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How to Apply for Peter Drucker Challenge 2025 (Win up to 2.000 EUR)

How to Apply for Peter Drucker Challenge 2024

How to Apply for Peter Drucker Challenge Competition 2025 | The portal for Peter Drucker Challenge 2025 are now open, The Drucker Challenge Competition aims at Keeping the human-oriented management philosophy of Peter Drucker alive in the minds of the young generation. The Competition open to students and young professionals from all around the world.

Peter Drucker Challenge

We hear from people of all ages that change in the world is very hard to understand—much less to manage—and is bound to get even more so. But they seem to have different trends in mind. What about you? Do you see a world going “crazy” and if so, in what way?

When you envision your own work and life ahead, are you worried by technological change—or is it geopolitical, societal, ecological, psychological/socio-emotional, or some other kind of disruption you wish you felt more prepared for?

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In your essay, first tell us the greatest source(s) of turbulence you see ahead, then reflect on what kind of leadership that demands.
What capacities will you and your peers need more of to work together productively and navigate the turbulence?

Whether it’s decision-making or systems-thinking faculties, or moral compass orientation or abilities to recognize and motivate talent, has your education put enough emphasis on it?

If you could design the “next education” how would its focus change?When drafting your essay please consider the topic-related questions and their focus areas below:

Identifying Challenges: What are the most pressing sources of disruption in our world today, and how do they shape your outlook on future education?

Leadership for Tomorrow: What qualities and capabilities will tomorrow’s leaders need to collaborate and navigate through the turbulence of our times?

Educational Readiness: How does the current education system equip young people with the necessary skills and competencies to meet the challenges ahead? If not, what transformative changes are needed?

Evolving Models: In light of continuous global shifts, how should the traditional model of education change?

Self-Directed Learning: How important has it become to take charge of your own educational journey? What implications does personalised education have for formal educational institutions?

Future of Learning and Teaching: Amidst the dynamics of continuity and change, what elements of education should be preserved, and what aspects need to evolve or disappear?

Bridging Divides: What innovative approaches can ensure that education becomes truly accessible to all, bridging socio-economic and csocio-cultural gaps effectively?

Through your essays, we seek to explore these critical questions, offering insights that could guide the reimagining of education for a world in flux. Share your visions, propose solutions, and join us in a collective effort to redefine the essence and objectives of education for the next generation.

Gold Award Winner of the Peter Drucker Challenge 2025

(Those who placed First in the Student and Professional category)

Benefits:

A cash prize of 2.000 EUR
Complimentary in-person pass for the 16^th Global Peter Drucker Forum, to be held in Vienna, Austria on 14^th and 15^th November 2025
Invitation to attend the Gala Event with Awards Ceremony and to participate in a cultural program
Opportunity to win the Special Recognition Award for the most original essay
Certificate with ranking
Invitation to join the Drucker Challenge Alumni Community on social media networks
One year digital subscription to the Harvard Business Review
Publication: Ranking list, link to your essay, your photo and bio on www.druckerchallenge.org. Your essay may be re-published by your university/company with credits given to Peter Drucker Society Europe
Funding of travel expenses: Your international travel and accommodation costs for attending the Forum will be reimbursed based on our travel process and policy. Please read the policy terms carefully to avoid travel contingencies.

Silver Award of the Peter Drucker Challenge 2025

(Those who placed Second in the Student and Professional category)

Benefits:

A cash prize of 1.200 EUR
Complimentary in-person pass for the 16^th Global Peter Drucker Forum, to be held in Vienna, Austria on 14^th and 15^th November 2024
Invitation to attend the Gala Event with Awards Ceremony and to participate in a cultural program
Opportunity to win the Special Recognition Award for the most original essay
Certificate with ranking
Invitation to join the Drucker Challenge Alumni Community on social media networks
One year digital subscription to the Harvard Business Review
Publication: Ranking list, link to your essay, your photo and bio on www.druckerchallenge.org. Your essay may be re-published by your university/company with credits given to Peter Drucker Society Europe
Funding of travel expenses: Your international travel and accommodation costs for attending the Forum will be reimbursed based on our travel process and policy. Please read the policy terms carefully to avoid travel contingencies.

Bronze Award of the Peter Drucker Challenge 2025

(Those who are placed Third in the Student and Professional category)

Benefits:

A cash prize of 1.000 EUR
Complimentary in-person pass for the 16^th Global Peter Drucker Forum, to be held in Vienna, Austria on 14^th and 15^th November 2024
Invitation to attend the Gala Event with Awards Ceremony and to participate in a cultural program
Opportunity to win the Special Recognition Award for the most original essay
Certificate with ranking
Invitation to join the Drucker Challenge Alumni Community on social media networks
One year digital subscription to the Harvard Business Review
Publication: Ranking list, link to your essay, your photo and bio on www.druckerchallenge.org. Your essay may be re-published by your university/company with credits given to Peter Drucker Society Europe
Funding of travel expenses: Your international travel and accommodation costs for attending the Forum will be reimbursed based on our travel process and policy. Please read the policy terms carefully to avoid travel contingencies.

Shortlisted

Those who placed Fourth to Tenth in the Student and Professional category

Complimentary in-person pass for the 16^th Global Peter Drucker Forum, to be held in Vienna, Austria, on 14^th and 15^th November 2024
Invitation to attend the Gala Event with Awards Ceremony and to participate in a cultural program

Benefits:

The Special Recognition Award for the most original essay
Certificate with ranking
Invitation to join the Drucker Challenge Alumni Community on social media networks
One year digital subscription to the Harvard Business Review
Publication: Ranking list, link to your essay, your photo and bio on www.druckerchallenge.org. Your essay may be re-published by your university/company with credits given to Peter Drucker Society Europe
Funding of travel expenses: Your international travel and accommodation costs for attending the Forum will be reimbursed based on our travel process and policy. Please read the policy terms carefully to avoid travel contingencies.

Longlisted Those who placed between Eleventh and Fifteenth

Benefit

If you qualified for the Second Round of judging without being shortlisted you must make your own arrangements for travel and accommodation in order to attend the Forum in person. Please read the policy terms carefully to avoid travel contingencies. You will be eligible to win the Special Recognition Award for the most original essay
Certificate

Eligibility for Peter Drucker Challenge 2025

To participate in the contest, you must meet both the general requirements and essay category requirements

You must be 18-35 years old (inclusive of both ages)
ou are not a Drucker Challenge Laureate, nor have you participated in the Drucker Forum in this capacity before).
I.e. You are not a former winner/runner up/finalist of the Drucker Challenge.
if you were previously a student (as per your application form) and are now embarking on a career at a university;
if you were previously a student (according to your application form) and meanwhile moved on to become a manager or entrepreneur

Essay category requirements

You can submit one essay to participate as either a student or manager or entrepreneur. (Please mention your main occupation in the submission form)

Student category

You are a part-time or full-time student (Bachelors, Masters, MBA, or PhD) or you are seeking your first opportunity after the completion of your last degree

Professional category

You are a

manager of people, projects, budgets, and/or processes
an entrepreneur or business owner
licensed professional
social volunteer or community leader

Essay format for submission

Words	1500 to 3000 (excluding footnotes and any graphics) as PDF or word document
Font size	12 points
Language	English
Deadline	May 31, 2024 at 16:00 CET (4:00 PM CET)
Anonymity	Your name must not be included anywhere in the essay
Exclusivity	Entries must be produced exclusively by you (no group work) for the specific purpose of this competition, and must not have been published elsewhere
Originality	The essay must be written entirely and exclusively by the participant. The essay must not be written with assistance from tools like Chat-GPT, or any other Generative AI tools or similar software. Entries submitted thus will be disqualified and their authors will not be allowed to participate in the contest again.