Send your application form and complete your registration by 17:00 on April 20, 2026 (Japan Time).

　To prevent students from working at midnight, we typically designate five time zones. This ensures that teams from any country can receive the challenge sequentially between approximately 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. in their local time. While there may be slight variations in the chosen time zones from year to year, they typically include East Asia Time (UTC+9), Southwest Asia Time(UTC+5), Eastern European Time (UTC+2), Eastern Standard Time(UTC-5), and Pacific Standard Time(UTC-8).

　The Preliminary Round serves to determine the national teams of countries that have not gone through the selection process in their home countries. If you are NOT from Japan or Indonesia where representative teams are selected at national competitions, you must attend this session. Based on the score of this session, up to three teams representing your country will be selected. The GYEC will be held entirely online, including the Preliminary Round (the first selection stage) and the Final Selection.

Saturday, May 16, 2026 : Preliminary Round　 *Held in 5 different time zones

　08:00-Announcement of the Challenge via e-mail
  10:00-Submission of team photos via online
  20:00-Submission of business plan & video presentation via online
  21:00-Submission of questionnaire via online

　During the Preliminary Round, you will participate in a 12-hour competition following the same time schedule as the GYEC on June 20th. If you complete your required submissions before the deadline, you can finish the competition in less than 12 hours.

Friday, June 5, 2026: Announcement of the results of Preliminary Round (JST)
　11:00 AM We will announce which teams will proceed to the Final Round via e-mail

Saturday, June 20, 2026 : Final Selection *Held in 5 different time zones

  08:00-Announcement of the Challenge via e-mail
  10:00-Submission of team photos via online
  20:00-Submission of business plan & video presentation via online
  21:00-Submission of questionnaire via online

Friday, July 10, 2026: Announcement of the winner　
　We will hold an online award ceremony . (JST) (The event time will be announced later.)

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 : GYEC certificate and Score will be sent to you
　 We will send you the Certificate of Pariticipation and Feedback sheet with your score and comments from the judges via e-mail.