The University Challenge envisions a transformative departure from the conventional approach of obtaining degrees solely for job-seeking purposes – a pursuit that is often limited by the scarcity of job opportunities in a given economy or country. Instead, our focus is on cultivating entrepreneurs and fostering leadership and wealth creation.
The essence of this concept lies in encouraging students to embark on business ventures before completing their degrees. Additionally, the initiative promotes the establishment of a comprehensive network platform across all universities, allowing students to recognize the potential of their peers prior to degree acquisition.
The premise is clear: students are encouraged to build businesses and create a robust network within the university ecosystem.
The University Challenge spans beyond the traditional academic realm, extending from the development of effective governance structures to the establishment of thriving businesses and industrial platforms. By encouraging this holistic approach, The University Challenge seeks to redefine the purpose of higher education and empower students to become not just job-seekers, but creators of economic opportunities and leaders in their respective fields.
A University Challenge student is expected – alongside a team of their interconnected peers – to develop an incubator for theoretical solutions and apply them to real-world problems.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a 10-to-13-week inter-university competition, designed to recruit the brains from selected universities across the country, to brainstorm execution solutions to real life challenges of our communities, feeding off the courses they are offered within the schools they attend.
- One must be a student of any of the selected schools working with the New Africa Foundation.
- One must be selected by the scouting team as an eligible candidate during the casting sessions.
- One must be smart, entrepreneurial, solutions oriented, a team player, and a leader, amongst others.
- One must be selected amongst the top 5 to earn a spot in the team which will represent the school.
- Follow The University Challenge on social media, or look out for information of the casting session in your school.
- Be clear about the casting candidate requirements advertised and prepare accordingly
- Join the auditions, impress the scouts and win your spot on the school team.
- The ideal candidate for The University Challenge is smart, entrepreneurial, solutions driven, resourceful, articulate, and a team player, amongst others.
Selected candidates will be required to form and brand their teams, brainstorm an execution plan to the task given, give team roles based on the task, and execute the task to their utmost abilities.
A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5
Yes. Up to 50,000 cedis mobilisation funds is allocated to each team. However, to access the funds, each team will have to justify the use of money in order to be released.
GHS 1,000,000.00
Scholarships for brilliant but needy students in their school Incubation / internship opportunities with New Africa Foundation
- The NAF team is hands-on in recruiting the best brains to feature in the team
- The teams do not come up with their own ideas, NAF gives them real life community challenge to address
- NAF provide the teams with mobilisation funds, to help fund the efforts and ideas of students in address the task given
- There’s GHS 1,000,000.00 prize money for the winning team
- There’s scholarship available for some participating schools
It is launched in 2023, and will run the first edition in the first quarter of 2024. It will be an annual event.
The scouting team will start their operations in January. Follow the University Challenge or New Africa Foundation social media handles to know where the scouting team will be going next, and when.
On Social Media
Instagram – UniChallengegh
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Twitter – @UniChallengegh
