Enactus | |
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Country | United States |
Formerly called | Students in Free Enterprise or SIFE World Cup |
Motto | To engage the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders to use innovation and business principles to improve the world. |
Established | 1975 |
Last awarded | 2022 |
Winner | Ain Shams University |
Website | http://enactus.org/ |
The Enactus World Cup, or the Enactus, is an international social entrepreneurship project presentation competition for university students organized by Enactus, an international non-profit organisation based in Springfield, Missouri.[1][2][3] The championship is held annually since 1975 after being established by Texas attorney Robert T. Davis, initially named Students in Free Enterprise or SIFE.[4][5] As of 2021[update], 33 countries participated in the competition.[6] Al-Azhar University from Egypt won 2020's contest.[7] Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 edition of the competition was held virtually, with the winner being October 6 University of Egypt.[8] The 2022 Enactus World Cup was held October 30 – November 2, 2022 in Puerto Rico, with the winner being Ain Shams University of Egypt.[9][10] The 2023 event was scheduled for October 17 – 20, 2023 in Utrecht, the Netherlands.[11]
On July 13th, 2023, President and CEO of Enactus, Robyn Fehrman announced that Enactus United States and Enactus Global would be shutting down its day-to-day operations by the end of August 2023 citing financial challenges. [12] Fehrman stated that Enactus events and chapters may continue to operate independently.