Competition in Business and Chance to Win Valuable Prizes from QUT Business School

QUT Business School is calling secondary school students from all over the world to a competition; BlueShift which started in 2014 and more than 145 teams have participated. This is a business case competition for secondary school students to develop real business solutions for a real business. By participating in this competition, you’ll:

• Apply what you’ve learnt and work in a team on a real-world business case.
• Develop relevant business skills such as professional presentations, Financial analysis and creative problem-solving.
• Gain valuable insights into the business industry.

If you are among the winners' teams, you will have:

• First place, each member of the winning team receives:
• A $2,000 QUT scholarship.
• A $250 EFTPOS card.
• A prize pack from the sponsors.
• Your school also receives a $3,000 cash prize from QUT.
• Second place:
• A $100 EFTPOS card.
• A prize pack from thE sponsors.
• Third place:
• A $50 EFTPOS card.
• A prize pack from the sponsors.

You must follow the following criteria:

• To compete in this competition, you must be:
• In Year 10, 11, or 12 and enrolled in high school as a full-time student at the time of the BlueShift finals.
• Given permission by your teacher.
• Enthusiastic about business and networking opportunities.
• Available to participate on finals day, Saturday 21 May 2022.
• Your team must:
• Consist of three to four students in total, from the same school.
• Be accompanied by a teacher if they’re participating in the finals.
• Teams can consist of any combination of students enrolled in Year 10, 11, and 12, and a school can register up to three teams each year.
• The case will be released online and you'll have eight weeks to submit a final written solution.
• Registered teams will be invited to participate in an online coaching session with a member of the QUT Business School Case Competition team.
• A panel of judges will assess the written submissions and choose finalists.
• You will be emailed to let you know the outcome of your submission.

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Timeline:

• Registrations open: 4 November 2021.
• Registrations close: 28 February 2022.
• Business case sent to teams: 1 March 2022.
• Written submissions due: 25 April 2022.
• Finalist teams announced: 5 May 2022.
• Champions round: Saturday 21 May 2022.

About QUT Business School:

The QUT Business School is one of six faculties at the Queensland University of Technology. It is home to the QUT Graduate School of Business, as well as four-discipline focused schools; the School of Accountancy, the School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations, the School of Economics and Finance, and the School of Management. As well, it is Australia's first business school to earn all three symbols of excellence from the world's leading accrediting bodies, holding the triple crown since 2005. Less than 1% of all business schools globally have achieved triple accreditation.

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