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A team of 4 UvA EB Bachelor’s students was the runner-up in the HSBC/Hong Kong University Asia Pacific Business Case Competition 2025. The competition took place from 2 – 6 June in Hong Kong. ABS professor Hans Borgman supervised the Economics and Business team in his role as a faculty advisor.
EB team (L to R): Helen Gaydukova, Anna Kvatchadze, Hans Borgman, Philipp Greiner, Mats Eelman
EB team (L to R): Helen Gaydukova, Anna Kvatchadze, Hans Borgman, Philipp Greiner, Mats Eelman

The team members are also active in the Sefa student association Case Club.

The UvA team won the first 3 preliminary rounds and finished as 1st runner-up behind the winners RMIT (campus Vietnam). The competition, organised by Hong Kong University, featured 24 teams from around the world.

Pen and paper

The HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Competition enhances the traditional strengths of the case method of teaching by moving the business case from the classroom into a global competition format. In the competition, students from across the globe are judged by senior executives who make decisions on a daily basis.
Teams are given 3 hours to solve a case and present their analysis to the jury of executives. While preparing their case, students must complete their work using pen and paper only. They have no access to computers, AI, Internet, or a smartphone. The teams are evaluated for their ability to identify key issues in the case, offer feasible solutions, and defend their decisions during a question and answer session.