Deadline:
May 31, 2024
Location(s)
Hong Kong Online
The Final-round Competition will be held on 3 November 2023 Friday at HKBU in Hong Kong.
Overview
We cordially invite business students, who would like to challenge themselves and learn to excel under pressure, to participate in the 16th IIBD International Case Competition co-organised by the School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University and Windesheim University of Applied Sciences. The theme this year is Water for the World. The Final-round Competition will be held on 7 November 2024 Thursday at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
Details
Established in 2008, the IIBD International Case Competition is a leading international case competition that opens for IIBD member and non-member universities worldwide to participate. Over a thousand high-calibre business students from leading institutions around the world have participated in this Competition, which is a unique learning platform for students to apply their knowledge, critical thinking, and creativity to solve real-life business issues. It also provides a great opportunity for participants to network with other participating teams and impactful industry professionals from across the globe.
Sign up by 31 May 2024 Friday (Hong Kong Time) to win a fabulous prize up to USD1,700!
Theme: Water for the World
Competition Format
First Round
- Each team will be assigned a case on 17 June 2024 Monday at 10am (Hong Kong Time) by email. Participants have to analyse the case and submit an oral presentation video and a copy of the presentation slides in PDF format by 18 June 2024 Tuesday at 10am (Hong Kong Time) via the designated online submission link.
- The duration of the presentation video should be between 8 and 10 minutes.
- The presentation video must be conducted in English.
- The presentation video should be in MP4 format and recorded via the ZOOM platform.
- All team members should participate in the presentation and show their faces in the video.
- All team members have to take masks off during the presentation.
Final Round
- Four finalist teams plus one team from each hosting institution will be selected to enter the Final-round Competition to be held on 7 Nov 2024 Thursday at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
- Each finalist team has five hours to research, analyse, develop a set of action plans, and make recommendations to a business case.
- Each finalist team will be given 15 minutes to present and 20 minutes to answer judges’ questions.
Judging Criteria
First Round
- Identification of Problems
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
- Quality of Recommendations and Alternatives
- Implementation and Plan of Actions
- Presentation Form and Style
Final Round
- Identification of Problems
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
- Quality of Recommendations and Alternatives
- Implementation and Plan of Actions
- Presentation Form and Style
- Handling of Questions
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
- All business students from universities around the globe are eligible.
- Each university can nominate ONE team. Each team should consist of a maximum of four students, with no more than one graduate student.
- Students of the same team must come from the same institution at the time of application. Past awardees of either team awards or individual awards are not allowed to participate in the Competition.
- Each team should be supervised by a Faculty Supervisor.
- Hosting institution will be eligible to have one team in the Final-round Competition.
Dates
Deadline: May 31, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Awards (Final Round)
- Gold Prize: USD1,500 per team and Trophy
- Silver Prize: USD900 per team and Trophy
- Bronze Prize: USD700 per team and Trophy
- Best Presenter Award: USD200 and Trophy
Accommodation for Finalists
Free accommodation from 2 to 4 November 2023 (3 nights) with a maximum of 3 twin-bedded rooms will be provided to each non-local finalist team. Extra rooms and/or nights will be paid on participating teams’ own expenses.
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