Hundreds of students compete in Business Cup Challenge
Curtin University Dubai’s challenge aims to equip students with real-life business skills
More than 700 students from leading schools across the UAE are competing in the grand finale of the Business Cup Challenge (BCC), which will be held this Saturday, November 24, in Dubai.
The inter-school competition, run by Curtin University Dubai for the fifth time, is a unique platform that brings together the brightest students and finest business ideas from schools across the UAE.
Held over four weeks, it aims to launch high school students into the business world at a young age, by equipping them with skills necessary in reallife businesses.
A total of 117 teams and some 750 high school students have participated in this edition, which focuses on blockchain technology and the use of cryptocurrency in businesses.
During the final round of the competition on Saturday at the Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies Auditorium, teams will compete to win grand prizes, including scholarships given away by the university to the top three teams, in addition to cash prizes, and internships.
“Curtin Dubai started the business cup challenge competition to inspire students to learn about business research and how to address a business case, with the intention of giving ■
comprising around 750 high school students participated
them valuable skills that would be useful whether they go to university, into the workforce or become entrepreneurs,” said Daniel Adkins, CEO, Curtin University Dubai’s Academic Infrastructure Provider, Transnational Academic Group.
Blockchain expertise
The challenge, sponsored by Gulf News, requires students to review real-world business cases business plans, analyse crucial situations and present a case to an academic and professional panel. Students work as part of a team, in a competitive environment, using their critical-thinking and problem solving skills and business acumen.
“For this year’s challenge, we decided to focus on the use of blockchain, because is an emerging technology that students will be using move forward into their professional careers,” Adkins added.
Adkins said that giving high school students the ability to think about creative uses of blockchain to either increase revenue or decrease expense is going to be an important skill for them in the future.