Go Green in the City Global Business Challenge

Schneider Electric invites you to its fifth annual Go Green in the City global business case challenge. Enter for a chance to revolutionize energy management and gain unique insight into one of the leading global energy management companies.

Your task is to come up with an intelligent idea for efficient energy management in the city. The idea should address one of the challenges related to growing cities and the energy dilemma, and present an innovative solution for it. You can present it as a textual description (max. 300 words) or as an infographic! Please see below for format specifications.
 

Eligibility:

•  Business and engineering** students, eighteen (18) years of age or older, pursuing their bachelor’s (at least 2nd year), master’s or MBA degree are eligible to compete.

• Go Green in the City 2015 is open to two-member teams with at least one female member (note: both members must comply with the degree requirements stated above).

• Both of the team members must study in the same country for the duration of the competition. They are not, however, required to be from the same university, nor are they required to study the same subject or be in the same year, as long as they are not in their first year of their undergraduate education.

• English language competency is required.

• Teams from all over the world are welcome to compete

Prize: 

The top twelve teams will travel to Paris where they will compete for a trip around the world and a career opportunity with Schneider Electric

How to Apply: 

1. Register

• Log in and fill in your Profile page. You should also upload your CV and a photo of yourself (
• Create your account here and confirm your account. Now you’re ready to take on the challenge!
• passport size 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm)).

2. Team Up

• Find a teammate with whom you will revolutionize the energy management industry! Your team partner must meet the eligibility criteria mentioned above.
• Form your team by inviting your partner from the Team page and come up with a team name. See instructions for the Team page navigation below.

3. Develop and Submit a Great Idea for Intelligent Energy Management in the City.

 When you are ready, upload the case solution to the Team page. 

 Work on the case together with your partner and submit your idea in one of the formats described in detail below.

   

Accepted Formats for Your Case Submission:

 You can choose whether you want to submit your idea either as a textual description or as an infographic. See below for the corresponding formats.
EITHER textual description:
Max. 300-word idea description, 12-size Times New Roman or Arial, in .doc or .pdf format, file size max. 1 MB
OR infographic:
Max. 4-slide presentation, including 1 cover slide, in .ppt or .pdf format, file size max. 15 MB

The deadline for your idea submission is 11:59 PM, CET, February 1, 2015. Please make sure to check what the deadline time is in your country here.

 

For more information visit Go Green in the City Global Business Challenge Official Website