A few days ago, a team consisting of Yuan Zhongfang, Hu Yuwen, Li Zhiming and Chen Sihang from the School of Management and Economics (SME) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) traveled to Norway to participate in the 5-day 2023 NHH International Case Competition under the leadership of Prof. Stella So.

As the only Asian team in this tournament, SME students demonstrated a high level of professionalism and team spirit in this international case competition. By competing with teams from 12 top business schools from all over the world, our students' professional skills, international vision and cross-cultural communication skills have been steadily improved, and their outstanding performance won the unanimous recognition and high praise from the judges of NHH.

Overall, the contestants have benefited greatly from their experience in this international case competition. During the competition, they witnessed the strength of their international peers, saw how calm and creative they were in their presentations, and realized that they still have a lot of room for improvement in this area. Li Zhiming mentioned that he had never participated in a business competition in the field of strategy consulting before, but through this competition, he gained a clearer and more systematic understanding of the steps of strategy analysis.

About NHH

NHH International Case Competition started in 2017. It is Norway's first global business case analysis competition for university students, organized by Norges Handelshøyskole. The organizer is committed to providing a high-profile international student exchange platform for the world's outstanding business school students, and honing the participating students' professional knowledge comprehension, practical ability and international exchange ability.

Instructor’s Comments

Professor Stella So

Associate Professor, SME, CUHK-Shenzhen

Chinese students need the international stage. Although it is always difficult for us to win prizes in international case competitions, being on a bigger platform allows us to feel the confidence, maturity, and mindset of international teams and realize the gaps we still need to fill. Even though we didn't make it to the top three in this tournament, we still returned home with a full house.