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Participants NIBS INTERNATIONAL CASE COMPETITION 2007-8 HOSTED BY COVENTRY UNIVERSITY, UK
News Update 11/04/2008
The 2008 NIBS International Undergraduate Case Competition was won by the team from The Helsinki School of Economics.
In the heavily contested finals they beat the team from Memorial University, Canada who came second. In joint third place were the teams from The John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Canada and the team from South East Missouri University, USA.
This year’s competition was hosted by The Coventry University Business School in the UK.
Next year’s competition will be hosted by The College of Business at Tennessee Tech University, USA
News Update 06/12/2007
FINALISTS for championship round ANNOUNCEMENT
The following a very competitive competition for final round place the finalists (in alphabetical order) are adjudged to be:
1) BI Oslo Norwegian School of Management (Norway)
2) Bishop's University (Canada) -- Winner 2006
3) Concordia University (Canada)
4) Coventry University (United Kingdom) -- Host
5) Helsinki School of Economics (Finland)
6) International Business Academy (Denmark)
7) Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven (Belgium)
8) Memorial University (Canada)
9) Southeast Missouri State University (United States)
10) Zuyd University (Netherlands) -- Newcomer
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
The Championship will be held at Coventry University, during the week beginning 7th April 2008; teams should arrive no later than 6th April. The competition will take conclude with finals on Friday 11th April followed by a Celebration Banquet. Teams will leave Coventry on April 12th.
For full details see Regulations which are also available as a download under downloads.
Interested Teams should register their interest by sending an email to Alison Jones : bsx073@coventry.ac.uk
NIBS Case Competition Co-ordinators are Bill Brooke : bsx227@coventry.ac.uk
and Veronica Velo : aa0033@coventry.ac.uk
BACKGROUND
The NIBS International Case Competition was the first undergraduate competition in the world. It brings together business students and academics from across the world in a spirit of friendly competition.
The 2008 NIBS International Case Competition will be hosted by Coventry University Business School. Any Business School that is a member of NIBS can take part in the competition. Each team consists of 4 students in an undergraduate (bachelor level or equivalent) – business program (commerce, administration, management). Each team also has an academic coach from their home institution.
Each member institution wishing to enter a team for the Qualifying Round is required to pay a registration fee of EUR 150 by 25th October 2007 to Coventry University Business School.
The top eight teams of the Qualifying Round will be invited to compete in the Championship Round, along with a team from the host institution, and the previous year’s competition winners, who both receive a bye into the Championship Round. One spot in the final round will be kept for a team who is a “new entrant” in order to increase the number of participating schools.
Qualifying Round:
1st November 2007- Deadline to enter a team
Institutions that wish to enter the Qualifying Round must have completed and returned the registration form and submitted the registration fee of EUR 150 within the deadline.
12th November2007 - Qualifying round case will be e-mailed to all member institutions that have notified the organizers of their intention to enter the competition and paid the registration fee.
19th November2007- A complete case analysis must be sent by email or courier to Coventry University Business School.
10th January 2008- Qualifying round finalists announced
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