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Virginia Tech Global Case Challenge Winner Announced: Team 1: The Dragons from Universidad San Francisco de Quito

The Dragons team is made up of 4 students with degrees in business admin and finance, marketing, and industrial engineering. The Dragons provided a solution to Virginia Tech Transportation Institute's case and wowed the judges. Their case solution may be viewed here: Click for The Dragons solution!

Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) is a liberal-arts, private university located in Quito, Ecuador. It was the first totally private self-financed university in Ecuador and the first liberal-arts institution in the Andean region. It is ranked as the #1 university in Ecuador and #65 in Latin America by QS Latin America Rankings, 2021. USFQ's education model is aimed at the formation of leading, innovative and entrepreneurial professionals, serving the community within the philosophy of Liberal Arts and integrating everyone sectors of local and regional society.

Network

Network with key figures in top organizations, work with other dedicated students, and expose yourself to top companies in their respective industries, virtually, at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center's Game Changer Week.

Global Case Challenge participants receive access to online events being held for the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center's Game Changer Week. Throughout the week of August 23-27, 2021, student teams will be provided access to any online events for Game Changer Week.

Game Changer week includes various events corresponding to tracks and provides attendees the opportunity to make connections and network with thought leaders, creators, inventors, and influencers. Tracks include but are not limited to: aerospace, biotechnology, university (Virginia Tech), software, technology, design, blockchain, and startups/early seed.

For more information visit: www.vtcrc.com/about/marketing/gamechangers/

Born out of a need to translate Virginia Tech research to commercial potential, the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC) was established in Blacksburg in 1985. Since then, it has been home to over 750 premier organizations with a common goal to disrupt industries. Today, with operations across Virginia, the research park continues to be a destination for growth and a space with purpose. Our mission is to create space with purpose where innovators have access to unparalleled resources, partnerships, and opportunities for growth.

Virginia Tech's Outreach and International Affairs supports the university's engagement mission by creating community partnerships and projects, offering professional development programs and technical assistance, and building collaboartions to enrich discovery and learning-- all with the overaching goal of improving the quality of life for people within the commonwealth and throughout the world.