Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest 2024 for students & young entrepreneurs (€ 4,000+ cash prize)

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The Global Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest is an international essay competition held annually by the Drucker Society Europe, in conjunction with the Drucker Forum. The Challenge explores a current topic in management – typically related to the theme of the Forum – in the context of Peter Drucker’s human-oriented management philosophy.

Requirements

The Challenge is open to students (Bachelors, Masters, MBA, and PhD) and young professionals, 18 to 35 years old (inclusive of both ages)

General requirements

You must be 18-35 years old (inclusive of both ages)
You are not a Drucker Challenge Laureate, nor have you participated in the Drucker Forum in this capacity before).
I.e. You are not a former winner/runner up/finalist of the Drucker Challenge.

> if you were previously a student (as per your application form) and are now embarking on a career at a university;

> if you were previously a student (according to your application form) and meanwhile moved on to become a manager or entrepreneur

Essay category requirements
You can submit one essay to participate as either a student or manager or entrepreneur. (Please mention your main occupation in the submission form)

Student category

You are a part-time or full-time student (Bachelors, Masters, MBA, or PhD) or you are seeking your first opportunity after the completion of your last degree

Professional category

You are a

manager of people, projects, budgets, and/or processes
an entrepreneur or business owner
licensed professional
social volunteer or community leader

Prizes:

First Place (Gold): € 2.000
Second Place (Silver) € 1.200
Third Place (Bronze) € 1.000

Essay Format

Words: 1500 to 3000 (excluding footnotes and any graphics) as PDF or word document
Font size: 12 points
Language: English
Anonymity: Your name must not be included anywhere in the essay

Exclusivity

Entries must be produced exclusively by you (no group work) for the specific purpose of this competition, and must not have been published elsewhereOriginality

The essay must be written entirely and exclusively by the participant. The essay must not be written with assistance from tools like Chat-GPT, or any other Generative AI tools or similar software. Entries submitted thus will be disqualified and their authors will not be allowed to participate in the contest again.