2026 MECC Regional Competition at UTS

The 2026 Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC) Regionals are in-person competitions held at 6 universities around the World.

UTS Business School and the UTS Finance Society are hosting one of the events on 11 April 2026.

Two levels of difficult:

• Junior Varsity – For newcomers to Excel Esports.

• Varsity – For more experienced students.

Competing in four different types of Excel Esports cases:

• Speed

• Visual

• Data

• Ninja

What do students get out of the event?

• Speakers

  • PWC Deals Modelling Team Member (TBA): Day in the life of a professional financial modeller

  • Matthew Beard (Top UTS MECC player in 2025 and #2 in the World): Strategies to compete in Excel at the highest level

• Prizes

  • Top 3 scores in the Varsity category will receive tickets for the PWC Professional Model Build course

Agenda

• 7:45 AM – 8:15 AM: Registration

• 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM: Welcoming remarks, students to testing rooms

• 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM: Case 1 and Case 2

• 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM: Break

• 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Case 3 and Case 4

• 11:15 AM – 12:15 AM: Guest speakers

• 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM: Award ceremony