The Creative Spark: Higher Education Partnership Programme runs in 7 countries in Wider Europe (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) with the UK to drive enterprise and entrepreneurship skills using UK experience. As part of the programme, The Big Idea Challenge is the British Council`s largest video pitch competition, designed to help young people to develop their own business ideas. 600 new business ideas have been created this year and 10% of these focus on Climate Change and Environmental solutions.
Vote for your favourite idea between 5 -18 July!
The winners will be announced with an online awards ceremony to be broadcasted across 7 programme countries and the UK on 30 July. The champions will receive prizes, including mentor support and start-up grant.
Every vote makes a difference! Help spread the word across social media and to your contacts.
For more information
If you want to read more about previous year’s winners, please visit here
If you have any further questions, please contact Programme Manager, Hande Diker
Please visit this site and vote for your favourite idea that made it through to the national final. Simply, scroll down the page, watch the video and click vote! You’ll see there’s a lot of great new ideas across four categories: ’Digital Technology’, ‘Social Impact’, ‘Creative Ideas’ and `Climate Change` which is the new category to address protecting our environment and its resources with a focus at community, local or national level.
Vote for your favourite idea between 5 -18 July!