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Second Place Win in International Accounting Competition

Published by Afterschool.my on Aug 27, 2024, 02:08 pm

Three students from the Bachelor of Business (Hons) Accounting and Finance programme at TAR UMT Penang Branch namely, Beh Yu Jun, Wong Yee Ying, and Lau Ke Ning, clinched second place in the International Unram Accounting Competition finals on 26 July 2024. Organised by the University of Mataram, Indonesia, the competition test participants on a wide range of topics including management accounting, IT, financial accounting, and financial management. The event attracted 68 teams from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Canada.

The team celebrates their Second Place victory during the Awarding Night of the competition. (From left to right): Wong Yee Ying, Beh Yu Jun and Lau Ke Ning.

Describing her experience of participating in the international competition as eye opening, Yee Ying continued, “It was a unique opportunity to travel to Indonesia and meet fellow accounting students from different countries. The chance to exchange ideas and experiences with peers from diverse backgrounds was incredibly inspiring and invaluable for both my personal and professional growth.”

Yu Jun then shared more about the team’s win, “Our strategy was to focus on task delegation, ensuring each team member contributed to the collective goal. We could not have achieved this success without our lecturers’ tremendous support in guiding and helping us to prepare for the competition. Their encouragement meant a lot to us,” he said.

The team was very proud of their achievement as despite facing challenges such as insufficient knowledge on some questions and financial constraints, they were still able to give their best, which resulted in them bringing home the second-place trophy.  

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