The World’s Challenge Challenge is a competition hosted by the UBC Global Lounge, which seeks to engage students on international issues and how they can play a part in sparking social change.
Teams of students pitch their solutions to global problems for a chance to win up to $6000. Winners go on to compete in the International World's Challenge Challenge, for a top team prize of $30,000.
In 2020, to celebrate the Global Lounge’s 10-year anniversary, the prizes include a larger second place prize, as well as a third place prize.
Each winning member will receive $2000 and the opportunity to take part in the virtual finals at Western University
In 2020, UBC sent both the 2021 and 2020 winning teams to the virtual International World's Challenge Challenge, because the finals were cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Each winner receives $1500.
Each winner receives $1000.
You'll need to meet with your group to prepare a 5- to 7-minute presentation to pitch us your solution, before presenting in March.
| Date | Competition information |
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Nov 20, 2020 |
Registration for the World’s Challenge Challenge opens |
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Jan 17, 2021 |
Deadline for teams to submit their online application for review |
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Jan 29, 2021 |
UBC Finalists will be notified by The Global Lounge by this date. Note: Only those proceeding to the next round will be notified. |
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Jan 29 - Mar 4, 2021 |
Finalists prepare their 5-7 minute team presentation |
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Mar 4, 2020 |
Finalists present their global issue and solution before a panel of judges. A winning team, a second place, and a third place team will be selected and announced at an evening event on this date, which all finalists are expected to attend. Each presentation will be judged out of 100 points using the World's Challenge Challenge Scoring Rubric. |
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June 6 - 11, 2021 |
The winning team participates in the virtual International World’s Challenge Challenge at Western University for a chance to win $30,000 ($10,000 per member)! |
Contact the Global Lounge through email at global.lounge@ubc.ca.
