome to join and work together in an effort to solve each year’s policy issue. We also welcome students’ from other universities to try out! This year-long event combines case analysis with policy writing, challenging participants to design innovative policy solutions to international development issues.
IDPCC 2025
First Place Team for IDPCC 2025: Niyati Sareen, Aniva Dattatreya, Salma Elhadj, Alexandra Jorgensen 
Second Place Team for IDPCC 2025: NGOC Khue Vy Cao, Arshe Hussein, Thery Flora Gahimana 
Third Place Team for IDPCC 2025: Bela Sullivan, Esme Longley 
Honourable Mention Team for IDPCC 2025: Lyna Rochdi, Maxime Rouhan
For it’s seventh edition, the competition centred its theme around issues of Global Healthcare Mobility and expanding rural access to Healthcare and Medical Services.
IDPCC 2024
First Place Team for IDPCC 2024: Camille Lorillou, Maria Toukam Sigha 
Second Place Team for IDPCC 2024: Khushi Mehta, Farida Fakhry, Faustine Pierres 
Third Place Team for IDPCC 2024: Anah Ibrahim, Alix Alixakos, Jaqueline Calla 
Honourable Mention Team for IDPCC 2024: Eleanor Barlow, Isabel Ines, Valeria Munoz
For its sixth edition, the IDPCC competition focused on themes of Gender and Agriculture and expanding access to Agricultural Technologies for Rural Women.
IDPCC 2023
For its fifth edition, the theme focused on Reproductive and Sexual Rights in Rural Colombia
IDPCC 2019
For its third edition, the theme focused on Climate, Sustainability & Environment in emerging economies.
IDPCC 2018
For it’s second edition, the theme centred itself around resolving issues of Food Insecurity in Nigeria through policy development.
Click here for more details on the 2018 Case Competition!