The IBM Semi-Finalists: L-R Chun Fung Kwok, Maryam Raji,Mathew Wescott (RBS representative), Helen Gammons (WRCETLE representative), Steve Redmond and Lukas Schmidt

In February this year a team of four students from the University of Sheffield reached the semi-finals of the IBM University Business Challenge where they were narrowly beaten to a place in the final by a team from Exeter University.

The IBM University Business Challenge offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to improve their knowledge of the business world.  As a team they take the role of management consultants for a series of realistic, simulated companies, making all the critical decisions that affect the company’s performance.  The challenge helps students to improve their decision-making skills, develop their team-working abilities and increase their knowledge in key business areas such as marketing, finance and production.

Click here to read a report from this years’ semi finalists.

If you would like more information on the IBM University Business Challenge please click here.

If you will be an undergraduate student in any discipline at the University of Sheffield in 2009/10 and would like to be kept informed of next years Challenge, or other enterprise opportunities at the University please e-mail enterprisezone@sheffield.ac.uk.