Get Involved – PEN Worldwide Events

Whether you are a student at secondary or university level or you are already working for a company, organization or run your own business, there are multiple ways of how to get involved in our PEN community. Have a look at our general options or feel free to approach us with your individual ideas!

The PEN Events Team is part of the international Coordination Center of PEN Worldwide and the Worldwide Practice Enterprise Network which is a registered non-profit association based in Essen, Germany.

Our association’s mission is to:

constantly strive to improve practice-based education across the world
help students, unemployed, people with disabilities, disadvantaged groups and employed persons strengthen their entrepreneurship & business skills.

Our non-profit association is financed through membership fees as well as European and international project-based funding. All funds are used 100% to provide support and enhance our offering for our Practice Enterprise participants.

We’re always looking for support to strengthen our non-profit objectives. There are multiple ways on how to support the inclusive entrepreneurship training and our PEN Events Team is as flexible as the Practice Enterprise concept and always welcomes new ideas.

"Going to PEN events and meeting the extraordinary young people involved in PEN programs is an incredibly inspiring experience that I recommend to everyone! The students, teachers, supporters and volunteers you meet at PEN are all committed to developing the next generation of business leaders."

"GEC means participants were mixed into diverse teams with other people they never met before. Young adults from Brazil, South Korea, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Argentina… That’s what I call diversity and a clever way to foster their abilities to work together out of their comfort zone. Before you ask: there were many girls and it was open to people with disabilities!"

"Practice Enterprise events like the International Practice Enterprise Trade Week make it possible for people from all over the world to talk to and learn from one another in a unique way. It's so wonderful to see how much participants enjoy talking to others from completely different backgrounds, and how they use these differences to their advantage. We can all learn from it."

"International face-to-face and online events help foster internationalization and the development of students’ intercultural competences. Attending an international practice enterprise fair is always a great experience for the students and a highlight of the PE-year, everyone is looking forward to!"

"The excellent quality of PEN events puts students and teachers in a highly professional environment which leads to outstanding results. Starting to build a personal international network, expanding language skills and learning business techniques from other students from around the globe is suddenly possible!"

"Trade fairs, competitions and other activities for Practice Enterprises provide young people with a unique and great opportunity to acquire and deepen their business, presentation, financial, marketing and other vital skills necessary for the future endeavors in the real world of business. It is also a great platform for developing student creativity, meeting students from all over the world and sharing business ideas and projects.”

“Event formats such as Team Challenges and International Fairs enable students to develop their own projects and test their skills in a real business environment – the Practice Enterprise. They can learn and experience the realities of today’s economic world. For young people this is an empowering and rewarding experience and a way to challenge themselves.