International Case Competition (CICC) 2015 again with the continuous generous support of Citi. This 13th year’s match will be from October 25 to October 30, 2015 at the scenic HKUST campus in Hong Kong.
The case will be an interdisciplinary business problem and each 4-person undergraduate student team will have 22 hours to develop a solution to the case and present it to a panel of industry and academic judges. The tentative schedule of CICC 2015 is as follows:
Oct 25:
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Teams arrive and check in at the on-campus Conference Lodge at HKUST, then proceed to a networking dinner
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Oct 26:
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Briefing session followed by kick-off lunch with Citi and a city excursion with team ambassadors
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Oct 27:
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Company visit, roundtable luncheon (for advisors only)/ case distribution and preparation (for student teams)
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Oct 28:
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Case preparation in the morning and case presentation in the afternoon (Division Round) and evening (Challenge Round)
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Oct 29:
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Case presentation (Final Round), Award Presentation dinner with young talent show
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Oct 30:
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Departure
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HKUST Business School strives to create a fair and honest competition where students compete on equal terms and the magnificent support of our event sponsor will make your stay in Hong Kong an enjoyable experience. By participating in CICC 2015, we expect all faculty advisors and student teams will join our social and professional activities actively.
A non-refundable registration fee of US$2,250 will be charged to each team. The registration fee covers your 4-student team and 1 advisor’s on-campus accommodation for 5 nights (Oct 25 – Oct 29) and meals during the competition, unless otherwise specified. The participating teams would reside at the newly built HKUST Conference Lodge. With each registration fee, each team would be assigned with 2 double-bed rooms for students and one single-bed room for advisor. Extra single-bed rooms could be added at room cost around HKD750 (~USD97) per night (subject to room availability). Kindly let us know if you are coming early or staying late, the conference tower would try to accommodate your request too (subject to room availability). Your institution will be responsible for the airfare expenses of your student team and advisor.
In the meantime, please kindly complete the attached expression of interest form and return to us via email at your earliest convenience on or before August 20, 2015. For competition details and guidelines of the CICC 2015, please visit the official website at http://cicc.ust.hk. The webpage for CICC 2015 would be ready by early July 2015.
This event is a great opportunity for your students to gain experience in international events. We hope that your team will be among our guests. Should you not be responsible for handling such matters, we appreciate that you forward this invitation to the person in charge. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 852 2358 5020 (Ms Sophia Wan) / 852 2358 8978 (Ms Phoebe Tang) or via email atcicc@ust.hk. We look forward to welcoming you and your team in CICC 2015!