HSBC Undergraduate Business Case Competition (Mauritius) 2026 — UoM wins and lands its ticket to Hong Kong

Organized from April 7 to 9 on the Curtin Mauritius campus, the competition was set up by HSBC in collaboration with British Council. It brought together teams from several higher education establishments in the country, including University of Mauritius (UoM), African Leadership College, MCCI Business School, Middlesex University Mauritius as well as Curtin Mauritius. The principle of this competition, demanding in its implementation, is based on the analysis of a real business case presented in the form of a file of around twenty pages, to be processed in a limited time of three hours, without access to teachers or the Internet. Participants must then propose a structured and argued strategy during a twenty-minute presentation, followed by a particularly demanding fifteen-minute question-and-answer session. Beyond academic knowledge, teams are evaluated on their ability to interpret financial data, structure strategic thinking, communicate effectively and respond in real time to questions such as âshark-tankâ.

International final in June

At the end of a competitive final, the team from the University of Mauritius (UoM) won. It was composed of Kritin Deenoo, Drewshi Lea Yedlop Ramana, Siddharth Kumar Heeroo and Yogesh Luchmun. This victory opens the doors to the international final, scheduled for Hong Kong in June 2026, where they will represent Mauritius against university teams from all over Asia.

Second place goes to the Curtin Mauritius team, made up of Andrew Naim Bernard, Charmaine Mpepu, Pravina Bunjun and Ryan Chidochashe Leeroy Mkwavira. The group also distinguished itself by the quality of its analysis and its mastery of the issues of the case studied.

The jury brought together professionals from various backgrounds, reflecting the multidisciplinary dimension of the business world. Among them were Rishi Nursimulu, Charles Crowl, British Council represented in particular by Melwyn Madelon and Naweid Fakeermahamood, as well as Audrey Deegan and Ashiti Prosand. The members of the jury evaluated the teams on the relevance of their recommendations, but also on their ability to defend their hypotheses, to exercise judgment and to adapt to live exchanges.

Oral fluency of participants

When announcing the results, the Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Mauritius, Hajrah Sakauloo, welcomed the constant progression in the level of the competition. She highlighted a notable improvement in the participants' oral fluency, the structuring of their ideas, as well as their ability to interact dynamically with the jury. She also highlighted critical thinking and responsiveness as increasingly determining factors of differentiation.

Beyond the competitive aspect