Case competitions can play a role in highlighting the many skills involved in case writing, teaching and learning. They can benefit faculty, researchers and students and offer the opportunity to showcase expertise at business schools and universities.
This page provides details of current student case competitions. We're always interested to hear about new case competitions, so if yours isn't listed please get in touch.
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Entries closed for 2023
Aarhus Case Competition is an annual case competition founded in 2011. It is the largest case competition in the Nordics with over 650 participants, divided into two case tracks, Advanced and Aspire. The first track is Advanced, which consists of 27 top students divided into nine teams. They are recruited from all around the world to compete in creating the best case solutions. The other track is Aspire Case Camp, open for all students at Aarhus University, both experienced case solvers and people who are new to case solving. Throughout the week, Aspire and Advanced will solve the same three cases presented to them by the case company as if they were real-life consultants.
At Aarhus Case Competition, our mission is to prepare business students for a business career, which we believe is best accomplished through hands-on experience and collaboration with our partners.
Entries closed for 2023
Amsterdam Case Competition is a new competition organised by the University of Amsterdam and student organisation SEFA. We organise a week-long competition for top universities around the world! Our competition includes an eight-hour case, a 24-hour case, as well as several two-hour cases and countless social and networking opportunities.
Students can expect top companies from the Netherlands and the world to be involved, thus providing them with experience of real life problems of top businesses, as well as opportunities to network and meet the business leaders of today.
At Amsterdam Case Competition, our goal is to gather bright minds from all over the world to compete on competitive cases. By doing so we strive to create value, but also link aspiring consultants together from all over the world.
We are open for applications, so do not hesitate to check out our website!
Entries closed for 2023
We connect students and companies in solving real-life challenges. By organising two of the world's most prominent case competitions, we have built a platform for students across the globe to exercise their current skillsets while simultaneously gaining new inspiration and expanding their toolboxes. In everything that we do, we aim to provide life-time experiences.
Entry deadline: 19 September 2023
The impact of globalisation on business, both locally and globally, is immense and ignoring it would be a catastrophic undertaking. The goal of the case competition is to identify and answer questions that real businesses and managers are posing today in relation to Emerging Markets. The growing role of Emerging Market Multinationals in the business world continues to evolve and this case competition seeks to challenge us to come up with win-win solutions for expanding stakeholders.
Five finalists will be invited to the final presentations at the 2023 EMI Conference at Cornell Tech in New York on 3 November 2023.
A total of $10,000 will be awarded to the best three cases.
Entries closed for 2023
The Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) at the Syracuse University Maxwell School is sponsoring its 16th annual E-PARCC competition to further stimulate the creation of effective and innovative teaching cases and simulations.
Entries not yet open for 2024
The event brings together students and faculty from all of Hong Kong’s universities as well as top universities from the Asia-Pacific region. Teams of four undergraduates compete in business strategy-making and presentation, and are judged by senior international business executives. Students also have the opportunity to interact with some of Asia's brightest talents and experience Hong Kong's unique international culture.
Please note that this year’s competition will be taking place online.
Entries open for 2024
Are you ready for the challenge? This globally popular Institute of Management Accountants Middle East and India Student Case Competition invites university students to think strategically and stretch their analytical skills to solve a finance business case on “Determening How to Classify Stock Investments: The Case of Unbekannt, Inc.”
Put your business acumen to the test and present your team’s analysis in front of leading business heads. This year’s case gives you and your team the chance to get selected for the Grand Finals, where you will compete with peers from around the world.
Please note that this competition is only open to students across the Middle East, Africa and India.
Entries open for 2024
The John Molson MBA International Case Competition is the largest, oldest and most prestigious MBA case competition in the world.
This is your chance to showcase your school’s talent, gain top-level exposure and network with fellow MBA students from around the globe. First place winners walk away with the highly coveted Concordia Cup as well as prize money of $10,000 CAD.
Entry deadline: 8 December 2023
KeyBank and Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University host an annual Minority MBA Student Case Competition. The KeyBank Foundation supervises the selection of a contemporary and never-before-used case topic that addresses business issues with varied implications at either a national or international level. Teams of three presenters are invited from universities and colleges across the country to compete. Each team benefits from the opportunity to develop important professional skills such as analyzing and responding quickly to often-complex business issues. Also, teams have a chance to hone their communication and team-building talents while learning from the expertise of business executive judges and moderators.
Entries not yet open for 2023
The microMBA is an innovative business acceleration programme specially adapted to the reality of micro-entrepreneurs in the informal sector in countries of the South.
Entries not yet open for 2024
Be part of an award-winning international student competition.
The Risk Management Challenge, a case competition of the PRMIA Institute, empowers undergraduate and graduate students by taking them beyond the classroom and giving them exposure to real-world business situations.
The Challenge offers students the opportunity to apply the concepts they have learned and showcase their knowledge, critical thinking skills, leadership, and presentation abilities.
Entry deadline: 15 December 2023
The NASBITE International Student Case Competition is an exciting learning and networking opportunity for undergraduate students attending two-year and four-year colleges and universities that offer an academic business programme.
In 2024, the Competition will provide an opportunity for both undergraduate international business students as well as graduate business students to solve a real-world challenge posed by a US-based exporter.
Entries open for 2024
The annual Schlesinger Global Family Enterprise Case Competition (SG-FECC) prepares participants to understand the critical issues that are unique to family enterprise by applying the knowledge and expertise they have developed in the classroom towards solving complex family business cases. During four tough rounds of competition, teams present their case to a distinguished panel of judges who will determine which group best understood, analysed and presented the case.
Learning with cases can be a challenging experience.
Our interactive study guide will take you through the process, providing practical tips, tricks and tools.
Learning with cases can be a challenging experience.
Our interactive study guide will take you through the process, providing practical tips, tricks and tools.
