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U21/ PwC Innovation Challenge - do you have what it takes?

The U21/PwC Innovation Challenge is an online innovation competition, inviting postgraduate students at leading global universities to respond to the challenge below, via a 3 minute video. This offers you a chance to showcase your critical thinking, presentation and communication skills with PwC and their clients and to win a 7 day trip to Dubai, world class training and professional development opportunities.

Your challenge is:

We are living through a fundamental transformation in the way we work; automation and "thinking machines" are replacing human tasks, changing the skills that organisations are looking for in their people. But what will the future look like? PwC has developed four scenarios in their Workforce of the Future study: a Red World where innovation rules; a Blue World where corporate is king; a Green World where companies care, and a Yellow World where humans come first.

Assuming you find yourself on a journey that looks like it ends in a "Blue World" scenario where Corporate is King, what are the pros and cons for you? what skills will be important for individuals to thrive in this world, and how do you plan on adapting to it?

You can find further details about this online video competition on MyCareerHub.

Only individual entries will be considered.

The internal University of Edinburgh deadline is Monday 26 February 2019.

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Still open but CLOSING SOON........

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Odgers Berndtson CEOx1Day 2019

Apply to spend a day with a top Chief Executive to learn about the responsibility and complexities required to lead some of Britain’s leading organisations. CEOs get to better understand what drives the next generation of leaders and bridge an all-too-wide gap between business and graduate talent. Watch this video to find out more and visit (and share!) the website: CEOx1Day.co.uk

Prizes: Finalists spend a day shadowing a CEO (including one-on-one time), learning about their background, career path, and how they create value in their organisation. Semi-finalists will spend a half day meeting peers, participating in group exercises and one-on-one interviews to strengthen their presentation and interviewing skills.
Closing date: Midnight 28th January 2019

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Undergraduate of the Year

Win internships, travel and other prizes. Twelve different categories - one will be right for you. Penultimate year undergraduates.

https://undergraduateoftheyear.com/

Closing date: 30th January 2019

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GSA SPARK 2018

One of the two* annual coding competitions designed by GSA to promote their business in a fun and engaging way, as well as to identify the best talent. GSA recruit a high proportion of their employees from the STEM faculties at top universities and look to meet graduates, post-graduates and interns throughout the year, especially those with a strong interest in coding, engineering, maths and statistics as the majority of employees have backgrounds in these disciplines.

(*ULTRA is held in July - details are also posted in our competitions round-up.)

GSA Capital trades quantitative investment strategies across asset classes, geographies and timescales and has offices in London and New York.

https://www.gsa-spark.com/register?channel=m2018

Registration now open - no closing date given

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Merck - Biopharma Innovation Cup 2019

The Biopharma Innovation Cup brings together a promising new generation of academic talents from life sciences and business administration with the company’s senior management, active researchers and accomplished retirees. Attendees work in small teams on their innovative idea that addresses unmet medical need and develop that idea into a business plan. The teams present their business plans to a grand jury composed of top management plus external consultants. The jury selects the best business plan and awards the Biopharma Innovation Cup award, with a cash prize of EUR 20,000 plus EUR 5,000 for the runner-up. On the last day of the Innovation Cup, participants join a conference with alumni from previous editions with ample networking opportunities.

Who can apply?
If you are a postdoc or post-graduate student with an interest in the pharmaceutical industry, this is your chance to gain in-depth knowledge about pharmaceutical research and development, to network with top students from around the world and to build a business case together with experienced professionals.

Win the EUR 20,000 Innovation Cup, explore job opportunities at our company and visit the innovation summer camp near Frankfurt, Germany, June 23-29, 2019. All travel, accommodation and food expenses will be paid by Merck.

https://www.merckgroup.com/en/research/open-innovation/biopharma-open-innovation-portal/anniversary-cup.html

No closing date given

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ICAEW100

ICAEW, the world leading professional qualifications organisation, is searching UK universities to find the brightest 100 students with the potential to be the next generation of business leaders and inviting you to take part!

This inclusive competition is open to all current students who are keen to undertake a short exercise with the chance to advance their career. Test your skills against your peers, and students with the top 100 scores by the time the competition closes at noon on the 15 April 2019 will be in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes and exclusive opportunities.

The student with the highest overall score will win:

  • A £5,000 cash prize to be used for personal development towards your future career!
  • A one on one employability skills session with a member of our student recruitment team. You will learn how to improve your interview technique, create an eye-catching CV and increase your commercial awareness amongst other skills.

Through a short online application and a quick exercise, students from all years and disciplines have the potential to win this fantastic prize as well as the opportunity to add exceptional extra-curricular experience to their CV.

Take part here: https://icaew100.com/uk

Closing date: 15th April 2019

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DMA Talent Student Marketing Challenge

The DMA Talent Marketing Challenge is back with a bang, with Instagram supporting by providing this year’s brief. This marketing challenge gives aspiring marketers the opportunity to work on a real-life brief.
Teams must be between 3-6 people and if successful in making it to the finalist stage, 3 teams will be invited to pitch their ideas to a senior panel of industry judges in London.
More detail available here

Prizes include £1500 cash prize and a trip to London to present your pitch.

Closing date: Friday 3rd May 2019