Congratulations to 2009 Winners
Winners for the 2009 contest announced by the Hon Pansy Wong in New Zealand's parliament were:
Winning Team
Team 45: Rice Husk Technology Solutions
Colombia Ana Cecilia Greiffenstein
Colombia Daniel Jaramillo Velez
New Zealand Stefan Hampker
Philippines Michael Joantahn Biscocho
Philippines Rozelle Anne Noriega
USA Jason Olaivar
USA Zaneta Owens
Winning Journal
Nigeria Giwa Jelilat Romoke Team 8
Te Kaihau Commitment Awards
Nkomejegusenga Dieudonne (Team 31) Rwanda
Shiva (full name suppressed for safety - Team 6) Iran
Olaoye Oyinkansola Kofoworola (Team 20) Nigeria
Jessica Smith (Team 31) New Zealand
Harry Akbar Sutiono (Team 64) Singapore
Jemmifer Soto Cardona (Team 5) Colombia
Suraj Shrestha (Team 57) Nepal
Alejandro Zapata (Team 5) Colombia
For full details of the winners, highly commended, and stories of commitment, please see the archives section.
This year's topic was to develop a six page business concept proposal to develop a profitable product or service to foster socially and environmentally sustainable homes, villages or cities".
The contest was aimed at university students studying international business, peace studies, leadership, business communications, and development studies however it is open to anybody who seeks to develop their capacity to work globally in partnership with diverse peoples.
The prize giving was held at Parliament in New Zealand on June 2. Judges were the Hon Pansy Wong (NZ MInister of Ethnic Affairs), Ros Noonan (NZ Chief Humand Rights Commissioner) and Karen Fukofuka (Leader in development projects in the Pacific Islands)
Comments about the Global Enterprise Experience
Participants from all countries rate the Global Enterprise Experience as an exceptional learning experience, with comments such as:
This was the best learning experience I have received in all my years at university. (Vincent Tan, Filippino student studying in New Zealand)
This contest is not possible without the generous sponsorship from Victoria University of Wellington (www.vuw.ac.nz), HSBC (global banking, www.hsbc.com) and Te Kaihau Ltd (New Zealand innovation consultancy www.windeaters.co.nz).