Deloitte has launched a competition to help students at universities across the UK understand the business challenges of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
The Deloitte Business Competition will challenge students to come up with ideas for how to solve some of the business issues facing the Games in a bid to engage more young people with the event.
As the official professional services provider to London 2012, Deloitte has developed the competition with organising committee Locog.
Students can win a trip to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games and two weeks of paid work experience in the London 2012 sponsorship team at Deloitte.
Heather Hancock, Deloitte’s lead partner for London 2012, said: “Part of London’s bid to become host city was that London’s Games would be for the ‘youth of the world’.
“Deloitte is playing a leading role in realising this ambition through the Deloitte Business Competition – taking the power of London 2012 into universities to promote business awareness, innovation skills and entrepreneurial thinking.”
Locog chairman Lord Coe added: “When Deloitte first became a sponsor of the London Games, I commented on how passionately they shared Locog’s values and vision for London 2012, and how their commitment to those values goes beyond their relationship with the organising committee.
“The Deloitte Business Competition reinforces this, offering students across the UK a fantastic chance to see what is involved in organising an event of this scale.”
