LAHORE, Dec 29: A four-member LUMS MBA students’ team will leave the city for Canada on Thursday (today) to attend the 30th annual John Molson MBA International Case Competition.

Thirty-six top business schools with 230 participants from around the world will attend the competition to be held from Jan 3 to 8 in Montreal, says a press release.

LUMS team consists of Sharjeel Musa Hussain, Babar Hassan, Shahid Yazdani, Sayed Nabeel Ahmad and Prof Dr Irfan Butt.

The competition is a not-for-profit event open to top business schools worldwide, and is recognised as the largest competition of its kind. Its main purpose is to bridge the gap between corporate and academic worlds, which ultimately enriches both students and executives alike. The winning team takes home the Concordia Cup, a cheque for $10,000 and the prestige of winning the world's oldest and largest business competition.