Young Enterprise NZ has selected 12 students to be part of a developing leaders expedition to Vietnam in April. Tulsi Lathia, a Year 13 student is one of the 12!

YES Business Trip to Vietnam
(sponsored by Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence)
The Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (SEA CAPE) has worked with Young Enterprise NZ to create a business study tour with the aim of exposing young NZ students to the opportunities awaiting them outside of school and in the hub of businesses in Asia.

The students will learn about the culture and business community in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam during the study tour, which will include site visits to established companies and start-ups, meeting with local entrepreneurs, as well as those involved in some of our trade relationships. The students will partner with local students to complete a business challenge. This is an opportunity for students to understand the local business culture and trade environment and spend time with like-minded peers. Find out about the Southeast Asia CAPE at http://www.seacape.org.nz/

Students were selected based on their passion for business, interest in learning about another culture and developing their confidence and global perspective. They are taking part in the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) for a second year, where they set up and start a business at school. The students are from various regions in New Zealand including our largest city and some of our towns and rural areas.

Logan Rea Westlake Boys High School Auckland
Juliette Hauter St Mary’s College, Ponsonby Auckland
Lucie Kendall St Mary’s College, Ponsonby Auckland
Kieran Gordon-McKee Northcote College Auckland
Hamish Turner Marlborough Boys’ College Blenheim
Tulsi Lathia Rangi Ruru Girls’ School Christchurch
Moesha Puke Hamilton Girls’ High School Hamilton
Detroit Hale Hastings Boys’ High School Hastings
Olivia Moore Tauhara College Taupo
Brooke Moore Tauhara College Taupo
Louise Bremner Otumoetai College Tauranga
Nyah Holland Wā Ora Montessori Wellington

For the Business Challenge, they will be put into mixed teams with the local students, issued with a challenge to come up with a solution that uses their innovative thinking. They will present their work to a panel of invited judges in an verbal pitch. The challenge itself will give students a sector or industry to focus on.

Through this experience the students will learn about each other in a fun and constructive way and develop their team work and business skills through engaging in a joint project about business. The students will take their experience back to their schools and communities, expanding awareness of the exciting sectors and career opportunities open to them. The students’ reflections throughout their visit will be published on Southeast Asia CAPE website, circulated through e-newsletters, press releases and social media to the wide audience of corporates, sponsors and stakeholders who are passionate about developing young entrepreneurs’ knowledge in global trade, particularly within the Asia-Pacific region.