The Student Entrepreneurship Competition is for student entrepreneurs or teams (18-30 years old) who have been in business for at least 6 months and have accumulated a turnover of at least USD 500.

You first enter the Finnish section of the competition, from where you can progress to the European region and the global final. In the Finnish sub-competition, a pitch can be made by a larger team of entrepreneurs, but only one of the team members can represent in any subsequent stage of the competition. The competition is in English.

The finalists of the Global Final will be awarded: 1st place USD 50 000, 2nd place USD 25 000 and 3rd place USD 15 000.

Where: Hammarbacka 1091, EduCity, Joukahaisenkatu 7
When: 26.11.2025 at 13.00 – 17.00

Competitors can also participate in a pitch training session to prepare for the competition, taking place on 25 November from 14.00 to 16.00 in ICT-City room A1038b. The pitching training will be led by Lauri Koittola.

Support network, sparring support

Taking a business to a new level often requires an external and “fresh” view of the current state of operations and possible future direction. In this GSEA competition, we want to provide the “wings” for the participating students.

The GSEA competition emphasizes the entrepreneurial spirit of the student entrepreneur, rather than just presenting a business idea. The starting point is to find an already strong and charismatic personality with the potential to make an international breakthrough with their business.

For the winner of the national competition and the representative selected for the final, the global organizer will assign an accomplished entrepreneur and a support network to provide valuable sparring support before, during and after the competition. Over 50 student entrepreneurs from over 50 countries will participate in the final competition, providing an excellent network and direct contacts around the world.

The national competition of GSEA provides an excellent opportunity for student entrepreneurs to evaluate, develop and get feedback on their entrepreneurship and business. Each competitor will receive written feedback from the jury on their performance, and competitors will have the opportunity to seek sparring after the competition from business mentors at Turku University of Applied Sciences.