NASPAA and The Batten School Announce Global Winners of the 2019 Student Simulation Competition

March 21, 2019

This year, nearly 600 students from 147 universities in 27 countries took part in the NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. Participants competed at 11 global host sites from Dhaka and Cairo to Mexico City and San Francisco. Developed by experts at the University of Virginia’s Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming, this year’s simulation, Host Nations, was built using real-world data and challenged students to work together to manage a migrant influx in a fast-paced environment.

Judges at each site selected 13 winners from the 116 competing teams based on simulation scores, negotiation skills, and policy presentations. From these finalists, a panel of four prominent global experts recently has identified the Global Winners of this year’s competition.

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the competition, and to the top three teams listed below! This is an outstanding accomplishment!

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES FOR PRODUCING THE 2019 NASPAA-BATTEN SIMULATION COMPETITION CHAMPIONS!

Team Members: Nicholas Valla (Villanova University), Morgana Falabella (Villanova University), Tolulope Omadara (Villanova University), Tyler Walls (Villanova University), Fatima Rezaei (Villanova University)

First Place #NBSim2019 Global Winning Team Presentation
First Place #NBSim2019 Global Winning Team Presentation

 

Watch Final Presentation

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View Policy Memo 

 

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