The Challenge:Future global student competition project, where CEEMAN is one of the three founding partners (together with IEDC-Bled School of Management and Third Millennium Knowledge sustainability lab from Slovenia), has developed greatly since its inception in May and official launch in September and has been receiving enthusiastic support from all over the world.
The three partners have initiated Challenge:Future to encourage the transfer and use of open innovation and collaboration principles into the education system, to induce development of sustainable solutions for global challenges, and to inspire the development of a collaborative youth tank. Using the power of Web 2.0 technologies, Challenge:Future invites teams of students throughout the globe to post creative ideas and develop solutions based on sustainability principles for specific global and business challenges (this year's main theme is The Future of Connecting).
Challenge:Future enjoys the support of prominent international partners such as the Eurasia Partnership Foundation, NetImpact, EABIS, AIESEC, TakingItGlobal, and Emerald Group Publishing, among others. While the guidance of a prominent international Advisory Board helps to make sure that the competition is steered in the right direction.
The project offers various levels of involvement for participating schools, engaging not only students but also faculty (as mentors or judges). It presents a new avenue for improving the school’s international visibility and demonstrating excellence of its faculty members, openness to innovation, and a global vision for a school as a whole.
Companies get a chance to use the power of youth-driven innovation for current and future business needs, to collaborate with generation Y and get their ideas, perspectives, and insights, and have a unique access to advisory board experts and sessions with the best teams from the world working on future corporate issues. At the same time they can interact with their future employees, customers, and partners and build brand awareness and loyalty.
In parallel to the main competition, there are also Quick Challenges for individual participation, while Weekly Hot Topics provide a great platform for discussions on issues related to sustainability, future, and innovations.
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