{"id":12306,"date":"2026-10-12T12:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=12306"},"modified":"2026-10-12T12:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:50:48","slug":"pcma-global-student-competition-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/pcma-global-student-competition-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"PCMA Global Student Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc About the Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PCMA Global Student Competition 2026 invites student teams from around the world to develop innovative proposals addressing real-world challenges in the business events industry. 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