We've received more than 650 entries for the Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise student writing competition from all corners of the globe.
The competition is being run to celebrate the launch of Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise. Learners in Cambridge schools were asked to write a short essay on their favourite entrepreneur, how that entrepreneur inspires them, and what question they would put to their chosen entrepreneur if they had the chance to meet them.
Entries have come in from South America, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan African, and Asia Pacific.
Favourite entrepreneurs include shoe designer, Jimmy Choo and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey, Sir Richard Branson and Michael Dell among many others. Some students named their entrepreneurial parents as their favourite, while many successful entrepreneurs in students' home towns have been used as the subject of the essay.
The deadline for the competition was 11 February and the entries are now being considered by a panel of judges.
Nick Mazur, Marketing Manager for Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise, said he had been delighted with the response.
'The competition has captured the imagination of Cambridge learners around the world,' he said. 'Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise teaches students about the real world of business and is a dynamic course that students are enjoying. The subject is currently being piloted in schools around the world and students will take their first exams this June. It's obvious from the entries that the entrepreneurial spirit is something young people can connect with. The quality of entries has been excellent. The judges will have a hard task choosing the winner.'
The winner will be announced during March and will receive an Amazon voucher to the value of £100 for their school as well as a box set of the BBC TV series Dragons' Den.
Source: http://www.cie.org.uk/news/announcements/detail?announcement_id=37199
The competition is being run to celebrate the launch of Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise. Learners in Cambridge schools were asked to write a short essay on their favourite entrepreneur, how that entrepreneur inspires them, and what question they would put to their chosen entrepreneur if they had the chance to meet them.
Entries have come in from South America, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan African, and Asia Pacific.
Favourite entrepreneurs include shoe designer, Jimmy Choo and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey, Sir Richard Branson and Michael Dell among many others. Some students named their entrepreneurial parents as their favourite, while many successful entrepreneurs in students' home towns have been used as the subject of the essay.
The deadline for the competition was 11 February and the entries are now being considered by a panel of judges.
Nick Mazur, Marketing Manager for Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise, said he had been delighted with the response.
'The competition has captured the imagination of Cambridge learners around the world,' he said. 'Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise teaches students about the real world of business and is a dynamic course that students are enjoying. The subject is currently being piloted in schools around the world and students will take their first exams this June. It's obvious from the entries that the entrepreneurial spirit is something young people can connect with. The quality of entries has been excellent. The judges will have a hard task choosing the winner.'
The winner will be announced during March and will receive an Amazon voucher to the value of £100 for their school as well as a box set of the BBC TV series Dragons' Den.
Source: http://www.cie.org.uk/news/announcements/detail?announcement_id=37199
