A group of four students from the double Degrees in Economics and Law at the University of Navarra have participated in the Asian Business Case Competition in Singapore, an academic team competition in which students must propose an original and viable solution to a real-world theoretical and practical problem.

Gonzalo Álvarez de Toledo, Itziar Masifern, José Félix Velasco and Marc Gòdia, all fifth year students of the double degrees Degrees in Economics and Law, represented the University of Navarra against colleagues from North America, Oceania and Asia. The University of Navarra was the only European representative in the competition.

The focus of the competition was sustainability. The teams had 40 hours to prepare a proposal for a consultancy service that offered its services at management sustainable resources. They had to focus on the recycling of waste for electricity production, analyzing the process from collection to the factory, including the social impact of recycling on society. All from both national and international perspectives.

"It was a very open case and pure strategy", in the words of Itziar Masifern, who evaluated the experience very positively, despite the fact that the Navarra team did not manage to qualify for the final phase. 

presentation of the Case Competition Club of the University

Precisely to improve the preparation of the students who compete, and to take advantage of the experience of those who have already competed, the Case Competition Club. The student volunteers behind it presented the 2014-15 edition of the Club last week.

Ignacio Lezaun, partner of Deloitte, was present at presentation. Lezaun pointed out the advantages of participating in academic competitions such as case competitions, "as they allow students to develop the skills they need in today's working world," he said. Working at group, under pressure and knowing how to communicate ideas in a structured way are necessary skills in these class competitions, which also allow students to meet colleagues from other countries and travel around the world.

The president of the Case Competition Club, Francisco Guillén, encouraged all students to get involved in the club's activities, and detailed the activities and conferences scheduled for the first quarter of the year.