The University Entrepreneurship Challenge launches with the aim of introducing Tanzanian student entrepreneurs to global opportunities.

The Tanzania Universities entrepreneurship challenge, the yearly initiative aimed at recognizing and supporting entrepreneurs and business leaders in university campuses across the country, has launched its 2015 challenge with plans to introduce Tanzanian student entrepreneurs to global opportunities.

“This project is about recognizing and honoring innovative minds that will build million dollar companies and shape the future of Tanzanian economy, it’s about encouraging innovation, problem solving and risk taking” says Victor Joseph who has run the project for four years now. ”We are gradually building a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation among university students in Tanzania”, he added.

The project, sponsored by CRDB Bank, who have supported the project since 2012, and The Global Entrepreneurs Organization, will review hundreds of student run businesses across the country, connect these entrepreneurs with mentors and potential investors, and finally fly one of these entrepreneurs to the Global Student Entrepreneurs Award in Bangkok.

“This is a global event where student entrepreneurs from across the world meet, interact, build networks and get to pitch their ideas to seasoned investors, it’s a great opportunity for any young entrepreneur who wants to build a big company in their Life” Victor Said.

With increasing unemployment, it is important that we get young people to start thinking of entrepreneurship as a career path and change their mindsets from a full job seeking mentality to a job creating mentality. Recognizing and properly supporting those young people who have shown initiative towards this path will help in inspiring even more youth to become entrepreneurs

If you are a student and you are crazy enough to run a business between classes, this is your place; you can submit your business and enter the challenge by following this link, click here.