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CIOB Global Student Challenge enjoys a refresh for 2023
CM Staff
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CIOB has made some changes to its annual Global Student Challenge.
The competition, in which students from around the world create a virtual organisation and test team skills on a construction project, will now use a new interactive software platform: SimVenture Validate.
The Global Student Challenge tests competitors’ creative thinking, analytical and technical skills and develops effective teamwork. SimVenture Validate allows users to ideate, plan, test and share entrepreneurial and innovative ideas.
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For next year’s competition, teams will be asked to bid for the construction of a student-focused campus facility. They will need to present a build that is radically different, focuses on the student experience and that meets local technical, environmental, and social needs.
Using locally sourced materials and skills, they will be tasked with the design and delivery of the facility through a thorough two-stage selection process, replicating a real-life bidding process. The finalists will then present their bid to a panel of industry expert judges online.
The winning team will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the CIOB Members’ Forum to present their bid and test ideas in the real world with global industry experts giving feedback. They will also receive a £2,000 cash prize.
The Global Student Challenge begins in January with registration. It then continues through the bidding rounds until the winner is announced in April. The Members’ Forum will take place in June 2023 in the UK.
The January/February 2026 issue of Construction Management magazine is now available to read in digital format.
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