Our global Outstanding Case Teacher competition recognises exceptional case method teachers who are achieving excellence through innovative and creative approaches to case teaching.
Who can enter?
Competition entrants must be management education teachers currently working within an academic or corporate environment. Individual teachers, a team of teachers, or a PhD student who teaches, can enter*.
To enter teachers must provide details of their outstanding case teaching, along with testimonials from colleagues and students, by the entry deadline of 1 November 2024.
See our terms and conditions of entry
What are we looking for?
The judges are looking for an outstanding case teacher, for example, one who:
- always goes that extra mile to motivate and inspire students and colleagues
- takes an innovative and exciting approach that achieves exceptional results for students
- introduces new technologies or develops new and original teaching strategies
- is pioneering the use of cases at their institution.
Prize and recognition
This is a prestigious competition and many high-profile management educators have won it in the past. See our previous winners
The winning teacher (or team) will receive a prize of £1,150 ($1,400; €1,300) and a special trophy.
In addition, we notify leading business press worldwide, and feature the winner on our website and in our newsletter, which is sent to 45,200 global subscribers.
Entries for the 2024/25 competition closed on 1 November 2024, and the winner will be announced on #WorldCaseTeachingDay (5 February 2025). The 2025/26 competition will open on 3 March 2025.
Judging
The 2024/25 Outstanding Case Teacher competition will be judged by a panel of internationally renowned case method experts.
- Vicky Lester, Chair.
- Euvin Naidoo, Thunderbird School of Global Management.
- Sandra Pereira, Warwick Business School.
- Kakoli Sen, Solbridge International School of Business.
Please do not contact any of the judges about your entry as you may be disqualified.
Key dates
| 1 March 2024 | Competition opens |
| 1 November 2024 | Entry deadline |
| 5 February 2025 | Winner announced |
* Due to the unfolding conflict in Ukraine it is with sadness that we cannot accept entries from individuals in Russia or Belarus. Full statement.
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