Registration for 2026 Case Competition Open Now!

Get ready for Brazil! After a landmark 2025 case competition, with over 60+ teams participating and a grand finals in Sweden, we are excited to bring you the next iteration of our competition!

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The Susilo Institute Business and Ethics Case Competition is designed for undergraduate and graduate students interested in applying what they learn in the classroom and from internships

This case competition will examine international business concepts around existing companies and live clients

We created this to provide a forum for students and executives worldwide to discuss, debate, and analyze the merits of international business and its intersection with ethics

Team Composition

Any degree-seeking student can participate
Open to undergraduate and graduate students concurrently
Graduate students working with undergraduates
(or as an undergraduate only or graduate only team)
Minimum of four students per team, a maximum of five
You do not have to be a business major or minor to participate!

Current Students Only

Everyone on the team must be a current, degree seeking student
Alumni should not be on a team working with current students
All team members must be enrolled at the same school

Phase One

Information Session (to be recorded) October 7, 2025 from 11:00 am to 12 noon (EST).

Zoom link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/96375988611?pwd=MPSsTrb653xQEzY0aFavJ6iSfHabU8.1

Meeting ID: 963 7598 8611
Passcode: 649839

Each school can register up to 15 teams. Registration closes on October 10, 2025 at midnight (EST)
After registering, we will release the first case study on October 12 at 9:00 am (EST)
A 2-page write-up will be required (all in English), due on October 29 at midnight (EST)
All submissions should be anonymous (first name, last initial, no school identification)
Advancing teams will be notified by November 5, 2025. A revised, 3-page write-up will be due on November 19 at midnight (EST) and a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation will be due on November 30 at midnight (EST)
Teams will present over Zoom in the First Round with Live Judging (by region) between December 1 – 3
Finalist teams will be announced on December 9. The second case study (for the finals) will be released in early February and the Finals will take place the first week of June, 2026

Regionals

We will likely be holding the following Regional Contests
- Eastern Europe
- Western Europe
- Middle East & Africa
- Latin America
- Asia

Phase Two

A second case study will be released in February
Five regional finalists will travel to finals in June / 2026
Day #1. Day-long set of classes on International Business
Day #2. Facilities Tour of the client
Day #2. A 7-page write-up and 30-slide, 25-minute PowerPoint (followed by Q&A) will be required for the Finals (all in English)

Judging

The client from case study #2 will be judging the Finals directly
Judging deliberations will be done in person
Same Format: Anonymous PowerPoint presentations followed by Q&A

Applications are Closed. For registered teams, please visit the link below:

Apply Now!

If you have questions, please feel free to contact us:

gstoller@bu.edu