IE Business School and 4YFN launch mobile app competition for young Europeans

It is the European phase of a worldwide mobile app competition. Hence Europe is joining the challenge already taken up by Asia, Latin America, Russia, and the Middle East. The winners of each regional phase of the competition will compete in the world final at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona.

The overriding objective of the EU Mobile Challenge is to give young innovators the opportunity to translate their ideas into startups. They can present their apps to specialized audiences, thereby achieving visibility, funding and potential users. They also have the chance to take part in acceleration camps where they receive support from IE Business School professors and mentors who will help them learn more about entrepreneurial management. The 14 countries that will participate in the second edition of the competition are Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, UK, Holland, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.

Candidates can now register at www.EUMobileChallenge.com up until the November 30 deadline.  Participants must form teams with 2 to 6 members, aged between 18 and 35. After a preliminary selection process, teams will compete in the regional finals. The winner of the Spanish leg will receive a prize of €2,000. The European final of the EU Mobile Challenge will be held in Barcelona on February 2016. The three European winners will compete in February in the world final at the Mobile World Congress 2016, along with the three winners from each of the other regions or continents.

IE Business School shapes leaders that promote innovation and change in organisations, equipping directors with an entrepreneurial mindset that generates employment, wealth and social wellbeing. Recognised as one of the world’s leading business schools, IE Business School has an urban campus in Madrid and a faculty of more than 500 professors who teach students from 106 countries on its master, PhD and executive education programs. IE students use innovative online and presential learning formats, including the IE Communities platform where they exchange knowledge and experiences with 50,000 IE graduates that currently hold management positions in some 165 countries.

4YFN at Mobile World Capital Barcelona, is an initiative aimed at converting the city of Barcelona into a global hub for mobile technology. MWCB, with its programs and initiatives, also serves as an engine for development and internationalization of the business fabric. Mobile World Capital Barcelona is an initiative promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, the regional authorities of Catalonia, Barcelona city hall, Fira de Barcelona, and GSMA – which represents over 800 mobile operators worldwide, and over 200 companies from the mobile phone ecosystem.