ZAPOPAN, Jalisco; January 30, 2024.- Students from the Universidad Panamericana Campus Guadalajara, Karla Alatorre, Administration and Management; Paola Velázquez, Administration and International Business; Fernanda Plashinski, Family Business Administration and Management and Administration and International Business; and Andrea Dávila, Administration and Finance, won second place in the Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC) at the University of Vermont.
Family Enterprise Case Competition
The trip took place from January 8-14, during which the students represented Panamericana in the FECC, a competition that challenges participants to analyze business cases of family businesses and develop creative strategies to address their current and future challenges.
"The competition was a family business competition where we were given problems of companies from different industries and countries where we had to give recommendations and strategies to a group of judges," shared student Fernanda Plaschinski .
Participating universities
Twenty-five universities competed in two categories, with Panamericana Campus Guadalajara students competing in the undergraduate category. undergraduate (undergraduate level) against 12 other institutions from around the world.
First place in its division and second place in the competition
The students of Entrepreneurship won first place in their division, competing directly with the University of Munich and the University of Vermont, and then competed against the 6 finalist universities where they won second place in the competition.
"We were very satisfied with the result, as it reflected the work we put into the previous preparation and the great teamwork to provide outstanding solutions to the cases," said student Paola Velázquez. and the great teamwork to provide outstanding solutions to the cases," said student Paola Velázquez.
Teacher support
The intensive preparation provided by Panamericana was fundamental to the team's success, with the support of professors such as Ana Cristina González de Alba, Pablo Ibáñez, Claudio Vázquez and Pieter Verhallen, who provided specialized guidance in the field of family businesses.
One piece of advice Paola Velázquez gives to the university community is to "get out of your comfort zone.get out of your comfort zone and to dare to be part of such enriching and high-level experiences as those offered by the business careers. These are competencies that open the doors to the real business world.
The Universidad Panamericana Campus Guadalajara is proud of the success of students Karla Alatorre, Paola Velázquez, Fernanda Plashinski and Andrea Dávila in the Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC) at the University of Vermont. This achievement is a reflection of the commitment to academic excellence and entrepreneurship that characterize our institution.
