Some students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) were once again victorious and they took home the award of CFA INSTITUTE RESEARCH CHALLENGE NATIONAL FINAL
They are:
• Folasade Akinbowale (Department of Finance)
• Timileyin Idowu (Department of Economics)
• Ataranshe Oluwaseyi (Department of Accounting)
• John Oyadougha (Department of Finance)
• Nkechi Okochi (Department of Accounting)
On Friday, January 31, 2020, the above students, led by Dr Peter Amah, a teacher at the Department of Finance, UNILAG, participated within the 2019/2020 edition of the CFA Institute Annual Research Challenge with 11 other schools and emerged victoriously. The competition was entered by 24 schools, out of which 12 made it to the national finals, with Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and University of Ibadan (UI) coming second (2nd) and third (3rd) place respectively.
Winning the primary (1st) place cup will afford Team UNILAG the chance of representing Nigeria at the EMEA (Europe, the centre East and Africa) Regionals in the Dead Sea, Jordan, alongside Team OAU.
The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition that gives university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis and professional ethics. Participating students were tested on their analytical, valuation, report writing, and presentation skills. within the course of participating during this challenge, they gained real-world experience as they assumed the role of research analysts. It had supported their performances and therefore the reports they submitted that 12 out of the 24 universities advanced to the National finals in Lagos, where they presented their reports to a panel of judges.
The administrator, Professor Oluwatoyin, T. Ogundipe, FAS, congratulates Folasade Akinbowale, Timileyin Idowu, Ataranshe Oluwaseyi, John Oyadougha and Nkechi Okochi for their achievements and congratulates the University for winning the Research Challenge for the second time in a row. He wishes Team UNILAG and Team OAU success at the EMEA Regionals in Jordan. Prof. Ogundipe also congratulates the organisers, CFA Society Nigeria, and therefore the official sponsor, Zenith Bank PLC for the success of the event and appreciates them for contributing their quota into empowering the longer term leaders of our dear country Nigeria.
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