{"id":64343,"date":"2023-10-20T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=64343"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:10:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T20:10:17","slug":"an-idea-that-can-change-the-world-encourage-gen-z-student-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/encourage-gen-z-student-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"An Idea That Can Change the World: Encourage Gen-Z Student Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s Gen Z<\/a> middle and high school students are passionate problem-solvers who share an important trait with the influencers who drive much of social media: their readiness to translate their passions into enterprises. That\u2019s a perspective shared by Ann Woo, Head of Corporate Citizenship at Samsung Electronics America<\/a> in her latest opinion piece for Fast Company.<\/p>\n

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Drawing on her experience leading Solve for Tomorrow<\/a><\/strong>, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education driver that fosters innovation and problem-solving skills among public school students through annual STEM competitions<\/a>, Ann writes that Gen Z-ers<\/a> \u201care at heart creators and consumers, tech- and social-media-savvy individuals who aspire to be \u2018makers\u2019 while sharing an innate empathy for their peers and their communities. They see the world as a continuum that cuts across the traditional structure of the subjects\u2014science, history, art, economics\u2014many teachers and parents expect schools to teach. And they are more in touch with national and global concepts of community than cohorts before them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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New Jersey’s Princeton High School “Science to Startup” team created a sustainable enterprise from their 2021-2022 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM solution.<\/p><\/div>\n

One consequence is that Gen Z students<\/a> present complex challenges and opportunities for the STEM education<\/a> profession. This has deep implications for keeping students engaged in STEM, and for supporting teachers with professional development programs<\/a> that maintain their motivation and enthusiasm as active participants in this new education paradigm.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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As for their future employers<\/a>, Ann emphasizes the importance for businesses seeking to hire this next-gen tech workforce to take action now. This entails dedicating time and resources to develop strategies and programs that encourage and harness Gen-Z\u2019s entrepreneurial instincts.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s what Samsung has done through Solve for Tomorrow<\/a> \u2013 which over its 14-year history has donated more than $24 million in prize packages to competition winners \u2013 and inspired a new generation of STEM savvy creators<\/a>. This year, Solve for Tomorrow upped the innovation ante by adding a new award \u2013 the Rising Entrepreneurship Award<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 to the list of national awards.<\/p>\n

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Citing three examples of Solve for Tomorrow<\/a> student projects that have morphed into ongoing \u201csocial enterprises\u201d \u2013 businesses that continue to contribute to their local communities long after their school\u2019s prize-winning turns, Ann offers advice for companies that want to do their part in connecting with and encouraging entrepreneurship in STEM programs<\/a> in their area schools:<\/p>\n