Background

Faculty of Business, popularly known as PolyU Business School (PBS), is a world-class business school that offers high-quality academic programmes and leads cutting-edge research in business and related disciplines. We are proud to have achieved accreditations from AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (EFMD Quality Improvement System).

Dedicated to the pursuit of Innovation-driven Education and Scholarship (IDEAS), PBS engages stakeholders to deliver societal impact in a sustainable way, with a focus on Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.

Through our educational programmes, partnerships, and close links with industry and the professional community, we strive to transfer knowledge and technology to the wider community.  We will be engaged with an education and training company as the provider of AI-related training for our participants in this Competition.

Objectives

The competition aims to provide participants with:

• A good understanding of the significance of business education in the digital age

• Hands-on experience of using real-world business problems

• An understanding of the disciplines of studies offered by PolyU Business School

Eligibility

• Secondary 4 or 5 / Grade 10 or 11 (US system) / Year 11 or 12 (UK system) / Senior High School Year 1 or 2 in Mainland in the 2024/25 academic year

• Both local and non-local students are eligible

• Individual students or teams of up to 5 students. A student cannot join more than one team. There is no limit on the number of teams / students from one school.

• Those with limited or no tech and/or business background are also welcome

Programme

Stage 1: April 2025 (1 day) Tentative

• Kick off ceremony and Stage 1 Competition  

Stage 2: June 2025 (2 days) Tentative

• Training and Stage 2 Competition 

• Presentation and Award Ceremony

Prizes and Recognition

Technology in Business Case Competition 2024

The Competition in 2024 attracted over 100 high school students who worked in teams to solve real-world business problems.

We engaged Preface, a leading Hong Kong based technology education and training company, as the provider of AI-related training for our participants in this Competition.

Training Highlights

• Sharing: The Future of Technology in Business
• Hands-on training sessions on:
  • AI and Generative AI Tools
  • Design Thinking
  • Digital marketing
  • UX/UI
• Guided work time on the business case
• Solution presentations
• Prize presentation

Students applied the hands-on experience to solve practical business solutions, and then presented to a panel of judges from the school. The team from Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section) won the competition. They were impressed that, despite only two days of learning, the students were able to develop well-thought-out solutions, demonstrating remarkable potential.

Many participants expressed interest in pursuing business studies after the competition. Dr Tina Wong, Assistant Dean (Accreditation) of PolyU Business School advised students the importance in developing a global perspective, as business is not limited to Hong Kong but operates worldwide and understanding global trends is crucial in the future working environment.

The Faculty members and instructors agreed that the most of participants exceeded expectations and demonstrated skills far beyond the typical high school level.

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For Technology in Business Case Competition 2025, please visit the competition page: Technology in Business Case Competition

For enquiries, please contact Mr Marcus Wong at 3400 3572 or fb.marketing@polyu.edu.hk.