Student Case Study Contest With a Chance to Win a Trip to Dubai from IMA

IMA invites all university students across the Middle East and India to take part in the Student Case Competition to think strategically and stretch their analytical skills to solve a business case on “Should Star Textiles Cut Out The Intermediaries?” Put your business acumen to the test and present your team’s analysis in front of leading business heads. This year’s case gives you and your team the chance to get selected for the Grand Finals, where you will compete with peers from around the world.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Students across the Middle East, Africa, and India are eligible to enter this case competition.
• Eligible students must be enrolled in full-time undergraduate or graduate programs (excluding doctoral candidates).
• This competition excludes university students in their last year of study.
• Students could be pursuing any major.
• Team members may be from different academic programs but must all be from the same institution.
• No more than 50% of team members may be master’s degree candidates and no doctoral degree candidates may be part of the team.
• Each team must appoint a team leader.
• Each team must have a faculty advisor from the same institution.
• Although faculty members are encouraged to promote this competition on their campus, no faculty or other professional assistance is allowed in solving or presenting the case.
• Each campus of any college/university is eligible to select a team(s) of three to five members.

Prizes:

1st Prize

• A $500 Amazon gift voucher will be awarded to each team member.
• Connection with a mentor in a local chapter. 
• Opportunity to engage in a virtual conversation with Jeff Thomson, CMA, CSCA, CAE, IMA President, and CEO. 
• The winning team will win an all-expense-paid trip to Dubai, UAE to present your winning case during the Grand Final challenge against winning teams from Europe and Southeast Asia. 

2nd Prize

• A $250 Amazon gift voucher will be awarded to each team member.
• Connection with a mentor in a local chapter. 

3rd Prize

• A $150 Amazon gift voucher will be awarded to each team member. 
• Connection with a mentor in a local chapter.

About IMA:

Empowering accountants and financial professionals to drive business performance, IMA®, the association of accountants and financial professionals in business, is one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession.  Globally, IMA supports the profession through research, the CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) program, continuing education, networking, and advocacy of the highest ethical business practices. IMA has a global network of more than 90,000 members and 350 professional and student chapters and provides localized services through its offices in Montvale, N.J., USA; Zurich, Switzerland; Dubai, UAE; Shanghai and Beijing, China.

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