We prefer UAE Global Management Challenge over other competitions for the enriching challenge it provides our students who are global business leaders in the making. What makes the challenge unique is the foundation and objectives of the competition, its global exposure and the simulated strategy, critical thinking and other key management components. It is also a rich experience for the challenge complements classroom learning, facilitates a platform for development through training and application in an interactive simulated interface that allows them to compete with like-minded individual at a regional and international level.

Regarding our experience throughout UAE Global Management Challenge, the whole experience was very challenging, to say the least. The manual was too long to read in the first place – that was quite daunting. Had to balance between this and regular college work. However, looking on the bright side, it was interesting to know the degree of complexity in the simulation. It allowed us to experience the relationships between various functional areas of a manufacturing business – something that we only studied in theory. The whole experience was really exciting especially when the results came out in our favor.

GMC was the most enriching competition that we ever participated in during our masters’. The fierce nail-biting competition amongst the teams was a thrilling experience. In a span of 3 months, we had absorbed the simulation completely and honed our strategy formulation skills. We are now better aware and prepared with all aspects that is involved in runninga business. As a team, we never left any stone unturned to come up with the best output. As we worked on this competition through weekends and late nights, it helped develop our collaboration skills. The adrenaline rush and seldom coin flip decisions were a lot of fun. If one has not participated in the GMC, he has missed a great experience in life.

We are committed to seeing education advance in the region and initiatives such as UAE Global Management Challenge illustrate the pursuit of leadership skills and knowledge in students.

We support education in all its forms, especially platforms that are committed to seeing students and corporates gain knowledge. The competition is a great platform not only to enhance education but for students and corporates to network.

This was a really unique training programme for us. We got a deeper understanding of the business as a whole and how decisions taken in one department affect work in other divisions of the company.

This opportunity allowed us to invest in the lives of young students so that we may contribute to the development of our future business leaders in the region.

The Competition will provide students with the opportunity to make real-life business decisions that they would not ordinarily be exposed to at this stage in their career. As the decisions are multi-disciplinary, the competition will enable the students to apply content and skills they have learned in their various courses, essentially converting theory into practice in a global context.

This is the first time that DP World is participating in something of this nature. We decided to take on the challenge because it allows us to showcase our talent. When I first saw the proposal around the initiative I was encouraged because it allowed us to give a platform to our employees that was practical. I was also keen to see some of our young talent working together and i am proud of what they have accomplished so far. Its very important for DP World to see our employees grow and this competetion does just that

The competition has provided me with valuable knowledge and exposures on the working scenarios of manufacturing unit and by taking various decisions including in the HR field, I have better idea now of the practical aspects of business.

This competition gives a real world experience of running a company which makes the learning concept to apply in real life

Being an MBA student this experience is going to help me immensely

It’s been a lot of fun. It allowed us to see how far we could push the boundaries of our decisions-of course dependent on the market conditions that we were handed every week. It also allowed us to make mistakes confirming to us that there are consequences for every decision made in a company. We also realized that the decision-making process is not supervised we are trusted to run this virtual company on our own, which we were quite proud of doing.