Competitions
Go head to head with the best MBA minds. Test business skills and team capabilities in local, national, and international business plan and case competitions. UW MBA teams vie against other schools in prestigious contests — including entrepreneurship, venture capital investment and global business.
University of Washington Case Competitions
MBA Core Case Competitions — present your best strategies to real industry leaders. High points of the first year, two required case competitions challenge students to convert their learning into action. Beginning with a practice case in winter, the first year culminates with a stimulating competition based on a “live” case of global importance. Teams present their best ideas to actual company executives, and are judged on the quality of their analysis and recommendations as well as presentation clarity and responsiveness to judges.
CIE Business Plan Competition — create your own company. At the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), MBA students analyze the intellectual property landscape, evaluate market opportunities, and assess the risks and rewards of creating new ventures. Then students present their best plans for start-up funding. Each year, groups of UW MBAs compete against teams from across the state for $70,000 in prize money in CIE’s annual Business Plan Competition.
Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition — develop business ideas to solve global problems. The GSEC business plan competition invites students from around the world to find creative and commercially sustainable ways to reduce poverty through new business development.
National and International MBA Case Competitions
UW MBA teams frequently secure top spots in global and national contests due to their strong analytical, presentation and teamwork skills.
