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SIFE is an international non-profit organization that works with leaders in business and higher education to mobilize university students to make a difference in their communities while developing the skills to become socially responsible business leaders. Participating students form teams on their university campuses and apply business concepts to develop outreach projects that improve the quality of life and standard of living for people in need. An annual series of regional and national competitions provides a forum for teams to present the results of their projects, and to be evaluated by business leaders serving as judges. National champion teams advance to the prestigious SIFE World Cup. In addition to the community aspect of the program, SIFE’s leadership and career initiatives create meaningful opportunities for learning and exchange among the participants as well as the placement of students and alumni with companies in search of emerging talent.

History

SIFE was established in 1975 in the United States of America. The founder of SIFE was Robert T. Davis, a lawyer from Texas. He founded SIFE on behalf of the National Leadership Institute.

SIFE was originally a regional leadership training program attended by university students who were required to teach their communities what they had learned. Eventually, these university students were judged competitively on the outcomes of their efforts. The principle remains the same today but the scope has been broadened to encompass both teaching and learning through practical application of knowledge and skills gained at university, in the wider community by means of student-designed outreach projects.

Operating Model

SIFE projects literally change the world through highly dedicated student teams of more than 1500 university campuses in 40 countries. SIFE offers these students the opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise, thereby improving the standard of living for millions in the process. Guided by distinguished faculty advisors and supported by businesses around the globe, SIFE Teams teach important concepts through educational outreach projects, including market economics, entrepreneurship, personal and financial success, and business ethics to better themselves, their communities and their countries. Each year, SIFE competitions are held worldwide, drawing together thousands of students and business leaders to pay tribute to these extraordinary educational outreach projects.

SIFE Competitions

The SIFE programme year ends with the overall competition. This process provides teams with the opportunity to present their outreach projects to a panel of judges who evaluate those projects and determine which teams had the most impact improving the quality of life and standard of living for members of their community.

This competitive process creates a "best-practice" sharing environment and fosters a healthy spirit of competition, which encourages and rewards excellence.

Every country that operates a SIFE programme, at minimum, organises a national competition, from which one institution will be named national champion and advance to compete at the SIFE World Cup. Countries that operate large SIFE programmes may host a series of regional competitions to narrow down the number of teams eligible to compete at their national competition.

In every country around the world, and at each level of the overall competition, the format, rules and judging criteria remain the same.

In the United States, competition will consist of regional competitions, a USA National Exposition with the overall winner in the 4-year university and winner in the 2-year university category advancing to the World Cup.

For the past two years the SIFE World Cup has been won by the Université Française d'Égypte.

The 2012 SIFE World Cup will be held on October 2012 in Washington DC, United States of America.

2011 SIFE World Cup Champion Germany - University of Regensburg

Final Round
- 'SIFE World Cup Champion Germany - University of Regensburg'
- SIFE World Cup 2nd Place Zimbabwe - Chinhoyi University of Technology
- SIFE World Cup 3rd Place Puerto Rico - University of Puerto Rico, Humacao
- 'SIFE World Cup 4th Place Guatemala - University of the Valley of Guatemala'

Semi-Final Round League Results
- League 1
  - Egypt- Cairo University
  - Thailand - Chulalongkorn University
  - Kenya - Kabarak University
  - Finalist Puerto Rico - University of Puerto Rico, Humacao
- League 2
  - Finalist Zimbabwe- Chinhoyi University of Technology***
  - South Africa - University of KwaZulu-Natal
  - China - Sun Yat-sen University
  - Singapore - Singapore Polytechnic
- League 3
  - Finalist Guatemala- University of the Valley of Guatemala
  - Ghana - University College of Management Studies, Accra
  - Russia - Tomsk State University
  - United States - Texas State University, San Marcos

League 4

- - Philippines- University of Luzon
  - Finalist Germany - University of Regensburg
  - India - Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies
  - Malaysia - Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

Semi-Final Round League Pairings
- League 1
  - 08:35 - 09:15 Egypt- Cairo University
  - 09:20 - 10:05 Thailand - Chulalongkorn University
  - 10:25 - 11:05 Kenya - Kabarak University
  - 11:10 - 11:55 Puerto Rico - University of Puerto Rico, Humacao
- League 2
  - 08:35 - 09:15 Zimbabwe- Chinhoyi University of Technology
  - 09:20 - 10:05 South Africa - University of KwaZulu-Natal
  - 10:25 - 11:05 China - Sun Yat-sen University
  - 11:10 - 11:55 Singapore - Singapore Polytechnic
- League 3
  - 08:35 - 09:15 Guatemala- University of the Valley of Guatemala
  - 09:20 - 10:05 Ghana - University College of Management Studies, Accra
  - 10:25 - 11:05 Russia - Tomsk State University
  - 11:10 - 11:55 United States - Texas State University, San Marcos
- League 4
  - 08:35 - 09:15 Philippines- University of Luzon
  - 09:20 - 10:05 Germany - University of Regensburg
  - 10:25 - 11:05 India - Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies
  - 11:10 - 11:55 Malaysia - Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

Opening Round Competition Results
- League 1
  - Third Place Canada - Memorial University of Newfoundland
  - Korea - Seoul National University
  - Finalist Kenya - Kabarak University
  - Mexico - University of Guadalajara, CU Valles
  - Finalist Russia - Tomsk State University
- League 2
  - Finalist Thailand - Chulalongkorn University
  - Third Place Morocco - Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences of Settat (FSJESS), Hassan I University
  - Finalist China - Sun Yat-sen University
  - Senegal - University of Ziguinchor
- League 4
  - Finalist Guatemala - University of the Valley of Guatemala
  - Tajikistan - Institute of Economy and Trade of Tajik State University of Commerce
  - Tunisia - Higher School of Sciences and Technology of Tunis (ESSTT)
  - Third Place New Zealand - The University of Waikato
  - Finalist Germany - University
- League 5
  - Finalist Ghana - University College of Management Studies, Accra
  - Third Place Swaziland - University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni
  - France - IESEG School of Management, Lille Catholic University
  - Finalist United States - Texas State University, San Marcos
- League 6
  - Finalist Philippines - University of Luzon
  - Kazakhstan - University of International Business
  - Third Place Ukraine - Vinnytsya National Technical University
  - Finalist Malaysia - Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
  - Brazil - University Center of Para (CESUPA)
- League 7
  - Finalist Zimbabwe - Chinhoyi University of Technology
  - Netherlands - The Utrecht University
  - Third Place Azerbaijan - Nakhchivan State University
  - Kyrgyzstan - Institute for Integration of International Educational Programs
  - Finalist Egypt - Cairo University
- League 8
  - Australia - The University of Melbourne
  - Finalist Singapore - Singapore Polytechnic
  - Finalist Puerto Rico - University of Puerto Rico, Humacao
  - Third Place United Kingdom - University of Southampton

More details about SIFE competitions and results at SIFE Regional & National Competitions,SIFE World Cup Championship, http://www.sife.org/worldcup/live/

SIFE World Cup Champions

2012 SIFE World Cup Champion - to be determined on October 2012 in Washington DC, USA
2011 SIFE World Cup Champion Germany - University of Regensburg
- held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2010 SIFE World Cup Champion Egypt-French University in Egypt (UFE)
- held in Los Angeles, USA
2009 SIFE World Cup Champion Egypt-French University in Egypt (UFE)
- held in Berlin, Germany
2008 SIFE World Cup Champion Canada-Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
- held in Singapore
2007 SIFE World Cup Champion United States-La Sierra University
- held in New York, USA
2006 SIFE World Cup Champion China-Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade
- held in Paris, France
2005 SIFE World Cup Champion Zimbabwe-University of Zimbabwe
- held in Toronto, Canada
2004 SIFE World Cup Champion Australia-Curtin University of Technology
- held in Barcelon, Spain
2003 SIFE World Cup Champion United States-Drury University
- held in Mainz, Germany
2002 SIFE World Cup Champion United States-La Sierra University
- held in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2001 SIFE World Cup Champion United States-Drury University
- held in London, United Kingdom

Judging Criteria

Central to the competitions are the criteria to which each team is judged. These remain the same throughout the world. :

The previous SIFE criteria was as follows:
How effectively did the SIFE team measure and demonstrate that it created economic opportunity by helping others:

Understand how a market based economic system operates.
Acquire the education and skills training needed to succeed in a dynamic, competitive global economy.
Learn how to succeed as an entrepreneur and/or improve an existing business.
Develop the personal financial management skills necessary to achieve financial independence.
Make environmentally sustainable personal and business decisions.
Understand that the long-term success and prosperity of a market economy, businesses and individuals are dependent on ethical business practices.
How successfully did the team develop and execute a strategy to ensure the long-term sustainability of their team and educational programs.

Starting in the 2010-2011 Year (and from here on out), SIFE has changed its criteria into one criterion. The criterion is as follows:

``Considering the relevant economic, social and environmental factors, which SIFE team most effectively empowered people in need by applying business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living.``

Partners and Donors

SIFE holds several high-profile partnerships, such as HSBC

HSBC

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, PepsiCo

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, Unilever

Unilever

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, DELL

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, Campbell's, Microsoft

Microsoft

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, GlaxoSmithKline

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, KPMG

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and Procter & Gamble

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. SIFE partners include corporations, organizations and individuals' foundations.
List of SIFE Corporate and Organizational Partners

List of SIFE Individual Donors

Alumni/Governance

The SIFE World Headquarters operations are led by a highly motivated staff of more than 60 professionals. In addition to the World Headquarters team, more than 100 additional staff manage the day-to-day operations of each SIFE country. Together, these individuals make up a diverse and talented group of leaders committed to achieving SIFE's mission around the world.
Listed below are the members of the SIFE World Headquarters executive team.

Alvin Rohrs

President & CEO

Bruce Nasby

Executive Vice President - Global Development

Donna Patterson

Senior Vice President - SIFE USA

Mat Burton

Senior Vice President - Marketing

Geralyn Mason

Senior Vice President - Administration

Sylvester John

Senior Vice President - SIFE International

SIFE Executive Committee

SIFE Board of Directors

SIFE International Board Chairs

External links

SIFE Home

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