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An opportunity to explore project management and finance

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by Mohammad, AFM student

Students finish 2^nd in the Canada-wide Eclipse Case Competition

We are a team of Accounting and Financial Management students from the University of Waterloo who had the opportunity to participate in this exciting Eclipse Case Competition open for undergraduate students across Ontario. Our team, consisting of Mohammad, Robert, Bryce, and Nathan, had an incredible time at the competition, and we’re excited to share our experience with you.

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A glimpse into the world of taxation: Lessons learned from placing second in the YTP Case Competition

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by Daniel (MAcc student), Ritvik (MAcc student), and Umer (AFM student)

Second place team holding up their prize cheque. From left to right: Daniel, Umer, Professor Julie Robson.

Our team was comprised of two Master of Accounting (MAcc) students who completed all their co-op terms in audit and a fourth-year Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) student who only completed one of his co-op terms in a tax-related role. With a limited background in tax, we all felt underqualified heading into the case competition since we knew we would be competing against peers with much more relevant tax experience.

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Creativity and Tax Knowledge Intersect at the Lang Tax Conference

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by Bowen, Jane, Rebecca, and Baldwyn, graduated AFM

Having fun while competing on a provincial stage

The Lang Tax Conference was an amazing opportunity for our team to combine creativity and research skills in a tax policy-based setting! This was our second year participating in the competition, so we had an idea of what to expect, but it was the first time we were able to prepare for the case and attend the conference in-person.

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Growing our passion in tax: Reflections on placing first at the YTP case competition

Monday, September 18, 2023 by Anshul (AFM student), Baldwyn (MAcc student), Rebecca (MAcc student)

First place team holding up the prize cheque. From left to right: Anshul, Baldwyn, Rebecca, Professor Julie Robson

Our team (from left to right: Anshul, Baldwyn, and Rebecca) recently had the opportunity to compete in the Young Tax Professionals (YTP) Case Competition on June 16, 2023. We had a great experience where we got to use the tax knowledge, research abilities and presentation skills that we have learned from our undergraduate and master’s programs.

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The Global Case Competition with Harvard University

Tuesday, August 8, 2023 by Natasha

From challenge to experience:

Each year, the Global Case Competition at Harvard University attracts over 3,000 finance and business students from 100 universities across the world to present their financial valuation and strategy-backed recommendations to a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) case.

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A challenging and fun experience at the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

Monday, July 17, 2023 by Zia, Biotech/CPA student

Matthew, Zia, Alyzeh, Aryaman, Vireshaar, and Daniel

The Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is a highly competitive event in which teams from universities across the world compete against each other in a simulated venture capital investment process. Our team from the University of Waterloo (myself, Matthew, Alyzeh, Aryaman, Vireshaar and Daniel) were thrilled to have made it to the global finals after winning the Canadian regional competition held in Halifax.

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Winning first place at the STRIVE Conference national case competition

Monday, December 5, 2022 by Ceanna, AFM Student

It was an honour to represent the School of Accounting and Finance and win first place in the STRIVE Conference's national case competition at the senior tier level among several other teams across the country.

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