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.
See our terms and conditions of entryÂ
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 31,700 global subscribers.
Entries for the 2025/26 competition closed on 7 November 2025, and the winner will be announced on #WorldCaseTeachingDay (4Â February 2026). The 2026/27 competition will open on 2 March 2026.
Judging
The 2025/26 Outstanding Case Teacher competition will be judged by a panel of internationally renowned case method experts.
- Damien McLoughlin, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
- Joerg Niessing, INSEAD
- Shimin Chen, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
- Vicky Lester, The Case Centre
Please do not contact any of the judges about your entry as you may be disqualified.
Key dates
| 3 March 2025 | Competition opens |
| 7 November 2025 | Entry deadline |
| 4 February 2026 | 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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