Registration closes on 11 March, 2012
Savvy business students across the world have the opportunity to gain global exposure and learn valuable skills for the future courtesy of the CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Global Business Challenge (GBC).
The 2012 CIMA GBC, which is being held in partnership with Barclays, is an international business management competition open to full time undergraduates of public and private colleges and universities who are ideally from a business or finance background. The competition is designed to bring out the best in potential young business leaders. It provides students with a great opportunity to test the depth of their financial knowledge and expand upon their competitive ability. In addition, it has previously led to internship opportunities from well-known organisations.
CIMA offers an international qualification in management accountancy and is the world's leading and largest professional body. Each team will be expected to analyse, report and present on a CIMA case study. The winning team from each region will be flown to the global final in Sri Lanka on 21 and 22 July 2012 to compete against 21 other regions for the title of global champions.
The teams taking part will come from Australia, Bangladesh, Mainland China, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, the Middle East, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the UK, Vietnam and Zambia.
Geetu Ahuja, Regional Manager - Middle East, CIMA, said, "CIMA provides an internationally recognised professional qualification in management accountancy and represents some of the highest flying finance leaders in the world. The CIMA Global Business Challenge is an exciting initiative for students throughout the GCC to work on a real life case study and further develop their business skills. It is an opportunity for students to not only standout in their educational institutions, but also with future employers."
Team Scions, from the Philippines, were crowned champions at the 2011 global final held in Chengdu, China. The team beat nearly 9000 international student applicants and presented to over 700 guests before being assessed by a panel of industry expert judges from organisations across the globe to emerge as the winning team.
Students can register by 11 March, 2012. The country finale will take place on 31 May, 2012. To enter the 2012 CIMA GBC log onto www.cimaglobal.com/gbc2012 and join the dedicated GBC Facebook page for regular updates and information on the teams.
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The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, founded in 1919, is the world's leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants, with 183,000 members and students operating in 168 countries, working at the heart of business. CIMA members and students work in industry, commerce, the public sector and not-for-profit organisations. CIMA works closely with employers and sponsors leading-edge research, constantly updating its qualification, professional experience requirements and continuing professional development to ensure it remains the employers' choice when recruiting financially-trained business leaders.
Professionalism and ethics are at the core of CIMA's activities with every member and student bound by rigorous standards so that integrity, expertise and vision are brought together.
CIMA is proud to be the first professional accounting body to offer a truly global product in the fast-moving area of Islamic Finance.
For more information about CIMA, please visit www.cimaglobal.com
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Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 144,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for 48 million customers and clients worldwide.
For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com.
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Ewan Abbasi
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Michaela Lambert-Beresford
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Michaela.Lambert-Beresford@cimaglobal.com
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