Warwick comes third in consulting case competition

Warwick received third place at the Warwick Consulting Society (WCS) Warwick Inter-University Consulting Case Competition (WIUCC) on February 15.

The WIUCC was the first case competition of its kind to be held in the UK and was hosted at Warwick Business School.

The competition connected outstanding talent with top consultancies and provided a national platform for students to hone their consulting skills.

Students from ten Russell Group universities and business schools were given the opportunity to take part.

The University of Cambridge emerged as the overall champions. First-runners up went to The University of Manchester. University College London and Warwick University were placed in joint third place.

The winners of the competition received £600 in prize money and a 20-week premium membership from PrepLounge – a case interview preparation platform. The first-runners up, received £300 in prize money and an eight-week premium membership, and both second-runners up received a four-week premium membership.

Vincent Looi, President of WCS 2013-2014, and Elwinder Singh, Vice President of WCS 2013-2014 led the WIUCC.

Of the competition, Mr Singh, commented: “the WIUCC has set the foundation for a vast platform bustling with creative students and globally-renowned employers, each primed to make a huge impact on the consulting industry for years to come.”

Other members of the Warwick team included Moray Busch (Management), Chris Daoulas, (Finance and Economics), Joseph Mogaji (Management) and Alexandru Tamas, (Philosophy, Politics and Economics).

Mr Looi and Mr Singh added that they: “would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the Warwick team on their fantastic achievement as well thank the WIUCC’s main sponsors, WBS and PrepLounge, all judges and participants that attended.”

Each participating University sent a team of four to analyse a set of case studies over two rounds. The teams presented their findings in front of a panel of judges from the consultancy firms Accenture, Deloitte and PwC.

The teams also attended a networking gala and participants were given the chance to network and receive feedback from the consultants who judged the competition.

The University of Cambridge has confirmed that they will host next year’s edition.