Polish students to teach entrepreneurship in Europe

In the new school year, the 7th edition of the High School Business Challenge is waiting for high school students. This time Polish students will gain knowledge about business by competing with their peers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. It is the largest initiative of this type in Europe, and it is supported by students of the Warsaw School of Economics.

High School Business Challenge is a business competition aimed at high school students from the Visegrad Group countries: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. During the 4 stages of the competition, participants face real business challenges, where they have the opportunity to test their knowledge, creativity and flexibility. Competition tasks are based on a business case study formula, then participants present the developed solutions to business practitioners and theorists. Thanks to this form, the competition, in addition to the development of entrepreneurship, supports the development of "tomorrow" competences useful in life and further professional careers, such as: social intelligence, the ability to work in a diverse team or thinking outside the box and looking for new solutions. This year, the organizers' goal is to broaden the knowledge of at least 10,000 students in the first stage of HSBC from these areas and reach another 100,000 through social media.

“I support the High School Business Challenge competition from the very beginning. I am very pleased with its dynamic development. The project is close to the mission of shaping entrepreneurial skills among young people, that allows them to adapt to the dynamic environment and pursue their own goals. The form of the competition in an appropriate way tries to interest young people with entrepreneurship, because it focuses on practice and solving specific business problems,” Piotr Wachowiak, PhD., Rector of the Warsaw School of Economics, commented.

(WBJ)