India Sends Three Student Teams to the Asia Pacific Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge Competition
Over 450 students participated in the Indian FedEx / Junior Achievement (JA) International Trade Challenge Competition
India, July 4, 2022 – FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, together with tGELF/JA, announced the three winning teams at the second FedEx/JA International Trade Challenge India National Competition. The annual competition recognizes student-run businesses that best exhibit the principles of global connectivity, with selected teams moving on to compete at the APAC (Asia Pacific) level.
Over a period of five months, the phased competition featured a series of virtual workshops attracting more than 450 students from 33 schools across India. The workshops included interactive learning sessions, inspirational talks, and mentoring from FedEx, tGELF/JA India, and industry experts on key concepts of building market entry strategies and global trade.
The three student teams identified to represent India in the Asia Pacific FedEx/JA International Trade Challenge Competition later this year are Shiv Nadar School, Gurgaon, The Shri Ram School Aravali, Gurgaon, and Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Sr Secondary School, Chennai. To foster cross-cultural collaboration at the APAC competition, the Indian students will be re-grouped into new teams comprising of participants from more than 10 Asia Pacific member nations. This change in team structure gives students a dynamic platform to share experiences with participants from other locations, gain global perspectives, and encourages collaborative thinking.
Mohamad Sayegh, Vice President, India Operations for FedEx Express said, “Entrepreneurship has been a part of our DNA since FedEx was founded in 1973, and I’m inspired to see these talented young people build business models to address challenging real-world problems. India is home to a thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem that drives transformation with new ideas and solutions. Through the International Trade Challenge, FedEx aims to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit and skills of enterprising students, whose ideas have the potential to prepare India and the world for what’s next. We wish them the very best as they move to the next round of the competition.”
Maziar Sabet, President and CEO of JA Asia Pacific said, “A very important element of the ITC competition is the evolution of traditional classroom learning to real-life, hands-on experience, and I have no doubt that this experience will prove invaluable and serve our students from India now and in the future. JA’s mission to prepare young people for the 21st century workplace has never been more relevant and our belief in our future leaders in India has never been stronger.”
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About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is the world’s largest express transportation company, providing fast and reliable delivery to more than 220 countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global air and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive shipments, by a definite time and date with a money-back guarantee¹.
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FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenue of $94 billion, the company offers integrated business solutions through operating companies competing collectively, operating collaboratively and innovating digitally under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its 550,000 employees to remain focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. FedEx is committed to connecting people and possibilities around the world responsibly and resourcefully, with a goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040. To learn more, please visit fedex.com/about.
About tGELF/Junior Achievement India
The Global Education & Leadership Foundation (tGELF)/Junior Achievement India is a not- for-profit organization founded in 2008 and administrators of Junior Achievement Worldwide, a US based not for profit. We seek to nurture 21st century leadership and entrepreneurial skills rooted in ethics, altruism and decisiveness in young individuals K-12 and at university pan India through our unique, interactive and progressive curricula and programs. The programs enable students to not only acquire an entrepreneurial mindset, but also activates start up skills to become job creators and agents of change. An annual youth conference called Harmony is hosted each year to identify potential leadership and honor today’s youth for their outstanding acts of community service, lending voice to action and bringing positive change in our communities. To date tGELF/JA India has impacted more than 3 million students and youth across India and overseas. For more information please visit www.tgelf.org.
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