The University of Johannesburg (UJ) congratulated the pupils who excelled in their finance and investment challenge.
The Finance and Investment Management Olympiad is an initiative of UJ’s Finance and Investment Management department, and it focuses of unleashing the potential of pupils from grades 10 to 12 in the field of finance.
This year was the second year the olympiad took place and it was an exciting challenge, stimulating pupils from across the country and finding finance’s best of the best at school level.
The olympiad kicked off on 25 May with the first round which consisted of 2 008 pupils taking part, followed by the second round on 2 August, until finally, the winners in each category were announced at the Johannesburg Country Club in Auckland Park on 19 October.
Monica Singer of Strate, a South Africa Central Securities Depository providing post-trade products and services to companies in the financial market, opened the floor and explained why the company was so excited to be part of the challenge.
“Strate believes in learning and growth, and all the projects we do are focused around education,” she said.
She also emphasised the importance of knowing how to manage one’s finances and encouraged women in attendance to take control of theirs.
Prizes were awarded to pupils from as far as Ladysmith in KwaZulu Natal to Wendywood High School in Johannesburg.
It was also put forward that while this challenge does not fall within the boundaries of the school curriculum, it should perhaps serve as a starting point to introduce financial management and investment studies into schools in the near future.
Pupils walked away with a number of exciting prizes including cheque books, calculators, and electronic tablets – a feature that has been introduced into some school curriculums already.
Read: Wits black academics decry varsity militarisation
Add us on Whatsapp for the latest news by adding 079 4395 345 to your contact list and just send your name to us so we can save your number. Click here to find out more about our Whatsapp policy.
