Competitions
Asia Innovation Challenge.
What is “Asia Innovation Challenge”（AIC)?
To be successful in the global economy, one of the competencies youth are required to have is to be able to work with people having different values, cultures, and background and create the synergy to reach the goal in a team. “Asia Innovation Challenge” provides students with an opportunity to experience this process. The mission the students will challenge is to pick one Asian country from Cambodia, Thailand or Vietnam, and identify a social issue in any field, then develop a product, service, or business model which solves the issue or contribute to solve the issue. All of the working process is conducted on-line. Students from Singapore and Japan will partner to form a team to work together.
Goal
Through the process of “Asia Innovation Challenge”, students will develop the following competencies:
Who can join AIC?
Communication tool
Teams are allowed to use any communication tools such as Facebook, LINE, Skype, or anything preferred. Communication with contest administrator should be done via email and the Facebook page only open to the registered participants, so everyone needs to have a Facebook account.
The 1st winning team has an opportunity to travel to one of the target countries.
To be successful in the global economy, one of the competencies youth are required to have is to be able to work with people having different values, cultures, and background and create the synergy to reach the goal in a team. “Asia Innovation Challenge” provides students with an opportunity to experience this process. The mission the students will challenge is to pick one Asian country from Cambodia, Thailand or Vietnam, and identify a social issue in any field, then develop a product, service, or business model which solves the issue or contribute to solve the issue. All of the working process is conducted on-line. Students from Singapore and Japan will partner to form a team to work together.
Goal
Through the process of “Asia Innovation Challenge”, students will develop the following competencies:
- Global communication and team management
- Research and data analysis
- Work schedule management
- Presentation skills
- Creativity
Who can join AIC?
- Age 15 to 19
- Students who are willing to work with Japanese students in a team
- 2 members per country per team; each team consists of 2 students from Singapore and 2 from Japan (total 18 teams)
- Students who agree to be photographed and videotaped for publicity of Junior Achievement and FedEx
- Students must submit pre and post survey
- Students must have email address and Facebook account
Communication tool
Teams are allowed to use any communication tools such as Facebook, LINE, Skype, or anything preferred. Communication with contest administrator should be done via email and the Facebook page only open to the registered participants, so everyone needs to have a Facebook account.
The 1st winning team has an opportunity to travel to one of the target countries.
FedEx Express Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge.
The FedEx Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge is a competition aimed at nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit and business skills of students.
Over the past seven years that Singapore had participated, the program has benefitted 2,280 students in Singapore with 42 Singapore students representing the country at the regional Challenge. In 2011, Lee Qi Ni and Darren Ong (Singapore Polytechnic) came in second and in 2012, Brennan Foo and Joel Sherard (Anglo-Chinese School, Independent) came in first at the regional Challenge.
The FedEx/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge (ITC) is an unparalleled opportunity to broaden students’ understanding of global trade and to participate in an array of stimulating activities to enhance their knowledge of product distribution, competition, pricing, promotion and sales. Simultaneously, this experience will promote the enduring qualities of teamwork, risk-taking and self-confidence.
The ITC is a competition on Market Entry Strategy. To prepare for the Market Entry Strategy, the students are required to research and synthesize detailed information related to a specific country to gain a greater understanding of international trade. The exercise stresses the elements of teamwork, competition, marketing, promotion and innovation, and it requires the students to develop a clearly written international marketing plan.
About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is the world’s largest express transportation company, providing fast and reliable delivery to every U.S. address and to more than 220 countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive shipments, by a definite time and date with a money-back guarantee.
Through the creation and implementation of the International Trade Challenge, FedEx Express is supporting the growth and implementation of Junior Achievement business economics and workforce readiness programs throughout communities in 11 Asia Pacific countries. This involvement will serve to bring heightened awareness about the rewards and benefits of a business and entrepreneurship education as an avenue for helping today’s youth achieve their fullest potential and preparing them to become tomorrow’s leaders in our global society.
Over the past seven years that Singapore had participated, the program has benefitted 2,280 students in Singapore with 42 Singapore students representing the country at the regional Challenge. In 2011, Lee Qi Ni and Darren Ong (Singapore Polytechnic) came in second and in 2012, Brennan Foo and Joel Sherard (Anglo-Chinese School, Independent) came in first at the regional Challenge.
The FedEx/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge (ITC) is an unparalleled opportunity to broaden students’ understanding of global trade and to participate in an array of stimulating activities to enhance their knowledge of product distribution, competition, pricing, promotion and sales. Simultaneously, this experience will promote the enduring qualities of teamwork, risk-taking and self-confidence.
The ITC is a competition on Market Entry Strategy. To prepare for the Market Entry Strategy, the students are required to research and synthesize detailed information related to a specific country to gain a greater understanding of international trade. The exercise stresses the elements of teamwork, competition, marketing, promotion and innovation, and it requires the students to develop a clearly written international marketing plan.
About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is the world’s largest express transportation company, providing fast and reliable delivery to every U.S. address and to more than 220 countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive shipments, by a definite time and date with a money-back guarantee.
Through the creation and implementation of the International Trade Challenge, FedEx Express is supporting the growth and implementation of Junior Achievement business economics and workforce readiness programs throughout communities in 11 Asia Pacific countries. This involvement will serve to bring heightened awareness about the rewards and benefits of a business and entrepreneurship education as an avenue for helping today’s youth achieve their fullest potential and preparing them to become tomorrow’s leaders in our global society.
JA Company of the Year Competition.
JA Company of the Year Competition is JA’s annual celebration of the students that had participated in the JA Company Program. The JA Company Program is a 12 weekly session course that teaches the students how to start a company, sell shares in a company, learn the different functions of a company, decide what product or service they want to sell, sell it, and at the end, liquidate their company, distribute profits to their shareholders and write an annual report.
Thus this event culminates the program where JA Companies proudly present the results of their enterprise and learning experiences.
At this competition, JA Companies appear before a panel of independent judges who determine company performance against the competition criteria as compared with other JA Companies at each stage of the competition process.
The goal of the competition is to balance the business achievements of each team as a whole with the personal development of each individual member.
Therefore, for a team to win this competition, it is not sufficient just to run a financially successful JA Company or to have created an exciting product or service, but the members must demonstrate that they understand how and why the company performed as it did.
Judges will be looking for evidence of innovation and the application of new ideas in all aspects of running the company. They also will look for an understanding that continuous improvement through innovation is essential to the success of a business.
There are 5 stages to the competition:
The top Company represents Singapore at the Asia Pacific JA Company of the Year Competitions.
Thus this event culminates the program where JA Companies proudly present the results of their enterprise and learning experiences.
At this competition, JA Companies appear before a panel of independent judges who determine company performance against the competition criteria as compared with other JA Companies at each stage of the competition process.
The goal of the competition is to balance the business achievements of each team as a whole with the personal development of each individual member.
Therefore, for a team to win this competition, it is not sufficient just to run a financially successful JA Company or to have created an exciting product or service, but the members must demonstrate that they understand how and why the company performed as it did.
Judges will be looking for evidence of innovation and the application of new ideas in all aspects of running the company. They also will look for an understanding that continuous improvement through innovation is essential to the success of a business.
There are 5 stages to the competition:
- Company report
- Commercial video
- Oral presentation before an audience
- Trade booth display and interview at the trade fair
- and Interview with the judging panel
The top Company represents Singapore at the Asia Pacific JA Company of the Year Competitions.
JA Travel and Tourism Business Plan Competition (TTBiz).
JA Travel and Tourism Program (TTBiz) program is an educational program for school students from 15 to 19 years old to become global talents. In this program, students from Japan and partner countries make teams to establish a travel plan. They research, discuss, and make a plan together by communicating remotely. In the end of the program, teams give a presentation about their travel plan in Englishat the final competition. A group of judges evaluate and score the plan to decide which team wins. The winners are awarded with free travel to Japan. JA Japan and Accenture Japan operated TTBiz 2011 with the support from JA Korea, as our first joint program and in 2012, JA Singapore has joined. In 2015, JA Philippines joins TTBiz!
TTBiz gives students a chance to get precious experiences which may support they become “Global talents” and play important roles in globalizing society in the future. Students are expected to empower the following each element required to be “Global talents” through TTBiz.
Objectives of TTBiz
TTBiz gives students a chance to get precious experiences which may support they become “Global talents” and play important roles in globalizing society in the future. Students are expected to empower the following each element required to be “Global talents” through TTBiz.
Objectives of TTBiz
- Understanding of their own country and get skills to promote it to others;
- Ability to communicate with people with different backgrounds and senses of value;
- Active attitude to find problems and solve them on their own;
- Leadership which can maximize the teamwork;
- Business skill, such as marketing, PR, teamwork, organizing schedules, presentation, etc.
Social Innovation Relay .
The Social Innovation Relay (SIR) is an on-line global competition that challenges 15 to 19 year old students to come up with a new business concept that has a positive social impact. The initiative developed by JA-YE Europe was started in 2010-2011 and is specifically designed to increase access to entrepreneurship education and to boost the benefits associated with such education.
The SIR is a unique opportunity that encourages students to work in teams on the development of a solution to a societal challenge. During the process, they develop their ICT skills on the SIR Platform, and they receive advice and mentorship from volunteers.
The SIR is a unique opportunity that encourages students to work in teams on the development of a solution to a societal challenge. During the process, they develop their ICT skills on the SIR Platform, and they receive advice and mentorship from volunteers.
Phases of the Competition:
1. On-line Registration - Students have to register and create an individual/team profile and take a look at the useful resources available.
2. Social Innovation Quiz - This tests the student's knowledge in the field of social innovation. Students are required to take the quiz at least once. The quiz was developed as an educational and learning tool for the students. The quiz can be taken more than once as it aims to increase the students' knowledge in the field. Each time the student takes the quiz, a random set of 15 questions are displayed.
3. Case Study Workshops - To enhance a better learning experience during the SIR competition, a workshop will be conducted by volunteers. Case studies will be presented during the workshop where existing and successful stories of social entrepreneurs will be discussed. The impact and the process of the social innovation are explained through the case studies.
4. HP LIFE e-Learning – HP Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs is a global program that trains students, entrepreneurs, and small business owners to apply IT and business skills so they can establish and grow a business, build successful companies and create jobs. Take the Social Entrepreneurship module online course via the link provided.
5. Socially Innovative Idea - In teams of 2 to 4 students, they submit a 300-word description of their social innovation solution to a societal challenge that they are addressing. The societal challenges can be in the areas of: education, health, environment, technology, poverty, economic development, human rights and energy.
6. Selection of Top 20 Ideas - JA Singapore staff and judges will evaluate and select the top 20 ideas within Singapore. These top 20 teams will proceed to the E-Mentorship Phase.
7. E-Mentorship Phase - Each of the top 20 teams chosen will be matched with a Volunteer E-Mentor. During this phase, students develop their ideas into a concept paper with the help and support of their E-Mentors. After their 1st face-to-face meeting, e-mentoring can take place through the SIR Platform, WebEx and emails.
8. National Final - judges will review the top 20 teams’ concept papers and then choose the top 10 teams to present their concept papers at the National Final. One winning team is chosen to proceed to the Global On-line Final.
9. Global On-line Final - The Singapore winning team along with the national winning teams from 8 other countries will participate in the final phase of the competition. For the Global Final, the teams will have to prepare a 3 minute video pitch of their social innovation as well as present their concept paper.
Students Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the societal challenges we face
2. Be able to identify societal challenges in their environment.
3. Identify and use sources of information about existing social innovations and social entrepreneurs.
4. Develop and improve their ICT skills.
5. Develop an entrepreneurial mind-set.
6. Develop and improve the following skills:
1. On-line Registration - Students have to register and create an individual/team profile and take a look at the useful resources available.
2. Social Innovation Quiz - This tests the student's knowledge in the field of social innovation. Students are required to take the quiz at least once. The quiz was developed as an educational and learning tool for the students. The quiz can be taken more than once as it aims to increase the students' knowledge in the field. Each time the student takes the quiz, a random set of 15 questions are displayed.
3. Case Study Workshops - To enhance a better learning experience during the SIR competition, a workshop will be conducted by volunteers. Case studies will be presented during the workshop where existing and successful stories of social entrepreneurs will be discussed. The impact and the process of the social innovation are explained through the case studies.
4. HP LIFE e-Learning – HP Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs is a global program that trains students, entrepreneurs, and small business owners to apply IT and business skills so they can establish and grow a business, build successful companies and create jobs. Take the Social Entrepreneurship module online course via the link provided.
5. Socially Innovative Idea - In teams of 2 to 4 students, they submit a 300-word description of their social innovation solution to a societal challenge that they are addressing. The societal challenges can be in the areas of: education, health, environment, technology, poverty, economic development, human rights and energy.
6. Selection of Top 20 Ideas - JA Singapore staff and judges will evaluate and select the top 20 ideas within Singapore. These top 20 teams will proceed to the E-Mentorship Phase.
7. E-Mentorship Phase - Each of the top 20 teams chosen will be matched with a Volunteer E-Mentor. During this phase, students develop their ideas into a concept paper with the help and support of their E-Mentors. After their 1st face-to-face meeting, e-mentoring can take place through the SIR Platform, WebEx and emails.
8. National Final - judges will review the top 20 teams’ concept papers and then choose the top 10 teams to present their concept papers at the National Final. One winning team is chosen to proceed to the Global On-line Final.
9. Global On-line Final - The Singapore winning team along with the national winning teams from 8 other countries will participate in the final phase of the competition. For the Global Final, the teams will have to prepare a 3 minute video pitch of their social innovation as well as present their concept paper.
Students Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the societal challenges we face
2. Be able to identify societal challenges in their environment.
3. Identify and use sources of information about existing social innovations and social entrepreneurs.
4. Develop and improve their ICT skills.
5. Develop an entrepreneurial mind-set.
6. Develop and improve the following skills:
- team working;
- communication;
- presentation skills;
- gain self confidence;
- creative thinking.
Yamato Business Proposal Competition.
Yamato Transport in Japan has been sponsoring and partnering with Junior Achievement Japan for this business plan competition for the past 8 years. This competition is for 15 to 19 year old students to work in teams of 3 to 5 to develop a business plan and to present their business plan to Yamato's senior executives in Tokyo. The theme of the competition is different every year but is related to Yamato's business. Each team will be assigned Yamato employee volunteers to mentor the students.
The objective of this competition is for the students to be ready to work in a global society. It will also provide opportunities for the students to increase the following skills:
Students have the opportunity to utilize their Japanese language skills, be exposed to the working environment of a Japanese company as well as experience and be exposed to the Japanese culture when they travel to Japan for their presentation.
The objective of this competition is for the students to be ready to work in a global society. It will also provide opportunities for the students to increase the following skills:
- team collaboration & communication;
- leadership;
- research & analysis;
- presentation skills.
Students have the opportunity to utilize their Japanese language skills, be exposed to the working environment of a Japanese company as well as experience and be exposed to the Japanese culture when they travel to Japan for their presentation.