Shidler business students place 3rd in international competition
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Shidler team competes virtually at the HSBC/HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Competition.
A team of undergraduate students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business impressed judges with an exceptional presentation during the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Hong Kong University Asia Pacific Business Case Competition. This year’s competition, which is normally hosted at Hong Kong University, was held virtually, June 6–9.
Twenty teams representing 12 countries were given six hours to analyze their case study, prepare slides, record a video and submit their presentation by the deadline—all while collaborating online.
This year’s case topics included blockchain (records of cryptocurrency transactions), sustainability and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The winners of the 2020 competition are:
- Champion—Peking University, China
- 1st runner up—Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
- 2nd runner up—UH Mānoa–Shidler College of Business, U.S.
- 3rd runner up—Sunway University, Malaysia
“The HSBC/HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Competition allowed us to bridge our academic knowledge with real business practices,” said team member Kelly Zheng. “It was truly a unique learning experience and equipped us with the knowledge and skills to tackle business problems facing our world today. Our team is extremely grateful for the opportunity to represent our college, state and country.”
Other team members included Amber Kim, Jordan Abanto and Alex Tyau.
“I truly admire our students for working through these unprecedented times, training virtually while completing courses and working through internships,” shared Constancio Paranal, Shidler faculty member and team advisor. “It was challenging competing long-distance. Our students woke up at 5 a.m. to work on the case and had the least time to prepare for the Q&A portion of the competition, but our students persevered.”
Participating universities included The University of Sydney, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Colombo, Tohoku University, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Foreign Trade University, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, The Chinese University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen, The University of Auckland, University of Belgrade, Nankai University, University of Alberta, Tsinghua University, University of British Columbia and Hong Kong Baptist University.
About The HSBC/HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Competition
The competition enhances the traditional strengths of the case method of teaching by moving the business case from the classroom into a global competition format. The competition enhances students’ business skills and global perspectives, nurture future business leaders, broaden students’ career opportunities and enhance international diversity, inclusion and connectivity.