International students at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) outshone their Taiwanese counterparts in the university’s recent English business proposal competition.
An international team called “Ho Ho Ho,” claimed first prize by proposing a “stress relieving cafe.” The team comprised of NCKU International Masters of Business Administration (IMBA) student Ottavia from Indonesia, IMBA graduate student Chuluunbaatar Enkhbold from Mongolia and Institute of Creative Industry Design student Paramita Asri from Indonesia.
The proposed cafe would allow students to release their pressure and frustrations in numerous ways, including a games room where students could vent their frustrations by boxing, throwing bottles, inserting needles into voodoo dolls or covering walls with graffiti.
There would also be a burning room for customers of the cafe to burn bad memories or objects that reminded them of bad memories, the team said.
The team stood out from the 14 teams in last week’s English Business Proposal Contest — a competition for students to demonstrate their business creativity to attract potential investors.
A group called “Eagle United,” consisting of IMBA senior students John Qubti from Canada, Jonathan Kirkwood Dickerson from the US and two Taiwanese students, came in second. They proposed that NCKU’s English-speaking community teach English to local students on campus, the school said.
Qubti’s team also proposed that NCKU’s native English speakers help Taiwanese businesspeople in the Tainan area improve their English proficiency.
The Apex Solutions team led by NCKU’s IMBA student Martin Ortega-Azurduy from Bolivia won third place by proposing the creation of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) card for cellphones, the school said.
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