The Research School of Accounting at the ANU College of Business and Economics (CBE) is pleased to host the seventh annual ANU Business Case Study Competition in 2024.
This virtual competition brings together teams of Year 11 and 12 students to show case their analytical, problem solving and communication skills. The competition is an excellent opportunity for high school students to challenge their understanding of analysing and presenting financial information, corporate governance and effective decision making in a business setting.
The format of this year’s competition includes two rounds: the selection and final round. More information in the submission details below.
Preview of the 2024 case study
The ANU Students’ Association (the representative body for all ANU students) has decided to organise a cultural exposition to complement the annual National Multicultural Festival in Canberra, which coincides with the start of Semester 1. The rich cultural diversity of the ANU student cohort provides the ingredients for a vibrant ANU based cultural exposition in the Kambri precinct. The Association has recruited a small team of volunteers to plan and manage this project.
2024 Key dates
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Registration deadline |
Sunday 1 September |
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Competition booklet and academic content video will be sent to registered teams and teachers |
Monday 2 September |
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Selection round – report submission deadline |
Friday 27 September |
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Final round - top teams' announcement |
Monday 21 October |
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Final round - video submission deadline |
Friday 8 November |
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Winner announcement |
Late November |
Entry is restricted to schools by invitation only, and is open to Year 11 and 12 students (School Year 2024-2025). Each school can enter a maximum of two teams. If a school has many interested students, we recommend holding an internal competition to determine the two representing teams. Each team should consist of a minimum of three people, with a maximum of four.
For more information, or to express interest, please contact international.cbe@anu.edu.au.
- Case study material and guidelines will be provided to registered teams and teachers from Monday 2 September.
- Registered teams are required to submit a written report by the deadline for their entries to be accepted and selected to proceed to the final round.
- Only the top teams will progress to the final round to submit a video presentation.
- The prize winners will be determined based on both the submitted report and the video presentation.
- A judging panel from the CBE Research School of Accounting will evaluate all submissions. While there will be no individual feedback provided to each team, each team will receive notification of their quartile placement.
- Each team that completed a submission during the selection round and final round will receive a certificate of participation.
Written report
All registered teams are required to prepare and submit a report addressing the question in the case study by Friday 27 September. Further details of what to include in the report will be in the case study guidelines.
Video presentation
For the final round, the top teams are required to submit a video presentation of up to 10 minutes detailing their case study findings by Friday 8 November. Further details of what to include in the video presentation will be in the case study guidelines.
For more information, please contact us.
- The judging panel will announce the results in late November.
- The winning team will receive an AUD$1500* Amazon e-gift card to be shared among team members. Each member will also receive a winner certificate.
- The runner-up team will receive an AUD$750* Amazon e-gift card to be shared among team members. Each member will also receive a certificate.
- For countries with at least 3 team submissions (per country), the best in country will also be announced, and these teams will receive an AUD$150* Amazon e-gift card per team (excluding teams that have received prizes for overall winning team or runner up). The e-gift card is to be shared among team members.
*The Amazon e-gift card will be purchased from Amazon.com and the amount shown on the e-gift card will be in US dollar. The Australian dollar amount will be converted to the US dollar on the day the card is purchased.
Congratulations to our winning team, runner up team and all students who participated in the 2023 ANU Business Case Study Competition.
Winning team: Team Case Breaker – Taman Rama Intercultural School, Denpasar, Indonesia
Runner up team: Team The Jason Squad – Sunway College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia