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Students from the Adam Smith Business School made it to the final of the Global Student Challenge in Zwolle, Netherlands. The team, Meticulous Medley, were the overall winners of the competition, defeating 21 other national winners from 20 different countries around the world.

The Global Student Challenge 2017 gives undergrad students, worldwide, the chance to get hands on experience in almost all aspects of running a global business. The competition saw contestants manage a supply chain and associated financial aspects, whilst making decisions on the production and distribution of personal care products to supermarket chains.

‌Meticulous Medley said: “The Global Student Challenge was, in our opinion, one of the most worthwhile experiences we’ve had during our time at University. It gave us a chance to apply our knowledge in a real environment.

The best thing about the experience was definitely teamwork. As a team we had to coordinate all of our decisions together, as each role, whether it was purchasing, sales or finance, had a direct impact on all other parts of the business. Finally, the event was an amazing opportunity to meet nearly 100 other students from all over the world. Not many students get such an amazing networking opportunity and we think many of the connections we established there we will continue in our future careers”.

Dr Rob Dekkers Readers, Reader in Industrial Management and team coach, said: “I was really impressed by the performance of the team. Not only did they put their full weight into the competition, they also managed to study and prepare for the upcoming exams. What dedication”.

Pre-registration will soon be open for next year’s event; for more information or to register your interest, visit Global Student Challenge.

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First published: 26 April 2017