UAE teams vie for Curtin University Business Cup
DUBAI — Curtin University Dubai, one of Australia’s most highly regarded and prestigious universities, gets ready for the grand finale of their acclaimed Business Cup Challenge, which will conclude on November 24 at the Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies auditorium.
The Business Cup Challenge (BCC), running for the fifth time since its initiation, is a unique plat-form that brings together the brightest students and finest business ideas from schools across the UAE.
The inter-school competition is a unique CSR initiative that launches high school students into the business world at a young age. Students are required to review real-world business cases busi-ness plans, analyse crucial business situations and present a case to an academic and professional panel. Students will also get the opportunity to work as part of a team, in a competitive en-vironment, using their critical-thinking and problem solving skills and business acumen.
“This has been our largest and most competitive Business Cup Challenge ever, with participation coming in from schools across the GCC. We thank our sponsors and partners BPG Group, Hunter Foods and Fine Hygienic Paper for their support. The Business Cup Challenge differs from a one-day competition as it focuses equally on learning as well as imparting skills neces-sary in real-life businesses. The objective behind this four week initiative is to prepare school leavers for the real world as they embark on a journey into the working world. Students not only compete but also learn with each case study,” said Daniel Adkins, CEO of Curtin University Du-bai’s academic infrastructure provider, Transnational Academic Group.