The Global Enterprise Challenge 2012
Welcome to the 2012 Global Enterprise Challenge to be held 15 to 17 June 2012.
In 2012, as in 2011, there will be no host country in a central venue/location, but ABW Enterprise Education in Sydney Australia, will fulfill the role of host organisation and will co-ordinate the event. Countries will be free to organise their own national, regional and continental hubs provided they are held concurrently with the global event. The entire event will be run online via the GEC website.
Time zones
There will be three time zones: the Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe/Africa.
The 2011 Challenge was...
On April 12th 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. To commemorate this momentous event in human history, the international space community has launched an international competition for schools.
Your challenge today is to conceptualise and design an interactive exhibit for display in science museums around the world, celebrating 50 years of human spaceflight, and looking ahead to the next 50.
Estimate what it will cost to develop your exhibit, and produce a business plan to recover the cost of creating and maintaining the exhibit.
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The Winner of the 2011 GEC was...
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Australia wins the 2011 GEC.
New Zealand - second place
United States of America - third place
Japan - Creativity Award
Singapore - IPN Innovation Award
Having fun in South Africa!
Team South Africa having a good time! They show off their creativity and teamwork in these photos.
The GEC Trophies
Pictured are the Global Enterprise Challenge Trophies for the winners, and the Creativity Award.
Team Philippines in action!
Team Philippines have been working very hard during the Global Enterprise Challenge! They have sent in some photos to show their excellent team work.
Gordon McVie - Founder of the GEC
Gordon McVie, BA (HONS), PGCE, Founder of the Global Enterprise Challenge is a graduate of Strathclyde University and a former geography teacher and college lecturer. He was Enterprise Education Manager at Scottish Enterprise/Careers Scotland from 1990 until his retirement in 2006, since then he has been Outreach Co-ordinator in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde.
