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370,000 young entrepreneurs from 40 countries competed to become Europe’s Company and Start Up of the Year on United Nations World Skills Day 2021.
Swim.me and Scribo have been named the winners of the JA Europe Enterprise Challenge and Company of the Year Competition, after battling it out withEurope’s best young entrepreneurs today in Gen-E 2021, the largest entrepreneurship festival across Europe.
Organised by JA Europe and hosted this year by JA Lithuania, the Gen-E festival combines two annual awards, the Company of the Year Competition (CoYC) and the European Enterprise Challenge (EEC).
Following presentations from 180 companies led by some of the brightest young entrepreneurial minds in Europe, the winners were announced at a virtual ceremony.
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Grants totaling more than US$ 1.5 million help young people apply project management to STEM and entrepreneurial endeavors
PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) today announced its partnerships with Discover Engineering (DiscoverE) and Junior Achievement Europe (JA Europe). The partnerships will integrate project management into programming that prepares youth to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) professions and build microenterprises-small businesses that employ few people-that problem solve community needs. PMIEF is a 501(c)(3) supporting charitable organization of Project Management Institute (PMI), the world s leading association for project professionals and changemakers.
Partnering with the world s leading youth-serving non-profits enables PMIEF to carry out its mission of empowering young people to realize their potential and transform lives through project management. These partnerships introduce young people to project management foundation
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Foluso is a social entrepreneur and the Executive Director of Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN). Passionate about youth development and empowerment, she sits on many business and organisation boards in Nigeria. In this interview by KINGSLEY ALUMONA, she speaks about her organisation, how they are empowering Nigerian students and youths, and the kind of economy she foresees for Nigeria in the next decade.
Briefly tell us about Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) and its programmes.
Junior Achievement Nigeria runs programmes to empower the Nigerian Youth to own their financial future. We understand that not everyone will finish their education or get a job. Our programmes empower youth in such a way that they think outside the box, become problem solvers and are empowered to start their own businesses. Our programmes are experiential and focus on financial literacy, work readiness, entrepreneurship, leadership and digital literacy.
Euronext Partners With JA Europe On Pan-European Programme For Young Blue Economy Entrepreneurs Date
20/01/2021
The Euronext Blue Challenge aims to encourage young entrepreneurs’ awareness of the Blue Economy and foster sustainable marine-based businesses in Europe
Euronext volunteers will mentor students in 7 countries pursuing Blue Economy projects to boost financial literacy and encourage innovation
Euronext, the leading pan-European market infrastructure, today announced a partnership with JA Europe, the largest non-profit in Europe dedicated to preparing young people for employment and entrepreneurship, to promote the Blue Economy by encouraging financial literacy amongst European youth across seven of its main countries.
The programme aims to inspire students about sustainable finance whilst helping them develop core skills such as teamwork, problem solving, and entrepreneurial skills. Through this collaboration, Euronext underlines the important role of the financ