关于The mai Bangkok Business Challenge® @ Sasin 2017的参赛通知

The mai Bangkok Business Challenge® @ Sasin 2017是由泰国国立朱拉隆功大学举办的一个全球性的商业挑战赛，主题是可持续发展和创新，第一名会获得49000美元的现金奖励。其他优秀队伍也有奖杯证书一类。

1、提交材料时间：10月19日到11月22日

19日之后线上系统开放，可以提交策划书和申请，网址。逾期不行。如果有条件，要在Youtube上提交一个不超过60秒的视屏文件，不是必须，但是会给评委留下深刻印象。初选通过后，前15名代表队将被邀请进入半决赛，去泰国参赛。

2、成员组成（以团队形式报名并提交材料）：

 2人组，必须来自同一个学院的硕士研究生

 3人组，A:必须来自同一个学院的硕士研究生

      B:其中2位来自同一个学院的硕士研究生，第三位可以来自其他学院。

       C：其中2位来自同一个学院的硕士研究生，第三位非学生。

   4人组，A:必须来自同一个学院的硕士研究生

      B:其中3位来自同一个学院的硕士研究生，第四位可以来自其他学院。

       C：其中3位来自同一个学院的硕士研究生，第四位非学生。

 5人组，A:必须来自同一个学院的硕士研究生

      B:其中4位来自同一个学院的硕士研究生，第五位可以来自其他学院。

        C：其中4位来自同一个学院的硕士研究生，第五位非学生。

      D:其中3位来自同一个学院的硕士研究生，第四位可以来自其他学院，第五位非学生。

 非学生成员可以是研究员，发明家或者校友。

3、经费支持：第一名会获得49000美元的现金奖励。学部会根据团队表现提供相应的资助。

详细信息请见登录网站了解.

4、报名：有意向组团参加的同学请于10月26日（下周三）下班前将团队信息发送到1147103925@qq.com，张宁。

管理与经济学部学生工作办公室

2016年10月19日

赛事简介：Held annually since 2002, originally as the Bangkok Business Challenge®, ‘The mai Bangkok Business Challenge® @ Sasin’ competition has been co-hosted since 2007 by the Market for Alternative Investment (mai), Thailand’s Stock Exchange for medium-sized public companies, and Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University – the first and only AACSB and EQUIS accredited business school in Thailand and a co-founder of AAPBS (Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools).  In 2008, this competition was launched globally, becoming Thailand’s first (and only) global new venture plan competition, accepting 48 entries from 17 countries last year.  Past entries include teams from AIM – Philippines, Alakhawayn University – Morocco, ALBA Graduate Business School – Greece, Auckland University of Technology – New Zealand, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Cornell University – USA, EMLYON Business School – France, ESSEC – France, Fudan University – China, Griffith University – Australia, IAE Business School – Universidad Austral – Argentina, IE Business School – Spain, Indian School of Business – India, INSEAD – France, Keio University – Japan, Kellogg School of Management – USA, Mannheim Business School – Germany, Nanyang Technological University – Singapore, National University of Singapore – Singapore, Peking University – China, Prasetiya Mulya Business School – Indonesia, Putra Business School – Malaysia, Reykjavík University – Iceland, Tsinghua University – China, University of Chicago – USA, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management – Germany, etc.  A full list of past entries is archived on our website: .  The following teams won H.M. the King of Thailand’s Award at ‘The mai Bangkok Business Challenge® @ Sasin’ in the following years:

2016: Animosa, University of Oregon, U.S.A.

2015: UMA BioSeed, Cornell University, U.S.A.

2014: Lemna Cropping System, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

2013: Latis Energy, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

2012: Corrosion Solutions, University of Oregon, U.S.A.

2011: Siam Organic, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Thailand

2010: Indirect Imaging, Rice University, U.S.A.

2009: Immeasure, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

2008: Immutell, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark.

NEST, Prasetiya Mulya Business School, Indonesia and Hygia Sanitation, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Thailand won H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Sustainability Award at ‘The mai Bangkok Business Challenge® @ Sasin’ in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Opticare, National Chiao Tung University,Taiwan and The Iso-Truss Factory, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates won Houston Technology Center Asia Innovation Award at ‘The mai Bangkok Business Challenge® @ Sasin’ in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Setting a new precedent in the standard of global business plan competitions, the goal of the competition is to encourage new ventures by instilling an entrepreneurial spirit in young minds and educating the general public about specific business planning skills and presentation techniques.

For ‘The mai Bangkok Business Challenge® @ Sasin 2017’ competition, student teams from throughout the world are being invited to compete for prizes with over $49,000 in cash - the grand winner also receiving H.M. the King of Thailand’s Award, the winner of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Sustainability Award, and the winner of Houston Technology Center Asia Innovation Award.

All full-time and part-time post-graduate students in any post-graduate programs enrolled in the 2016 calendar year are eligible to participate.  Each faculty/school/institute may send one team or more, each consisting of a minimum of TWO members and a maximum of FIVE members.  The majority of the team must be enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute that the team represents. We also allow ONE non-student member to be in the team – this may be a researcher, an inventor, an alumnus, etc.  For complete details of the team member combination possibilities, including comprehensive eligibility and official rules, please consult .

This is a unique opportunity for your students to challenge themselves against teams of students from many of the best academic programs in the world by entering ‘The mai Bangkok Business Challenge® @ Sasin 2017’ competition, with this prestigious event promising to provide an unforgettable and invaluable learning experience for all the participants.  We strongly urge your participation and ask that each student team complete and submit an application form with a Summary Business Plan, available on our website: , during October 19, 2016 to November 22, 2016.

The Semi-final Round, Sustainability Award Round, Play-off Round Competition, Final Round Competition and H.M. the King’s Award Ceremony will be held during February 17-18, 2017 at Sasin.  An optional complimentary tour will be provided on February 19, 2017.