A team of four HKUST undergraduate business students succeeded in making its way to the final round at the 3rd Annual Marshall International Invitational Case Competition held in Los Angeles in the US in February 1999.
Organized by the University of Southern California, this year's competition included representations from 14 leading business schools from Asia, Australia, Europe and the US. The HKUST team, along with teams from the University of Southern California and University of Illinois, were the three runner-ups who won the performance awards. HKUST is the only Asian team which won an award this year. The championship went to the Copenhagen Business School.
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The HKUST team comprises four final year undergraduate students Alice Kwan Weng Lam (Accounting), Linda Chu Tze Ning (Finance), Tony Lau Ka Lap (Accounting) and Catherine Yu Yee Man (Marketing). Professor Kar Yan Tam, the UST team advisor, said, "we are very excited about the outcome. It was a good experience for the students as through the competition, they got an opportunity not only to exchange views and share experience with some of the best business schools in the world, but also from experienced business executives who attended the competition as judges. The outcome reassures that our business undergraduate programme is comparable with other elite business schools worldwide." The four students all concurred that it was a fruitful and rewarding journey. Linda Chu said, "it widened up our exposure and let us understand that there are a lot more we should learn to improve ourselves." Kwan Weng Lam said, "I am very lucky to have the chance to participate. It is something that we cannot simply learn from the books."
The only case competition that involves business schools from four continents in the world, Marshall International Invitational Case Competition aims to elevate students' interest in international business and enhance their ability in solving problems pertinent to practical business issues. This year, participants were required to devise a business plan for Acer Computer and present their analysis and recommendations to two separate panels of judges. From receiving the case information to delivering the final presentation each team was given 48 hours.