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EHL Business Case Competition 2023
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Brief
Reimagine a Business through the Art of Hospitality
As the leading Hospitality & Leisure Management School, EHL is at the forefront of Innovative Thinking in the Hospitality Industry. Our search for talented individuals to provide premiere guest experience through a business mindset leads us to recruit students worldwide.
This is where you come in! EHL is searching for the future leaders of Hospitality who have Guest Experience at the forefront of their mindset. We are also looking for Entrepreneurs interested in shaping the landscape of the Hospitality Industry.
Come learn about the Hospitality Industry through the lens of our alumni and submit your Business Plan. You are on track to Reimagining a business through the art of Hospitality!
Are you eligible for this challenge ?
The Global Business Competition 2023 is open to high school students in Americas region. To take part, you must :
- Be a high school student
- Be 16 years old of age by June 2024
- Be proficient in English as the final pitch must be presented in English
- Commit to attending all 3 days of the event
- Write a short text on why you like the hospitality industry
Organizer
About EHL Hospitality Business School
Founded in 1893 as Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, EHL Hospitality Business School is the world’s first hospitality management school and has over 30,000 alumni working in over 150 countries. In 2022, for the fourth year in a row, EHL was ranked world's best hospitality management university by QS World University Rankings in the category "Hospitality and Leisure Management".
EHL Hospitality Business School belongs to EHL Group which offers leading educational programs ranging from apprenticeships to master's degrees, as well as professional and executive education, on three campuses in Switzerland and Singapore.
Prizes
The rewards for this challenge
- Bachelor Tuition Fee: CHF 3325.- off on SEPT 2023 or FEB 2024 intakes
- Junior Academy 2023 : 1-week 100% Free
- Bachelor Application Fee Waiver : CHF 175.-
BCC Certificate
- Junior Academy 2023 : 1-week 100% Free
- Bachelor Application Fee Waiver: CHF 175
- BCC Certificate
- Junior Academy 2023 : 75% off on 1-week program
- Bachelor Application Fee Waiver: CHF 175
- BCC Certificate
- Bachelor Application Fee Waiver: CHF 175
- BCC Certificate
Participation Certificate
FAQS
All the answers to your questions
To be announced
When there is an update, you will receive an email from the admin at your provided email address. Please make sure to check your junk mailbox!
You will receive an email confirmation upon successful registration for the EHL Global Business Competition 2023.
Don’t worry! You can all register for the competition. Inform your event coordinator you’d like to be grouped with your friends. We will work to accommodate your requests.
The team should have no more and no less than 3 team members.
The Global Business Competition 2023 is open to high school students anywhere in the world. To take part, you must :
- Be a high school student
- Be 16 years old of age by June 2024
- Be proficient in English as the final pitch must be presented in English
- Commit to attending all 3 days of the event
You will be assigned a group. Teamwork is integral at EHL and you’ll experience it here. Your team will comprise students from other countries, program and/or regions.
This eligibility criteria allows eligibility to take advantage of potential prizes.
During the program you will learn about the Hospitality industry and we will give you the key knowledge to apply it to your business plan. Therefore, no Business or Hospitality background is required.
For the Group Assignment, your team must submit an Executive Summary via PDF including problem statement, differentiation, operational availability, team profile, etc. by your region's deadline.
Executive summary examples will be available on the platform for reference.
You are free to use any kind of technology, tools or datasets that can be found in the public domain as long as you are authorized and have valid licenses to use them.
Anything you submit throughout the competition remains as your intellectual property.
The Judging Panel will evaluate your team’s idea and select the top teams to progress to the Mentoring Phase based on four criteria: Idea & Concept, Technical Depth & Analysis, Marketing/Project Launch, Feasibility.
The announcement will be made on the second day of the event, the 2nd of March 2023.
If your team is in the Top 5 you will receive a mentor. The mentor will be an EHL Alumni. It will be your responsibility to coordinate a time to meet with your mentor.
Nothing, your mentor will provide guidance on your idea and final presentation on day 3.
The final teams who will progress to the Final will be announced at the conclusion of Day 2.
After Day 2, your Mentors will support and help you to refine your pitch. The panel sessions will also help you to prepare your pitch.
There will be no deliverables to submit. Groups will deliver their “pitch” at the final.
Each team will have the chance to pitch their Hospitality concept in a 10-minute presentation followed by 5 minutes of Q&A with the jury made up EHL Alumni. Once the jury panel arrives at a consensus, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place winners are announced.
Similar to the judging criteria for Executive Summary submission, the rubrics are Idea & Concept, Technical Depth & Analysis, Marketing/Project Launch, Feasibility. We will also evaluate your presentation skills during the Final.
EHL Alumni working in various sectors of the industry. More information will be released closer to the time.