The Ulysses international case study solving competition about the specific problems of family businesses is organized by the Faculty of Economics of the University of Szeged and 4 foreign partner institution.
The main features of the competition:
- Student teams of 4 people are working on real problems and case studies of family firms online.
- Application deadline: March 21, 2023.
- Application: individually or in pairs; The formation of the international teams of four takes place after the application deadline is over.
- The competition is open to both Hungarian and foreign students (from Hungarian, Italian and Austrian, or any other foreign universities)
- Contest language: English
- Contest length: 2 rounds (Round 1 from 11 to 25 April 2023; Round 2 for runners-up from 2 to 23 May 2023)
- Course of the competition: At the beginning of the round, the teams receive a case study description and a contact for the family business related to the given case. They have two weeks to formulate and submit a unique solution to the problem defined in the case.
- Who we recommend the competition to: Students who want to work in an international team and provide a creative solution to a real company problem.
- Prizes: 1st place: €3000; 2nd place: €1500; 3rd place: €500
- More information about the competition (and the registration link) is available here: https://www.ulysses-contest.eu/
- Contact persons: Dr. Anita Kéri (keri.anita@eco.u-szeged.hu) and Dr. Prónay Szabolcs (pronay.szabolcs@eco.u-szeged.hu)