The championship round of the NIBS Worldwide Case Competition took place March 3 to 9 at the Leuven University College in Leuven, Belgium. Coached by Professor Robin Ritchie, the NIBS team of Mimi Lam (fourth year Bachelor of International Business), Stephaine Lawrence (fourth year Bachelor of International Business), Ross Park (fourth year Bachelor of Commerce) and Kendra Thorogood (fourth year Bachelor of International Business) were among the top 10 teams in the preliminary written case round advance to the championships in Belgium. In the championship, the team was pitted in head-to-head competition among teams from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Thailand, the U.S. and Canada. The Sprott team delivered an outstanding performance during the three-day round robin of four-hour case resolutions and semi-final round to take third place.
The case competition experience provides students with an incredible experiential learning opportunity, equipping them with skills highly valued by employers, such as problem solving, communication and teamwork.
Congratulations to Kendra and her teammates for their hard work and strong performance in Belgium!
This is a reprint of an article published on the Sprott School of Business website on March 18, 2013.