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Learning Day 2023 Is a Big Hit with Investment Competitors

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Since the Wharton Global Youth Program launched its annual investment competition in 2012, its mission has persisted: empowering high school students with the knowledge and skills to be financially savvy and professionally exceptional. So, kickstarting our Global Finale weekend each year with a separate Learning Day for our finalists that…Read More

Our 2023 Investment Competition Global Finale Ends in Sweet Victory for DMV’s Finest

A group photo of eight students and two adults at the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition, holding a trophy. They are winners from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

The story in numbers: 3,200 registered teams from 53 countries, 1,400 submitted final reports, 55 semifinalist teams -- all culminating in the international finals of the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition on April 22, 2023, hosted at the Wharton School by the Wharton Global Youth Program. “And YOU are…Read More

The Work of Chief Diversity Officers as They Champion DEI

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What do high school students think about the diversity, equity and inclusion movement in business and society? Responses to a Wharton Global Youth podcast on racial justice are a telling snapshot of student perspectives. Commenter Caroline G., a high school senior from California, says, “While racism and discrimination are not…Read More

What College and High School Educators Are Saying About ChatGPT

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Essential Educator, a blog written by high school educators, for high school educators. It shares best practices for supporting and engaging students through business education. Today, Wharton Global Youth offers practical Wharton School information on using generative artificial intelligence in the classroom --…Read More

The Minvest Mission to Empower Gen Z Investors

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How is it possible? In the first 30 episodes of our Future of the Business World podcast, we have yet to dedicate an entire discussion to investing. As the creators of the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition (one of our favorite innovations), Wharton Global Youth knows better than anyone…Read More

Aspiring Data Scientists Research the Rise in Gasoline Prices

The essence of data science is the study of data to extract useful insights for business. During the 2023 Women in Data Science@Penn Conference, held at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House, Linda Zhao, a Wharton School professor of statistics and data science, put it like this: “You want…Read More

Celebrating the Top 10 Teams in the 2022-2023 Wharton Global High School Investment Competition

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Our Wharton Global Youth team at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has been riding a wave this week – figuratively and literally (sort of). We rode a strong wave of student investing talent and enthusiasm, while connecting with the top Wharton Global High School Investment Competition teams…Read More

A Ramen Noodle Restaurant Case Study in Viral Marketing

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Many students discover business and finance through our Wharton Pre-Baccalaureate Program, an opportunity for exceptional high school juniors and seniors to enroll in credit-bearing courses that teach all areas of business, from economics and data science to management and marketing. However, not all of them get to put their new…Read More

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