Enactus

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Enactus is an international, non - profit, non - governmental organization headquartered in Springfield, Missouri , which has set itself the task of creating economic prospects for third parties that serve the common good through practical support for projects of student groups.

history

The organization was founded in 1975 in the USA as a project of the National Leadership Institute under the name Students In Free Enterprise , SIFE for short . The aim was to get students excited about the free market economy and to sensitize them to the role of entrepreneurs and companies within the market economy. The initiative was initially only active in the USA, where the number of participating teams and students grew steadily. In 1995, exchange students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln laid the foundation for global expansion when they set up their own teams in their home countries of Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan after returning from the USA . In October 2012 the organization was renamed Enactus after a member survey by the board. The new name was based on the entrepreneurial spirit ( en trepreneurial ), the will to create ( act ion ) as well as the common ground in action and values ​​( us ). This is also intended to ensure that the name is better established among companies, students and those who are helped.

Today (May 2020) around 1730 Enactus teams are active at colleges and universities in 37 countries with around 72,000 students. This makes Enactus one of the largest student initiatives in the world. In addition to the students, representatives from more than 550 corporate, organizational and individual partners are mainly active in donating money and in kind.

Surname

The name "Enactus" is an acronym and, according to the organization, has the following meaning:

  • En trepreneurial - igniting business innovation with integrity and passion.
( Entrepreneurial - ignite business innovation with integrity and passion)
  • Act ion - the experience of social impact that sparks social enterprise.
( Action - the experience of the social impact that social entrepreneurship creates.)
  • Us - student, academic and business leaders collaborating to create a better world.
( We - students, academics, and business leaders working together to create a better world.)

Competitions

In annual competitions at national and international level, the teams present their projects to jurors from business. Since 2001, every nation has been able to hold a national competition with a national representative, whose winning team represents their country at the World Cup . One criterion in the evaluation of the projects is how effectively the respective team was able to help those involved in the project to improve their standard of living by applying economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach.

Enactus Worldwide

Around 60 people are employed at the head office. Another 100 employees are employed in the country organizations. The turnover of the global network in the fiscal year 2013 was around 21.4 million US dollars. Rachel Jarosh is currently CEO of Enactus Worldwide.

Enactus Germany

Enactus Germany (Enactus eV) was founded in 2003 as SIFE Germany . In 2018, Enactus teams are active at around 35 university locations in Germany, with over 1,700 students involved. Since 2003, the national competition ( Enactus National Competition ) has taken place annually in Germany , where teams present their projects. The SIFE World Cup was held in Mainz in 2003 and in Berlin in 2009 . In 2017 the World Cup took place in London, 2018 in San José, USA.

In addition, the Enactus Startup Accelerator for Sustainable Business (ESA) was introduced in Germany in 2017 . This format is independent of the state competition and is intended to give selected teams the opportunity to present their results in the "Innovation" and "Start-up" categories.

The sponsors and supporters of Enactus Germany include numerous corporations and medium-sized companies such as KPMG , BASF , Deutsche Telekom , Haribo , Haniel & Cie , Freudenberg , Kärcher , Villeroy & Boch and the GreenTech Awards.

Petra Lewe is the founder of Enactus eV in Germany and managing director. Board of Directors Enactus eV: Dr. Klaus Peter Meier (President and Chairman), Dr. Jörg Leuninger (Deputy Chairman), Peter Sticksel (Secretary) and Christoph Beumer (Treasurer).

Enactus National Competition  Germany
year Winning team
2003 University of Magdeburg
2004 Bielefeld University
2005 Bielefeld University
2006 University of Cologne
2007 University of Magdeburg
2008 International University Bruchsal
2009 University of Mannheim
2010 University of Mannheim
2011 University of Regensburg
2012 University of Mannheim
2013 Technical University of Munich
2014 University of Mannheim
2015 University of Mannheim
2016 University of Aachen
2017 University of Regensburg
2018 University of Mannheim
2019 University of Mannheim
2020 University of Cologne
Featured teams also won the Enactus World Cup .

Web links

credentials

  1. ↑ Enactus as an organization - worldwide and in Germany. In: enactus.de. Retrieved April 4, 2014 .
  2. ^ SIFE Changes Name to Highlight a Deep Commitment to Entrepreneurial Action. In: enactus.org. September 30, 2012, accessed April 4, 2014 .
  3. ↑ a b Enactus is the world's largest experiential learning platform. In: Our Story. Enactus, accessed on May 16, 2020 .
  4. ^ Partners & Donors. In: Enactus Worldwide. Enactus, accessed on May 16, 2020 .
  5. ^ National Competitions. In: enactus.org. Retrieved April 4, 2014 .
  6. ↑ 2014 Team Handbook. (PDF) In: enactus.org. P. 70 , accessed on April 4, 2014 (English).
  7. ↑ Enactus | Staff. Retrieved August 14, 2018 (American English).
  8. ↑ Teams - enactus. Retrieved on August 14, 2018 (German).
  9. ↑ How Enactus works - enactus. Retrieved on August 14, 2018 (German).
  10. ↑ Events - enactus. Retrieved on August 14, 2018 (German).
  11. ↑ Holger Zschäpitz: Pitching for the good of the world . In: THE WORLD . March 24, 2018 ( welt.de [accessed August 14, 2018]).
  12. ↑ Partners and sponsors. In: www.enactus.de. Retrieved August 14, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Organization - enactus. Retrieved on August 14, 2018 (German).
  14. ^ Helge Wilker: SIFE-Team Magdeburg wins SIFE National Cup 2007. In: www.uni-magdeburg.de. July 2, 2007, accessed April 4, 2014 .
  15. ↑ Lisa Rostock: To the top with convincing projects. (No longer available online.) In: www.uni-mannheim.de. June 2010, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; Retrieved April 4, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uni-mannheim.de
  16. ↑ Petra Lewe: SIFE World Cup in Malaysia: Germany in 1st place (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: www.enactus.de. December 20, 2011, archived from the original on August 16, 2013 ; Retrieved April 4, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / enactus.de
  17. ↑ Laura Wolff: Students from the University of Mannheim visit Hillary Clinton. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: www.uni-mannheim.de. September 18, 2012, formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 4, 2014 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.uni-mannheim.de  
  18. ↑ Petra Lewe: Team of the University of Mannheim at the SIFE World Cup 2012. (No longer available online.) In: www.enactus.de. July 24, 2013, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; Retrieved April 4, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / enactus.de
  19. ↑ State competition 2013. (No longer available online.) In: www.enactus.de. May 31, 2013, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; Retrieved April 4, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / enactus.de
  20. ↑ World Cup 2013 Results. (No longer available online.) In: www.enactus.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; Retrieved April 4, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / enactus.org
  21. ↑ The Enactus team at the University of Mannheim wins the state competition 2014. (No longer available online.) In: www.enactus.de. June 30, 2014, archived from the original on July 6, 2014 ; Retrieved July 1, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / enactus.de
  22. ↑ Enactus Mannheim retrospectively winner 2018. Accessed on August 30, 2018 .