The Alliance Manchester Business School and University of St. Gallen were declared joint winners of the first prize at the 4th Annual MBA Quiz hosted by the Financial Times to raise £16,000 for Médecins Sans Frontières, an international humanitarian aid organisation.
The quiz, with participation of teams from eight business schools, took place at FT headquarters in London on March 21, 2017.
The seven round quiz, with quick fire questions related to news and features from the Financial Times published during the last three months.
Three-times winner of the quiz, Imperial College Business School slipped to earn only the runners up prize.
St Gallen was named joint winner after a miscalculation in the scoring in an earlier round came to light after the quiz prizes had been awarded and was corrected.
The other participant teams were Surrey Business School, Warwick Business School, Frankfurt School of Finance Management, Politecnico di Milano School of Management and Hult Business School.
Team Alliance Manchester Business School member Wills Srihandayani said, “Really cherished the opportunity to connect with amazing MBA students from all over the UK and Europe. On top of that, having the chance to support MSF to do the humanitarian front-line fight is truly an eye opener. What an amazing way to finish my MBA!”
Médecins Sans Frontières founded in 1971, following a famine in Biafra, has missions in nearly 70 countries across the world. It received the Nobel Peace Prize for its pioneering humanitarian work in 1999.
MSF was chosen by the staff of the FT as partner for 2016 Seasonal Appeal. It was felt that in an year of global crisis, when conflict and persecution had forced millions of people to flee their homes and countries, its work has never been more necessary.
FT also noted that MSF provides free medical care based solely on need, regardless of politics or religion. It takes no side in any conflict and, to preserve its independence, it rarely accepts any funding from governments or institutions. Almost 90% of its income comes in small amounts from individual donors.