Worldwide Blog Posts

Microsoft Announces Imagine Cup 2012 Worldwide Finalists

May 23, 2012

Imagine Cup Blog

This year’s teams will represent their countries/regions with projects that address some of the world’s toughest problems, including health, accessibility and environmental sustainability, and more.

Microsoft Imagine Cup and Kodu Cup Winners Participate in Second White House Science Fair

Feb. 7, 2012

Microsoft Corporate Citizenship Blog

Three students who participated in Microsoft’s Imagine Cup and Kodu Cup competitions were among 100 students invited to the second annual White House Science Fair.

Four Imagine Cup Grant Winners Announced

Jan. 27, 2012

Imagine Cup Blog

The Time Has Come to Help Youth Cross the Opportunity Divide

Jan. 27, 2012

Brad Smith - Microsoft on the Issues

Young People Will Change the World

Jan. 27, 2012

Bill Gates - The Official Microsoft Blog

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Audio Clips

Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals: Warsaw, Poland

July 8, 2010

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Jean-Philippe Courtois, President, Microsoft International, comments on the importance of Imagine Cup to students, educators and the world and explains why it’s grown in interest over the years.

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Transcripts

Steve Ballmer: Imagine Cup 2011 Opening Ceremony

July 8, 2011

A transcript of remarks by Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft; Jon Perera, General Manager, Academic Programs, Microsoft; Aurther Vanderveen, CEO, Office of Innovation, New York City Department of Education; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; and Dennis Crowley, Co-Founder and CEO, Foursquare, in New York, N.Y.

First Lady Michelle Obama’s Remarks

July 8, 2010

A transcript of pre-recorded remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama to Students at the Imagine cup World Festival.

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Anthony Salcito

Vice President, Worldwide Education