Hear from students who participated in the HULT Global Case Challenge Regional Finals in Shanghai
CUHK students who recently participated in a case competition in Shanghai share their feedback from the event:
“For me participation at the HULT Global Case Challenge Regional Finals in Shanghai gave me a wonderful opportunity to meet dedicated students from all over the world and to compete with them for a good cause. Gaining insights into the different challenges NGOs face in today’s globalized world, understanding them and applying a business mindset to find innovative solutions was very challenging, but also very rewarding. It was great to see how different teams looked at the same problem and how many different solutions could be found. I also found it very interesting to interact with the NGO representatives as it helped me to understand their struggle between having to operate as a business and to be competitive and at the same time reach their goals as an NGO, in the case of Sunny Money to replace kerosene with cheaper, better and saver solar light in households that do not have the purchasing power to do so on their own. I would love to further apply my business knowledge to NGO cases as it broadened my horizon considerably and I am looking forward to similar competitions to take part in.”
Carolin Voelker
“Even before I started the MBA program at CUHK I knew I would want to participate in one of the case competitions, as I like the idea of competing with a group of classmates against other top business schools, whilst having a good time and getting to know a lot of people. The HULT Global Case Competition enabled me to have exactly that – the competition was tough, but the socializing part and the final party were rewarding us for the effort we put in. All in all, the HULT Global Case Competition was a great experience and it was an honor to represent CUHK there.”
Philipp Martin
“Again CUHK has enabled me to participate in a globally known business competition. Participating in these diversified competitions and measuring myself against other global top MBA programs has been a major part of my MBA experience and a great learning. The HULT Global Case Competition specifically gave me the opportunity to apply my personal NGO experiences from Kenya to a similar project only on a much larger scale with a global impact. Competing in Shanghai with my team was not only a great learning but also a memory that I will always keep in mind – a memory that CUHK enabled me to make.”
Christian Seurig
“The HULT Global Case Competition gave me a chance to combine two things that I enjoy the most: competition and giving something back to the society. This was a fabulous platform for our team to apply our skills in developing wonderful solutions for a good cause and also learn from each other and from different Business school teams from around the world. Even though we were not the winners, I believe we did something great and actually produced something good. We are still working with NGO, who was impressed with our solutions, beyond the scope of the competition and hope to actually implement something in Africa.”
Nitin Damodaran
“After finding out about the HULT Global Case Competition, I knew right away that I wanted to participate. And, looking back on the experience, I am so glad I did. The competition itself gave us a great opportunity to be creative and brainstorm ideas for a good cause. Getting to meet an NGO representative and engaging in discussion with students from top business schools from around the world also added greatly to the experience. Overall our time in Shanghai was unique and brought our learning outside of the classroom into a competitive and exciting setting. I am sure my team would in join me in saying that the competition gave us some great memories to look back on during our time at CUHK.”
Elena Rueckert
Student Reviews
One of a kind
I studied Bioinformatics at CUHK last year. It was the only Master's degree in Hong Kong in this field. This program developed my analytical skills and equipped me to be a Bioinformatician in a very practical way.
I enjoyed my year here and met classmates from different parts of the world. If you are thinking to enhance your profile, this degree program would be a good option.
general education courses, unique college system, large campus
The university facilitates multi-dimension and interdisciplinary learning. In social science faculty, we need to choose courses as our faculty package from other departments (architecture, psychology, sociology, etc.) to learn more than our major required courses. We are also required to finish general education courses, which aid our critical thinking and humanistic sensibilities. I do recommend the social science broad-based program, and the professors I met so far are all responsible and erudite.
LLM
The faculty of law is relatively new. You do not need to have a LLB to pursue a LLM, which is special. The taught programme is great for mature students who want to obtain legal knowledge.
CUHK has good teaching staff too.
Amazing Campus and Great Educational Environment
Not only is CUHK's main campus breathtaking, it provides for a good educational environment for students. The university is well-equipped with modern and up-to-date facilities to help students with their study. We have 8 libraries in total around the campus; one for media, one for architectural studies, the medical library and the law library. The Professors are always helpful and are happy to talk to students when needed.
Moreover, the college system within the university brings forth the uniqueness of CUHK. Each student belongs to a different college, and in that students are able to meet different peoples from different countries and students from different faculties.
I think CUHK provides for a well-rounded university life for all students.
exthrillating
One of the most down to earth places in HK. A great opportunity to learn and embody the local culture. Also had one the most beautiful campus in Hong Kong up on the hillside. Glad to have graduated here.
Innovative and Supportive
My university provided me with all the support I needed, and encouraged me to be up to date with all the new developments in the world. They also provided me with the incentive to excel at what I do, and they take much pride in my achievements. I have had a very rewarding university experience.
Small, New But Friendly Law School
To being with, I think the campus of CUHK is the best and the biggest in Hong Kong, with fresh air and trees everywhere.
I am an undergraduate Law student at CUHK and I think the teaching here is great, with very friendly and nice professors and the new Lee Shau Kee Building.
In terms of the courses offered by CUHK, as one of the largest universities in Hong Kong, CUHK is an all-rounded university, offering a wide range of courses to students. Students may take the introductory courses of discipline other than their own major, or even declare a minor.
For law electives, due to the small amount of intake, the variety of law electives are not that huge. However, the Faculty is offering some international programmes, which can be treated as law electives, but at the same time, provide us with an opportunity to travel and know more about the legal system of another country.
The career support from the Faculty of Law is also amazing. The Faculty will organise CV Sessions and talks on how to get an internship from law firms or mini-pupillage from barrister's chambers. Each student will also have a Distinguished Professional Mentor, which is a current legal profession, providing us with practical advices and updates of the legal field.
Finally, from my personal experience, I think the students in CUHK are friendly and genuine. As Law students, competition is inevitable for grades, GPAs, vacation schemes and training contract. However, I think the competition in CUHK Law School is a positive one, in a sense that help us grow together, instead of fighting with each other no matter what. That is the biggest reason why I am having a very good time here in CUHK Law School.
A place to explore your interests
As a law graduate from CUHK (both undergrad and post-grad), I realise that I had many opportunities to explore my areas of interests (legal and non-legal both). The faculty/university requires us to take a certain number of non-law electives, and offers a plethora of courses to choose from. Personally, I took 3 modules in Korean --I can't say it's made me highly proficient, but it's definitely given me a good foundation (I can walk into a Korean restaurant and confidently order food, at the very least). The fact that language courses are offered also provides students who are more financially constrained an opportunity to learn a language without having to shell out a premium for a decent language course. On top of that, we have a range of law electives as well. I know of classmates who have developed lasting interest in different areas of law because of the electives they took in school. The two electives that I would say have changed me is (i) mooting and (ii) family law. I think my experience in an international commercial arbitration moot competition has helped tremendously in formulating legal arguments and legal writing. On the other hand, taking a family law elective has made me very interested in the family law practice, especially in terms of child rights. For these experiences which I have gained, I'm grateful for the opportunities provided by the school.
One main issue most students I know have is with the way our GPA is calculated and the lack of transparency in terms of how the honours system works. As our GPA is marked on a curve. it's highly unrepresentative of what we have achieved as individuals. Given that our GPA is the only criteria that is looked at when we apply for the compulsory post-graduate law course (mandatory should we want to practise law and/or be trainees in Hong Kong), it will put our own students at a distinct disadvantage when we compete for limited spaces with students from schools where GPA is not on a bell curve.
Valuable time in CUHK
I like the learning environment and people at CUHK. Surrounded by hills and Tolo Harbour, CUHK provides a balance between nature and hustle. You can always escape from the busy study life and meet your friend around the big campus for different activities.
