CIBER Challenge Information
The CIBER Case Challenge brings teams of four from around the world to compete in analyzing and presenting an international business case to judges. The CIBER Case Challenge offers an excellent opportunity for students to gain exposure to international business issues as well as to meet business students from around the globe. There are social events, such as the annual t-shirt exchange, in addition to the competition.
CIBER 2009 Awards
Winner: The Redliners
Ms. Alison De Paolis/ University of Maryland/ Marketing
Ms. Jessica Subervi/ Temple University/ International Business
Mr. Bahdan Yakavenka/ University of Wisconsin-Madison/ Finance
Mr. Ryota Kobashi/ Rikkyo University/ Logistics-Operations
Finlaist: Merk Consulting Group
Ms. Erica Elsasser/ The Ohio State University/ Marketing
Mr. Kabir Daya/ University of Wisconsin-Madison/ International Business
Mr. Ryosuke Yamaguchi/ Rikkyo University/ Finance
Ms. Mallory Gzesh/ University of Maryland/ Logistics-Operations
Finlaist: Blue Ocean Consulting Group
Mr. Jason Kirby/ San Diego State University/ Marketing
Mr. Scott Shuffeld/ University of Maryland/ International Business
Mr. Travis Lynk/ University of North Carolina/ Finance
Mr. Perry Mok/ Singapore Management University/ Logistics-Operations
CIBER Challenge Guidelines
The CIBER Challenge case may address multiple geographical regions and multiple functional areas. The actual content of the case will be kept secret until the competition begins.
Each team must be comprised of four currently enrolled business students working on their first university degree (undergraduates). No alternates are permitted. Each of the four members of the team must be degree-seeking undergraduate students registered within the business school at the university they are from, and each student will need to represent a different specific functional area in one of the following four categories : Finance, Marketing, Logistics/Operations, and International Business. Students are only permitted to participate as a team member in the CIBER Case Challenge one time.
Students from different universities will be mixed and formed into an entirely new team for the competition. Each 4-student team will have at least one student from an international business school and three students from different U.S. schools. Students will be connected prior to the competition through web groups arranged by the CIBER Case Challenge Management Team.
CIBER Management Team Application
Past Participants
Schools that have competed in the past include:
Audencia Ecole de Management (Nantes, France)
Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management (Provo, Utah, USA)
Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (Quebec, Canada)
Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Management (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Instituto Tecnológico Autónoma de México (ITAM) (Mexico City, Mexico)
Marist University of Mérida (Yucatan, Mexico)
The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business (Columbus, Ohio, USA)
Queen’s School of Business (Kingston, Ontario, Canada)
San Diego State University, College of Business Administration (San Diego, California, USA)
Singapore Management University, Lee Kong Chian Scholl of Business (Singapore, Singapore)
Temple University, The Fox School of Business (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Thammasat University (Bangkok, Thailand)
University of Auckland, Business School (Glen Innes, New Zealand)
Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)
University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
University College Dublin, Quinn School of Business (Belfield, Dublin)
University of Florida, Warrington College of Business (Gainesville, Florida, USA)
The University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business (College Park, Maryland, USA)
University of Michigan, Ross Business School (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)
University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)
University of Pittsburgh, College of Business Administration (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
University of South Carolina, Moore School of Business (Columbia, South Carolina, USA)
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business (Los Angeles, California, USA)
University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business (Austin, Texas, USA)
University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business (Seattle, Washington, USA)
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
