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The 2014 Enactus World Cup will be held in Beijing in October 2014, co-hosted by the China People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. This is the first time that China will host the annual competition.

A global non-profit organization, Enactus, works to connect students and educators from 1,600 universities in 37 countries, as well as business leaders from 450 enterprises, to discuss and help tackle problems facing small communities worldwide.

It has invited students from around the world to take part in the Enactus World Cup since 2001. The teams present the results of their projects to a judging panel during the final stage. The panel usually includes a number of Fortune 500 CEO's.

Among the sponsors for the 2014 event are the National Convention Center, Chow Tai Fook, Unilever and Nu Skin, a Taiwan cosmetics brand.

In 2006, the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics won the cup in Paris with a project "Design Studio for Disabled People".

"China is the world's second-largest economy. When social organizations like Enactus operate in this country, it will benefit the overall development of education and corporate social responsibility," says Alvin Rohrs, CEO of Enactus Worldwide.

"This is the reason for choosing China to be the host country of the 2014 Enactus World Cup. Taking advantage of the rapid development of the country's economy, we would like to further expand the impact of Enactus worldwide and particularly in China."