THREE student teams from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP), Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) and De La Salle University (DLSU) emerged as the finest among competing schools in the Galing ng Pinoy 2: Shell Case Study Competition, organized by Shell Philippines Recruitment team.
The competition brought together 11 teams from five universities in Metro Manila in solving Shell global cases based on actual events in the energy industry, including some of the most pressing concerns that the Shell Technical and Commercial professionals address.
The teams were given only an hour and 15 minutes to solve either a business or technical case and present an innovative solution for it.
“The Shell Case Study Competition was really a way for us to see what happens inside a business. It was an opportunity for us to use and develop our skills even further,” said UP team leader Tyrone Syling, who was technical-case winner.
AdMU team leader Juancho Jimenez, business-case team winner, shared how challenging and worthwhile the experience was. “I think the time pressure was value adding in a way, because each of us held our own roles when the time was running out,” he said.
Aside from the technical and business-case team winners, a special all-women competitors’ category—in line with Shell’s celebration of Women’s Month in March and a part of its diversity and inclusion agenda—recognized and awarded the DLSU Pearls for being the top scoring all-women’s team in the competition.
“We are more than just an oil and gas company,” explained Shell country chairman Edgar Chua. “We see ourselves as an energy company. We are in the business not just to make profits, but to be a part of nation building.”
Chua added that as Shell continues to invest in delivering more energy to build a sustainable energy future, Shell continues to provide support as well to programs that promote youth development. Aside from Shell’s focus on environmental management and protection, developing new energy sources, and promoting road safety and smarter mobility, the Galing ng Pinoy case study competition is one of Shell’s innovative methods in developing the potentials of Filipino youths to become productive individuals and shape them to become future leaders.