The CIMA Global Business Challenge is an international business competition for undergraduates around the world, designed to bring out the best in the young business leaders of tomorrow.

By working together as a team of four to present a business case study, it is a great opportunity for you to showcase your talent in business management, and learn how to become the business leaders of the future.

You also have the opportunity to win a place at the global final in Warsaw, Poland.

The competition is organised in partnership with Barclays, who share our vision of developing and nurturing young talent around the world.

Are you a future business leader? Prove it! #cimagbc . Registrations for this year’s undergraduate CIMA Global Business Challenge is open!

https://secure.cimaglobal.com/Events-and-cpd-courses/globalbusinesschallenge/GBC-Entry-Form/


Competition stages
The CIMA GBC competition is run in three stages. Teams of four act as consultants and compete amongst teams within their country or region at the early stages. The winning team then proceeds to the global final, to be held in Poland, Europe, representing their country or region in the battle for the global champion title.

Stage one – case study analysis
Teams prepare a 3000 word report based on the GBC challenge material. The challenge material includes the following:
- Case study
- Scenario
- Tips and techniques document.
Submit your report to your local region by the deadline for that region.

Stage two – synopsis and presentation (country / regional final)

Four to six teams (depending on country / region) are shortlisted at country or regional level.* These shortlisted teams are required to:
- Write a two page synopsis of their report
- Prepare a team video based on a given brief
- Give an oral presentation
- Participate in a question and answer session with the judges at the end of each presentation.
*Depending on the country, there might be an additional stage before the country final.
A country may be split into regions. Therefore participants will compete at regional level and the regional winners will then proceed to the country final.

For more information, please refer to your country / regional page.
http://www.cimaglobal.com/Events-and-cpd-courses/globalbusinesschallenge/Nigeria/

Stage three – presentation (global final)
The winning team from each country or region will compete in the global final. They will be required to:
- Submit their two page synopsis
- Submit their team video
- Present to an audience, which includes a panel of high profile international judges
- Participate in a question and answer session with the judges at the end of each presentation.