Kyambogo University topped Ugandan Universities on Tuesday 4th February after winning the CFA Research Challenge 2020 finals held at Golf Course Hotel, Kampala
The CFA Research Challenge is a global competition held annually to recognize outstanding University students in Financial and Investment analysis. The students are tasked to analyze a company listed on the country’s stock market (Uganda Securities Exchange) and recommend an investment decision while backing it up with reliable quantitative and qualitative evidence.
In the 2020 edition, about eight (8) Ugandan Universities made it to the in-country finals where Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited, which owns Stanbic Bank, was used as the case study for analysis. The students were required to prepare investment reports and thereafter present to a panel of judges, most of whom have experience in the banking industry.
Kyambogo University and Uganda Christian University defeated a pool of other Universities to make it to the final round of the competition where the Banda based institution emerged victorious. The presentations were graded basing on content, confidence and response to questions.
The Kyambogo University winning team comprised of Shadrach Kolya as the team leader, Gitta Mark Edwin, Mugabi Kevin Cole and Atukunda Siyemah. They will proceed to represent Uganda in Jordan, Asia for the intercontinental finals competing against European and Asian Universities
“It was team work, commitment and extensive research that got us to win the competition. We faced quite tough and prepared teams most especially UCU at the finals but we persevered and won the competition. We are representing the country in Jordan and we promise to perform to our best,” Shadrach Kolya told Campus Bee.
