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Case Competitions

Case competitions are the varsity sport of MBA programs. Graduate schools and corporations sponsor these contests where students compete to solve "real world" business problems.

See how we have placed in these and other Case Competitions:

  • Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC®) is the premier event for graduate students pursuing careers as entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Founded at UNC Kenan-Flagler, it is part of the school’s top ranked program for entrepreneurs. VCIC gives students great experience playing the role of venture capitalists to assess real companies. Learn more about VCIC.
  • The UNC Kenan-Flagler Real Estate Development Challenge was founded by our Center for Real Estate Development as an invitation-only event. It is the first case competition to focus solely on real estate development. Learn more about the Challenge.
  • Founded at UNC Kenan-Flagler, the Wells Fargo Private Bank Alpha Challenge is the premier MBA event in the investment management industry. MBA teams from schools worldwide compete on popular hedge fund trading strategies. Learn more about the Alpha Challenge.
  • Founded in 2000, the UNC Kenan-Flagler Marketing Case Challenge assigns top students from business school marketing clubs to teams consisting of members from other schools. The competition simulates actual business interactions, where individuals from diverse work and educational backgrounds must quickly demonstrate leadership and teamwork to solve a marketing case.
  • In 2006, the UNC Net Impact Club launched the Sustainable Venture Capital Investment Competition (SVCIC). This national annual competition gives students from top business schools a real-world venture capitalist experience as well as awareness of double or triple bottom line valuation techniques. Learn more about the SVCIC.

Academic Years 2009-2011

Our MBA Students have earned a reputation by excelling in case competitions. We have listed here some of our impressive, award winning performances in sustainability, marketing, operations technology & innovation and international business.

Competition Placement Date
Deloitte Case Competition  1st & 2nd Place
  November 2011
Cornell Stock Pitch Challenge  3rd Place
  November 2011
National MBA Human Capital Case Competition 1st Place October 2011
Humana Case Competition 2nd Place October 2011
IBM Business Technology Case Challenge 1st Place February 2011
15th Annual International Case Competition 2nd Place November 2010
Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC®) 3rd Place April 2010
China ConneXion Challenge 2nd Place April 2010
Five Ventures® 2010 Business Competition 1st Place April 2010
Wake Forest Pitch Competition 1st Place March 2010
Booz Allen Hamilton's 2010 BDI Case Competition 1st Place March 2010
Carolina Challenge (Commercial Track) 1st Place March 2010
Carolina Challenge (Social Track) 2nd Place March 2010
Global Venture Challenge 3rd Place March 2010
Kelley School of Business MBA Women's Case Invitational 2nd Place January 2010
Carnegie Mellon International Operations Case Competition 2nd Place November 2009
Evergreen Investments Alpha Challenge 2nd Place November 2009
Deloitte Consulting Case Competition (“Battle of the Blues”) 2nd Place November 2009
2009 National Net Impact Challenge 1st Place September 2009
2009 NBMBAA Case Competition 1st Place September 2009
Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC®) 1st Place April 2009
Rice University Business Plan Competition 2nd Place April 2009
ARGUS Software First Annual University Challenge 3rd Place April 2009
UNC Real Estate Development Challenge 1st Place February 2009
Leeds School of Business Net Impact National Case Competition 2nd Place February 2009

Entrepreneurship

  • Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC®)
    2010 - Third Place
    2009 - First Place, UNC Team
    2008 - Third Place, UNC Team
    2005 - Second Place in the Southeast Region, UNC Team
  • Darden Graduate School of Business' Innovation Challenge®
    2007 - First Place, UNC Team
    2006 - Second Place, UNC Team
  • University of San Francisco International Business Plan Competition
    2004 - Finalist and Second Place Elevator Pitch Contest, UNC Team
  • San Diego Venture Challenge
    2004 - Golden Phone Award – Taco Tikki, UNC Team
  • Wake Forest Pitch/Elevator Competition
    2010 - First Place, UNC Team
    2004 - Finalist – CofoCal, UNC Team
  • VentureBowl
    2004 - Third Place, UNC Team
  • Rice Business Plan Competition
    2009 - Second Place, UNC Team
    2004 - Fourth Place, UNC Team
  • Carolina Challenge (Commercial Track)
    2010 - 1st Place
  • Carolina Challenge (Social Track)
    2010 - 2nd Place
  • Five Ventures® 2010 Business Competition
    2010 - 1st Place (Student Track)
    2010 - 1st Place (Green Tech/Energy Track)

Sustainability

  • Thunderbird Global Citizenship Challenge
    2006 - First Place, UNC Team
  • Sustainable Venture Capital Investment Competition
    2006 - First Place, UNC Team
  • Leeds School of Business Net Impact Case Competition
    2009 - Second Place, UNC Team
    2006 - First Place, UNC Team
    2006 - Second Place, UNC Team
    2005 - First Place, UNC Team
    2004 - Second Place, UNC Team
  • Oikos Sustainability Case Writing Competition
    2005 - First Place, UNC Team
    2003 - Second Place, UNC Team
    2003 - Honorable mention, UNC Team
  • Home Depot Net Impact Case Competition
    2006 - Second Place
  • National Net Impact Challenge
    2009 - First Place, UNC Team

Consulting

  • Deloitte Consulting Case Competition ("Battle of the Blues”)
    2009 - Second Place
    2006 - First Place, UNC Team
    2005 - First Place, UNC Team
    2005 - Fourth Place, UNC Team
    2004 - First Place, UNC Team
    2004 - Second Place, UNC Team
    2004 - Third Place, UNC Team
    2004 - Fourth Place, UNC Team
  • Booz Allen Hamilton's 2010 BDI Case Competition
    2010 - First Place, UNC Team
  • Booz Allen Hamilton's Reaching Out MBA Case Study Competition
    2008 - First Place, UNC Team
  • Booz Allen Hamilton's Organization and Change Team Case Competition
    2006 - Second Place, UNC Team
  • Booz Allen Hamilton Consulting Case Challenge
    UNC teams compete against one another in this recruiting event
  • Deloitte Consulting Challenge
    2004 - First Place, UNC Team

Leadership

  • Kelley School of Business MBA Women's Case Invitational
    2010 - Second Place, UNC Team
  • Education Leadership Case Competition (ELCC)
    2008 - Third Place, UNC Team
  • Executive Leadership Council (ELC)/Goldman Sachs Competition
    2005 - Second Place, UNC Team
  • Juran Fellowship
    2004 - The Juran Center for Leadership in Quality, UNC Winners
  • China ConneXion Challenge
    2010 - Second Place, UNC Team

Finance

  • Evergreen Investments Alpha Challenge
    2009 - Second Place
    2007 - Third Place, UNC Team
    2005 - First Place, UNC Team
  • Wachovia Regional Case Competition
    2008 - First Place, UNC Team
    2006 - First Place, UNC Team
    2005 - Third Place, UNC Team
  • Rolanette & Beldon Lawrence Finance Case Competition
    2005 - Third Place

Marketing

  • 2007 Sony Marketing Challenge, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
    2007 - First Place, UNC Team
  • Lenovo/UNC Kenan-Flagler Marketing Case Challenge
    2007 - First Place, team Trustworthy, UNC Team Member
    2007 - Second Place, team ThinkPad, UNC Team Member
    2007 - Third Place, team ThinkCentre, UNC Team Member
  • Dupont-Krannert Marketing Case Competition
    2005 - Second Place, UNC Team
  • IBM Business Technology Case Challenge
    2011 - First Place, UNC Team
    2006 - First Place, UNC Team
    2006 - Second Place, UNC Team
    2005 - First Place, UNC Team
    2005 - Second Place, UNC Team
    2004 - First Place, UNC Team
  • UNC Kenan-Flagler Marketing Case Challenge
    2004 - First Place, team Michael Jordan, UNC Team Member
    2004 - Second Place, team John Edwards, UNC Team Member

Operations Technology & Innovation Management

  • 15th Annual International Case Competition
    2010 - Second Place, UNC Team
  • Ericsson International Tech Strategy Business Case Competition
    2008 - Second Place, UNC Team
  • Purdue Global Supply Chain Business Case Competition
    2006 - Third Place, UNC Team
  • Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business Operations Case Competition
    2009 - Second Place
    2007 - Third Place, UNC Team
    2004 - First Place, UNC Team
  • L'Oreal e-Strat Challenge
    2004 - Tenth in Worldwide Ranking, UNC ThreeMusketeers team, UNC Team
    • #2 MBA team in the US/Canada region (out of 90 teams)
    • #10 MBA team worldwide (out of 500 teams)
    • #31 worldwide (out of 1,000 competing teams)

Real Estate

  • UNC Real Estate Development Challenge sponsored by Wood Partners
    2009 – First Place
  • ARGUS Software First Annual University Challenge
    2009 – Third Place
  • George Washington University Real Estate Investment and Development Organization's Annual Case competition
    2009 – Finalist
  • UNC Real Estate Development Challenge sponsored by Bank of America
    2006 – First Place, UNC Team
  • Target Real Estate Case Competition
    2005 – First Place
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