Ten Nigerian youths will be slugging it out
for three slots available in the 2015 edition
of University of Sussex-AIESEC Nigeria
entrepreneurship challenge.







Aimed at
rewarding participants with best proposals
to solving Nigeria’s education and
unemployment challenges, the competition
had been tagged; “Idea Challenge 2015″.









A statement jointly issued by Tosin Adebisi, a
Senior International Officer, University of
Sussex, and Branda Ng’ang’a, AIESEC Nigeria
representative, noted that the three
successful winners are to emerge at the
Nigeria Youth to Business Forum event
slated for tomorrow (Tuesday) in Benin City,
Edo State.









“The best three ideas have the opportunity
to win an all expense paid training to
University of Sussex Innovation Centre in the
UK for their spin-off project or business idea
development as well as discount in
admission fee for an AIESEC internship and
mentoring from experts and corporate
partners of AIESEC in Nigeria. The partners
include, PWC, Impact Your World, among
others,” the statement read in part.







It further explained that application had
been collated in the two categories of the
competition, education and unemployment.








“Five best ideas in each of the categories,
making a total of 10 were subsequently
selected. The 10 participants are expected to
pitch in English in front of a jury of experts
and partner organisation for the event
taking place on Tuesday June 2, 2015 in
Benin City,” the statement noted.







It also noted that all submissions will be
“evaluated by at least two thematic
(Education and Unemployment) experts and
experienced Business Developers from
AIESEC in Nigeria partner organizations
network.” “We will especially look at the
novelty and uniqueness of the idea, the
market and social business potential as well
as the rights to intellectual property
(designs, creators, business plans, among
others) claimed by applicants,” the
statement read.








Similarly, the University of Sussex had also
disclosed its intention to start awarding
£3,000 automatic scholarships to eligible
Nigerians starting a degree course in 2015.






The awards are to be as Sussex Nigeria
Scholarship.








Source:www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/10-nigerians-compete-in-uk-enterprenuership-challenge/