EBG 2012 - Slovakia

So we're safely back from Slovakia after a fantastic European Business Game centred in Čadca; enjoying the hospitality of the local school, its staff and students.

Out Team:  Gabby, Freya, Gemma, Kari and Elise at the Final...

This year's EBG featured teams from Italy, Czech Republic, Croatia, Faroe Islands, France, England, Slovakia and, of course, Scotland.  The Overall winner was the Faroese Team " Grasstastic" but the Fortrose company "ScanIn Life" was a  very worthy runner-up.
 
A programme of visits and activities included a tour of the amazing KIA Slovakia site (for a taste of what we saw follow this link) and places of cultural significance including Strečno Castle (below)

The Team at The Castle

The completely incorruptible judges..

Thanks to our hosts for making this event so memorable...

For more information about EBG in Scotland, contact Kenny MacInnes, our National Project Coordinator.

EBG Slidehow

And here are some pictures of the EBG Final.

Back from Italy...

The Ullapool High School Team (and Support Crew)

While I'm putting a Photo gallery together, here's a slideshow of the European Business Game Final held in Piacenza on the 28th June.  

 

The overall winning team came from France, Ullapool High School won the Social Responsibility Award and a great time was had by all.

Well We're Off to Italy Tomorrow

At some unearthly hour tomorrow, we're setting out from Inverness for the lovely town of Piacenza in Italy to take part in the 2011 European Business Game.

Representing Scotland, will be Ullapool High School and their enterprise "Chable"and eight other European countries are taking part in the event, where me and my fellow judges will be attempting to chose this year's European champions.  There's also a wide programme of industrial and educational visits -  and there may even be some time for a bit of entertainment.

EBG in Scotland is organised by Kenny MacInnes of the Highland Council.  

EBG Part Deux

Well, the connectivity wasn't all it was cracked up to be so I'm now back in the office with the EBG update.

What a week of activity. Our French hosts looked after us well with some amazing entertainment coupled with business visits, networking events and, of course the Final which took place at the Regional Government Headquarters followed by the Award Ceremont and Farewell Dinner at the Limousin Visitor Centre. Here are a few pics of the Fortrose Team and some of the events.

The Overall Winners were the Danish team but Fortrose walked off with the Team (& Teacher) prize.
The whole event was the being filmed and the Final was featured live on French TV

Our heartfelt thanks go to Francis Obry, Nadine Rossignol and their team for being wonderful hosts for this year's event.

As a judge, it was the most difficult year yet as every competing country really put a real effort into the business ideas, reports and presentations. (One evening, the judges' meeting went on until midnight in 35degrees of heat until we came to a consensus - sometimes this job can be a real struggle).

European Business Game

On Sunday, Kenny MacInnes, EBG National Co-ordinator, and me are off to the European Business Game Final in Limoges (EBG) to join my fellow judges, teachers, co-ordinators and, of course, 60 students in five days of enterprise, youthful exuberance, civic and industrial visits with, believe it or not, some hard work and desperately partisan decision-making.

This long-running project now includes not only the competition but an evolving framework for European schools enterprise projects and co-operation. The network of EBG countries has generated spin-off projects and partnerships, and we are now at the stage where at least one former competing student is returning to EBG as an enterprise teacher.

Fortrose Academy (see earlier post) are representing Scotland and are competing against fierce competition from ten other European countries but I'm sure teacher Jacquie Ross has been preparing them well for the week ahead.

We start off in Brive and migrate to Limoges mid-week where we can all prepare for the Grand Final to be held at the Council of Limousin. The teams (well, most of them) have already submitted their reports but will be making formal presentations to the judges, an invited audience and a film crew.

In good old Eurovision style, I can't vote for our own team but I'm sure we all wish our students Sally, Keri, Joanna, Roxanne and Anya the very best of luck in this prestigious competition.

Pics from last year's competition in Copenhagen:

European Business Game - Highland Final

Catherine MacDonald of Business Dynamics presents the winners trophy to Fortrose Academy.


The local Final of the European Business Game was held recently at the Town House in Inverness.

 The Highland winners, beating off stiff competion from Ullapool High School and Inverness Royal Academy, was the team "TechKnow" from Fortrose Academy and they will be representing Scotland at the EBG Final to be held in Limoges, France in July.

EBG is a business planning competition in which 10 European countries now compete and is sponsored by the Highland Council.  Across Europe, nearly 1000 schools take part every year and it is my great pleasure to be a judge at this event;  especially as Highland schools traditionally have done remarkably well in previous competitions.

For more information about EBG contact Kenny MacInnes