Global Management Challenge (‘GMC’)

� GMC is the largest strategy and management competition in the world (www.worldgmc.com).

� More than 480,000 university students and company managers have already participated in this annual event in over 40 countries throughout the world.

� GMC was designed (and continues to be developed) by Edit 515 Limited, a company formed by five lecturers and research fellows in the Department of Operational Research at Strathclyde University.

� Global Management Challenge Limited (‘GMCL’) is now introducing GMC into Scotland (www.gmcscotland.co.uk).

� GMC consists of a leading edge management simulation in which each team runs a manufacturing company over a period of decision making cycles during the academic year, with the objective of getting the highest company share price on the simulated stock exchange.

� GMC internationally is supported by a wide range of corporate partners, including Accenture, Santander, Siemens, The Boston Consulting Group, Astra Zeneca, HSBC, Ernst & Young, Barclays, EDP, Mercedes Benz and NYSE Euronext.

The GMC Concept

The concept of GMC is to promote and provide opportunities for the corporate business community to work together with university students who wish to participate in the challenge. Previous history shows that the students actively embrace this project with a real enthusiasm and desire to win, whilst gaining invaluable business experience. Each team is sponsored and named after the company sponsoring them. The sponsoring company can have as many teams as it wishes. Each country worldwide has around 450 students actively participating in GMC each year. After a period of local ‘knock out’ rounds, there is a National Final where the participating teams compete to win a place in the International Final.

Benefits to Corporate Partners

� Identify talented, committed and ambitious students as potential employees

� Ongoing assessment and mentoring

� Communicate culture and values

� Unique PR within the university and college population

� Broad media coverage

� Excellent employer branding:

� company presentations at all events

� company stand/marketing materials at all events

� full media coverage

� radio interviews

� newspaper interviews

� logo and company profile on GMC and GMCL websites

Recruitment Opportunities for Corporate Partners

Partners can use GMC as part of their strategic recruitment process. They will be able to identify potential recruits by working closely with the students throughout the whole GMC process. Working with these students over a period of months will give partners an insight into the potential ability, character and personality of the students in their teams, as well as evidence of their ability to work under pressure; all very valuable parts of the recruitment process, which are not always evident over a series of interviews.

Benefits to Participants

� Students challenge themselves in a realistic and competitive business environment

� Opportunity to connect with progressive, dynamic businesses

� Demonstrate a positive, ambitious attitude

� Leadership

� Teambuilding

� Planning & decision making experience

� Understanding Accounts

� Financial Modelling

For further information please contact GMCL at: info@gmcscotland.co.uk

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