UIC President Prof Ching-Fai Ng presents a certificate and a book to the champions at the Celebration Ceremony

“Preparing for the QP reports and presentations was painful but rewarding as well,” said Year Four Applied Economics student Zhu Zheheng, the Best Presenter of the Qualification Programme (QP) Case Analysis Competition 2014, at a Celebration Ceremony on 17 December.

Earlier this month, student teams from UIC’s Division of Business and Management (DBM) achieved a historic clean sweep at this national accounting competition in Guangzhou.

Zhu Zheheng gave suggestions to future QP competition applicants. He told them to “learn to enjoy the process” and to be “willing to sacrifice their time.”

“Teach yourselves things you do not know. Your advisor will guide you, but the ideas in the report must be yours. Be passionate about your ideas and believe in your plan.”

Vice President Prof Sze Yong Zee and the first runner-up team

Vice President Prof Cong Zhang with the second runner-up team

UIC President Prof Ng Ching-Fai congratulated the three winning teams and expressed his appreciation to the advisors and other staff members who helped the students in preparing for the competition.

(From left) The third, second and first places winners' advisors Mr Thomas Leung, Mr Ben Wong and Dr Uchenna Eze, with President Prof Ching-Fai Ng

Dean of DBM Prof Stella Cho told the audience of the dramatic moment when the eventual champion team was not eligible for the final until a team from another university withdrew.

She said she was not surprised that three UIC teams took the top three places in the end, as they are equipped with good English and presentation skills, problem-solving abilities, and presented convincing and to-the-point answers.

Dean of DBM Prof Stella Cho presents souvenirs to DBM students who finished the second round of the competition

Reporter: Wenxuan Zhou (IJ, Year One)

Photographer: Yi Xie (CCM, Year One)

Editor: Deen He

(from MPRO, with special thanks to the ELC)