CoreNet Global 15th Academic Challenge for Undergraduates and Graduates and a Chance to Win US$5,000
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Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldMusic, Art and Graphic Design, Engineering and Architecture
Job locationGeorgia
Needed documentsSample of your work
Deadline2023-11-30
Opportunity description
CoreNet Global is pleased to present its 15th Academic Challenge sponsored by KI Furniture which aims to raise awareness of corporate real estate as a viable career opportunity amongst college students of all academic disciplines. This is a student competition in which student teams from universities and academic institutions in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe are invited to compete in an academic challenge wherein they are asked to play the role of an internal corporate real estate team to address a real-world issue facing companies around the globe.
Benefits
This competition offers a lot of amazing prizes and perks which include:
- The winning team will receive US$5,000.
- Teams and their faculty advisors will be provided transportation to the Asia-Pacific Global Summit and provided with lodging and Summit admission during the competition.
- It is expected that faculty advisors will travel with each finalist team.
- Non-member finalists and their faculty advisors will be given:
- complimentary membership in CoreNet Global (retail value: $25).
- a copy of The Essential Guide to Corporate Real Estate (retail value: $49.99).
Please note: Three teams will be selected from among all the complete submissions received.
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Eligibility criteria
You should follow the following criteria:
- The competition is open to students of all disciplines pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree (PhD candidates are discouraged from participating) at a recognized degree-awarding institution on a full-time or part-time basis.
- Each student must be currently enrolled in classes at their host university throughout the competition, and not have more than 7 years prior professional experience.
- Employees of CoreNet Global and their family members are not allowed to enter the competition.
- The competition is open to teams of two (2) to four (4) students.
- Team members may be from different academic programs within one institution, and/or teams may be comprised of students from more than one institution.
- Ideally, each team should be comprised of a diverse range of students from different disciplines, such as (and not limited to) architecture, business, construction, engineering, facilities management, finance, hospitality, interior design, and international business.
- Each team must have a faculty advisor from their home institution and their contact information must be included on the team’s registration form.
- Each team must appoint a Team Leader.
- All communication, correspondence, and submission documents must be in English.
- The goal of this competition is to judge how the team (and not its faculty, alumni, or friends) has evaluated the problem.
- Teams may only access research sources provided by the Challenge and any other free, publicly available data.
- Research services requiring a fee subscription are strictly forbidden, even if your university has paid for the subscription.
- Any team suspected of plagiarism will be investigated, and, if deemed appropriate by CoreNet Global, disqualified from the competition.
- Finalists will be notified on or before 18 January 2024.
Judging Criteria:
Submissions will be judged on the following:
- Innovation & Creativity (40 points)
- Applicability & Feasibility (30 points)
- Value Creation (20 points)
- Quality & Clarity of Presentation (10 points)
About CoreNet Global:
CoreNet Global is a non-profit association, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (US), representing more than 10,000 executives in 50 countries with strategic responsibility for the real estate assets of large corporations. The organization’s mission is to advance the practice of corporate real estate through professional development opportunities, publications, research, conferences, designations, and networking in 47 local chapters and networking groups globally.
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