Events

Throughout the school year, ‘Inventing the future ‘exposes secondary school and VET students from France, Germany, Hungary and the UK to different issues and challenges related to material innovation in the manufacturing industry.

The SCI-TECH Challenge programme ( a partnership between JA Europe and ExxonMobil) is designed to motivate students aged 15-18 to consider Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) – oriented careers, raise their awareness of the importance of STEM skills and how they can be applied in enterprising ways to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.

The European Finale of the Enterprise Challenge will gather university students who took part in the 'JA Start Up Programme' across European countries. Learn more: visit http://eec2019.org

During the Social Innovation Relay teams of high school students develop their own social business idea. Throughout this process they receive mentoring from NN volunteers. The top 10 teams from each country compete in a national final event, where the best business idea will be selected as the national winner. The SIR Global Final is an final stage of the competitions.

All across Europe, JA Marketplace offers an opportunity to secondary school student companies to show off their innovative ideas and sell their products and services in a public setting. It is also an opportunity to meet young people from other countries, their teachers and business volunteers.

Learn more: http://www.jaeurope.org/education/initiatives/1851-ja-marketplace-2019.html

This year we'll celebrate the 30^th anniversary of the JA Europe Company of the Year Competition in France. The event will be combined with the centennial celebration of the JA Company programme at worldwide level and the 2nd European Entrepreneurship Education Summit.

Organised under the umbrella of the EE-Hub, the 2nd European Entrepreneurship Education Summit will gather academics and experts in entrepreneurship education, policy-makers and government officials, educators, business and NGOS representatives. http://www.ee-hub.eu/

The 2019 JA Global Alumni Conference will mark the first-ever global conference of our broad and diverse network. JA Alumni from all over the world will meet in Vienna to network, workshop and experience inspiring sessions, with top speakers. The main focus of the conference? Innovation and creativity, communication, and risk taking. Register now! https://www.jaglobalalumniconference.org/

FERD’S LIST is an initiative by FERD and JA Europe to recognize and celebrate the long-term impact JA has on young people. This European list of young and inspirational entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders is an annual celebration. The 2019 honourees to FERD’s LIST will be celebrated during the JA Global Alumni Conference in Vienna, the first-ever global conference gathering JA Alumni from all over the world! Learn more: https://ferdslist.org/

The Entrepreneurial School Awards is an annual recognition of the outstanding primary and secondary schools championing entrepreneurship education.

The next JA Global Leadership Conference will focus on the future of JA: the #next100 years! GLC is a unique opportunity to engage with like-minded, passionate JA colleagues who are committed to preparing young people for employment and entrepreneurship.