Develop your skills as a powerful team member, social entrepreneur, and citizen of the world! Learn to develop proposals that attract funds. We will place you on a team of 8 members from radically diverse countries. Or opt to step up to the team leader role with full training and personal coaching.
The Challenge
Your global team connects online to develop a six-page business concept proposal for a profitable venture that addresses a UN Sustainable Development Goal using limited capital with learning support. Win awards, prize money, certificates, and seed capital.
Coach Team Leaders
Join one of two coaching skills programmes: Leader Coach to grow team leaders' personal growth and leadership skills. Business Coach to grow team leaders' skills in business, strategy and creativity. Enjoy interactive workshops and rich coaching experiences.
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding. Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity. The New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO has supported the Global Enterprise Experience to foster cross-cultural dialogue and leadership in New Zealand and globally.
The Global Enterprise Experience won a United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and BMW Group award for its global impact on growing leaders who can unite across cultural divides to make a difference in our world. Enjoy this UN AOC video describing the contest.
Every year participants from hundreds of universities and organisations across the globe choose to compete for honours in the only contest of its kind.
Enrol as a Team Member
Develop your skills as a powerful team member, social entrepreneur, and world citizen. On April 21, 2027 you will discover the names and countries of the eight people in your team. Over three weeks, you will unite with your global team, spark creative ideas for a profitable business to address a UN Sustainable Development Goal, then jointly develop a six-page business concept proposal for international judges. Entry is free. You can win awards, certificates, and seed funding for your proposed venture. Click here for more information. Click here to enrol.
Enrol as a Team Leader
Lead your global team with flexible leadership, innovation, and social‑entrepreneurship training. Access personal leadership coaching to support your growth and business coaching to strengthen your enterprise skills. Earn a leadership micro‑credential from Victoria University of Wellington that can replace a full course in its Executive MBA programme. Engage with a global network of leaders committed to positive change. Click here for more information.Click here to enrol
Enrol as a Leader Coach.Master coaching skills to grow leadership with an experiential online programme. Enjoy deeply social learning sessions, practice coaching with peers, complete self-paced edtech resources, and then offer times you are available to coach GEE Team Leaders. Earn a micro-credential from Victoria University of Wellington. Coaching impacts wellbeing, performance, and organisation culture.
Enrol as a Business Coach.Master how to help entrepreneurs apply business skills with a lively online programme Practice one-one coaching of GEE Team Leaders, as well as facilitating groups of Team Leaders to learn from each other. The Team Leaders value guidance to think through business strategies, marketing plans, economic evaluation, and how to make their proposed venture happen.
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding. Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity. The New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO has supported the Global Enterprise Experience to foster cross-cultural dialogue and leadership in New Zealand and globally.
