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University of Dubai students win DIFC Globe award
DUBAI - A team of five students from University of Dubai (UD), an academic institution established by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has won the DIFC Globe award for their outstanding equity research report and presentation on DP World at the final event of the Global Investment Research Challenge.
The panel of judges evaluated the participating teams from the university, and other well known academic institutions in Dubai, on the basis of their investment case, presentation skills and ability to answer multiple challenging questions from the panel. The UD team was awarded first place based on their overall performance in the competition.
Dr M. Omar Hefni, President of the university, said: “Once again our students have proved the credentials of our institution and have added a feather to its cap.” The participating students were: Ahmad R. Esmaeel, Deema Nabil Hassan, Najat Kassem Lezziek, Samer Ali and Souheila Issam. A faculty representative from the university, Dr. Reza Chowdhury, and an external mentor, Prabhakar K. (CFA, FSA and CISA), partner and CEO of Moricon International, provided the necessary guidance to the team to carry out their research. The UD team presented and defended its report before a panel of independent judges.
The panel of judges included Deon Vernooy, Senior Executive Officer at Emirates Investment Services Limited; Ashok Talukdar, Assistant Advisor for Treasury in the Evaluation & Follow-up Department at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA); Redwan Ahmed, Industrial Analyst at EFG Hermes and Yacoub H. Nuseibeh, President of CFA Emirates.
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