5 Regions. 15 regional qualifiers. 1 global final.
HCGEC 2024 will run from February through March 2024. The competition features two key rounds, the regional qualifiers held throughout 5 regions, followed by the global finals. To compete in the global round, participants must go head-to-head with local participants and place in the top 15 of the regional qualifiers.
APAC (East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania)
Europe, Russia, and Central Asia
Middle East, North Africa, Central and South Africa
LATAM (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean)
North America
All deadlines are 23:59 (GMT+0) on dates specified below
NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023
Early Bird Registrations open
NOVEMBER 30TH, 2023
Early Bird Registrations close
Early bird
Registrations are open to students aged 13-18
December 2023
- January 2024
Dec 1st: Regular Registrations open
Jan 31st: Regular Registrations close
REGULAR RegISTRATIONS
Regular registrations are open to students aged 13-18.
February 2024
2nd: The start of participant exclusive bootcamps
12th: Prompts announcement
22nd: Regional Essay submission deadline
Regional Qualifier
All regional participants will be invited to bootcamps in preparation for the competition.
Participants will have over a week after registrations close to craft and submit their essays. Essays should be submitted in a Word Document through the submission link that will be provided to registrants.
All participants will be invited to exclusive bootcamps during the competition by top professionals and professors!
march 2024
5th: Global Finalists announced
12th: Global Essay submission deadline
20th: Global Winners announced
global round
Top 15 essays from each region - 5 argumentative, 5 creative and 5 journalistic - will be invited to represent their region and qualify for the global final!
Each participant will receive a week to elaborate on their regional submission and submit their cumulative essay in a Word Document before the deadline
The top 12 submissions, of the final 75, will be recognized in the global final and will win awesome prizes.
This includes 4 essays from the creative selection, 4 from argumentative and 4 from journalism.