THE 1996/97 Young Awards is designed to give third level and senior second level students an opportunity to show their writing talents and to improve their finances. Entrants must submit a 1,000 word article on one of a number of specified topics relevant to the world of business and economics. The top prize is £1,000.
Sponsored by chartered accountants Coopers & Lybrand and solicitors McCann FitzGerald, the competition is organised by Dublin City University. It is supported by The Irish Times.
Students must submit their entries by November 29th. Entrants must be full time students at second or third level and under 26 years of age. The competition is organised in two divisions - one for third level students and one for second level students.
The overall winner of the third level section will receive a prize of £1,000 at a presentation ceremony and lunch. He/she will spend a day with a business journalist from The Irish Times. The runner up will receive £500 and there will be three prizes of £250 for entries which are judged highly commendable.
The overall winner of the competition for second level students will receive £750 at the presentation ceremony and lunch and will also spend a day with a journalist from The Irish Times. The runner up in this section will receive £300 and there will be three prizes of £100 for highly commendable entries.
The topics on which student must write this year are:
. Strategic Planning is the great white elephant of management.
. Business leaders are born, not made.
. Ireland's Presidency of the European Union demonstrates the role of the smaller member states.
. Reform of our taxation and welfare system is the key to reducing unemployment in Ireland.
. Environmental protection cannot be reconciled with economic growth.
. Ethical behaviour in business depends on the sense of honour of management.
. Accounting information tells us what went wrong when its too late to do anything about it.
. If EU funding in Ireland slows down dramatically after 1999, will it mean an end to current levels of prosperity?
Entry forms and further details are available from Dublin City University Business School, Dublin, 9. Telephone 01 7055820.
