Model Entrepreneur®
Competition

Your Path to Top Business Schools

 

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About

Model Entrepreneur® Competition, also known as MEC, was launched ten years ago by Columbia Business School’s Venture For All (VFA) in collaboration with IEG Global Association. Each year, students throughout the world participate in MEC to not only learn how to be an entrepreneur, but also to pursue their business dreams.

The first MEC was founded in 2014. This year marks the 10th anniversary of MEC. With the goal to encourage young talents to stand out from pure imagination and speak out innovative ideas with business feasibility, MEC has proven itself and become a new star amongst all global business competitions. During the last 10 years, members from the top 5 places of MEC have been accepted by Stanford University, Yale University, University of Chicago, Columbia University, UC Berkeley, and many other top universities in the U.S. and U.K. This success showcases the caliber of talent nurtured by MEC, opening doors for aspiring entrepreneurs.

For more information, please visit MEC official page.

World’s First Official Competition 

First and Only 

The world’s first and only official entrepreneur competition founded at an Ivy League – Columbia Business School. IEG now facilitates all MEC’s across the globe.

Prizes

Total Prize Exceeds $100,000

IEG is dedicated to bringing the world’s top education experience to students all over the world. As a non-profit organization, IEG contributed more than USD 100,000 each year in MEC.

Judges

Ivy League Schools and Industry Leaders

The Judging Panel consists of top executives from Fortune 500 and current professors and instructors from top universities. All team members will have a chance to consult directly with professors and domain experts.

“Joining the MEC was one of the most interesting and challenging experiences in my high school life. The Model Entrepreneur Competition accounted for a huge part of my high school life because my team and I spent a lot of time coming up with the idea, learning, adjusting, and publishing the result. I got to know lots of financial, accounting, and analysis skills for the first time.”

Lydia C.

Yale University

“We learned a lot from other teams’ performances, our own presentations, and feedback from the judges. I do think it was a valuable experience as it showed how a formal business-related competition should be like, to high school students.”

Jessie Y.

UC Berkeley

For more information,

please visit MEC official website

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