Overview of UBI Virtual Case Competition
UBI Case Competition, a virtual contest that will take place entirely online, is designed to encourage innovation and critical thinking by engaging students from high schools worldwide and providing them with the opportunity to step into the shoes of a CEO or consultant and help a real-world business tackle its challenges.
Target participants are high school students who are eager to:
- pursue a business degree after graduation
- learn more about building successful businesses
- start building valuable global friendships and professional contacts
The competition will be judged by an independent panel comprising UBI faculty, leading industry practitioners, investors and C-suite executives from established companies.
Why participate?
- All participants will receive a certificate of participation issued by UBI Business School.
- All participants will experience a UBI BSc class live via our hybrid learning classroom.
- All qualifying team members will attend a valuation workshop to acquire hands-on knowledge from leading industry professionals in building a business case and valuing a business.
- All qualifying team members will meet and interview business executives at the Case Finals Presentation and get a reference letter for university applications!
- All participants are eligible to win cash prizes and scholarships for UBI BSc programmes!
Prizes
Flow of Competition
Preliminary Round
Teams will be sent a business case and will be given 7 days to solve the problem. The case usually describes an ethical dilemma in the business world whose resolution is unclear. Teams compete to create the best solution to solve the problem, taking ethical, economic, environmental, legal and other considerations into account. The work will be judged by a panel, and 8 teams will be notified for qualification into the next round.
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1-day Business Essentials & Valuation Workshop
The shortlisted 8 teams will be invited to attend a one-day workshop conducted by UBI which will equip them with practical hands-on knowledge on business building and valuation.
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Semi-finals Knock-out round
The eight shortlisted teams will be sent both the semi-finals and grand finals business cases and will be given six days to prepare the cases. All eight teams will present their recommendations to a panel of judges at UBI who will pose follow-up questions to test the teams’ logic. Judges are UBI faculty, leading industry practitioners, investors and C-suite executives from established companies. They assign scores to each presentation and four teams will be qualified for the Grand finals.
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Grand Finals
Four teams will present their case to the panel and a winning team will be chosen.
During the semi-final and final rounds, participants will develop their cases using information from publicly available sources. Each team will be given 15 minutes to present their case, followed by 15 minutes to answer questions from the judging panel. The presentation time must be strictly respected.
Eligibility
- UBI Case Competition is open to all current high school students.
- Each team must comprise 2-3 members.
- There is no limit in terms of the number of teams from each school.
Submission Guidelines
- Each team will submit their case studies in the form of presentation slides.
- Teams may format their presentation slides in any way they wish, but presentation slides should be in 4:3 resolution.
- All deliverables must be submitted in PDF or PowerPoint format.
- All presentations must be delivered in English.
- Teams are to submit all deliverables via the link which will be released with the case through email.
Judging Criteria
- The case competition challenges each team to think, analyse and innovate across a diverse range of industry sectors. The ability of the team to think of growth from the overall business perspective will be emphasised throughout the competition.
- Teams should develop solutions which are both innovative and realistic. In that respect, they should consider the actionability of the proposed solution within the real world (which is often complex and uncertain). The ability to balance human resources, technology, business and organisational issues forms an important factor during the judging process.
- Judges will evaluate each team on the depth of their analysis, the quality and creativity of their solution, the effectiveness of their presentation, and the transferability of their solution/s to a sustainable implementation in society.
Important Dates
Registration Deadline
24th March, 2023
Preliminary Rounds
11th April, 2023;
Release of business cases
17th April, 2023
Submission of business plans
Release of 8 shortlisted teams
20th April, 2023
1-Day Workshop
23rd April, 2023
Release of semi-finals
and final case
24th April, 2023
Semi-finals and
Grand Finals round
30th April, 2023
Registration (No Fee Required)
Deadline: 24th March, 2023
- Submit your team members’ full name, nationality, DOB and email to your teacher-in-charge
- Or fill in the registration form below.