The ZJU team Financial Geeks clinched first place in 2019 KPMG National Business Case Competition at Xiamen University on March 2, winning the entrance ticket for the grand final of KICC 2019 - KPMG Innovation & Collaboration Challenge.

This year’s national competition put a greater emphasis on innovation. The participants are asked the question "What innovations would help to empower people in disadvantaged communities to take control of their own health and well-being?"

Taking BGI as its client, Financial Geeks designed a scheme to improve the welfare of patients of rare diseases, and proposed an innovation of its business model. Relying on big data and genetic information, the team showed a set of plans to assist diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases.

As the adviser of the ZJU team, Dr. LIU Qigui from ZJU’s School of Management believed that the team’s strong sense of innovation, collaboration and social responsibility had been the key for their success. “I believe the team members have benefited from the University’s devotion to innovation and entrepreneurship education,” Dr. LIU said. 

REN Yiming, a financial management student in ZJU’s School of Management, said that he had been honored to represent ZJU and inspired to win a title. “It has been quite rewarding, to use our knowledge and find out what we can do for the disadvantaged groups. I am especially grateful to the professors and the School, for the efforts they have made to support us,” he said.

REN said that he would work even harder to develop professionalism and enhance abilities in all respects for the final, which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the coming month. 

This year, the final ten teams in the national competition are from Zhejiang University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Nankai University, Taiwan Chengchi University, Sun Yat-sen University, Xiamen University and Chinese University of Hong Kong. Student teams from Sun Yat-sen University and Tsinghua University won the 2nd place and 3rd place respectively.

Edited by: XU Weiqin

Source: School of Management