Balkan Case Challenge 2000-2010
The international case study competition and recruitment event Balkan Case Challenge (BCC) was one of the flagship programs of WUS Austria in higher education. This project strengthened the competitiveness of the universities in SEE in a knowledge-based economy, established links between higher education and industry, and consequently improved employability in SEE. The BCC had a strong focus on South Eastern Europe and aimed to make available opportunities and new perspectives for excellent students from South Eastern Europe by providing links between higher education and industry, and hence concrete job opportunities. In addition, the BCC contributed to an increased awareness about the potentials of South Eastern Europe, being an integrative part of a joint Europe.
In 2010 the BCC celebrated its 10th anniversary, and over the years it had established itself as a brand in SEE. The goal had been to use this brand to broaden the activities in the area of linking higher education and the economy, and to contribute significantly to the development of the SEE economies through the development of higher education. Through the regular involvement of partners from the business sector in the competition itself, as well as the engagement of participants in the recruitment events, the BCC had managed to raise awareness of the importance of the cooperation between higher education and economy. Furthermore, the BCC contributed to the popularization of the case study method as an instrument for the practice-oriented way of learning, which brings reality-based problems into the classroom and encourages students to develop their communication skills, team work, and decision-making skills.
The Balkan Case Challenge was a project of WUS Austria, financed by the Austrian Development Cooperation and supported by numerous companies and institutions.
The project lifetime expired in 2010 but WUS Austria is preparing follow-up projects and other forms of cooperation in the region to further strengthen the excellent network that has been established in the past years. As soon as a concrete project has been developed, it will be presented on the BCC website.
In the meantime our special thanks go to all participants, coordinators, jury members, case creators, partner companies, donors, and sponsors who passionately worked in this project and thus contributed to the success of the BCC.
If you are interested in the history of the BCC over the past 10 years, please browse this website and read more here.
Latest News
05.05.2011
What to do with the question “What will the Balkans look like in 2020?”
ERSTE Stiftung has published this speech by the Croatian author Boris Buden in its series ERSTE Stiftung Edition. With this speech, Boris Buden opened the Balkan Case Challenge 2010 held in Vienna from 5 to 10 July 2010. read more
16.07.2010
BCC10*: A success all down the line
The 10th edition of the Balkan Case Challenge took place in Vienna from July 5 to 10.The event week was full of highlights ranging from the Career Day South-Eastern Europe, the Opening and Awarding Ceremony, and of course the 10th anniversary celebration. read more
16.07.2010
BCC10*: The Winners
Although all those who participated in the BCC as extracurricular activity aiming at putting theoretical knowledge to practice and getting in touch with potential employers, can be considered as winners, it is in the nature of a competition that some participants gave a better performance than the others and therefore deserve being mentioned and awarded. read more
