Boston Consulting Group as Knowledge Partner for Polit Case Competition 2020

Boston Consulting Group as Knowledge Partner for Polit Case Competition 2020

We are proud to present the Boston Consulting Group as our knowledge partner for Polit Case Competition 2020!

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and for more than 50 years, they have helped leaders in business and society improve their performance and accomplish their most difficult goals. As a leader within their field, BCG will provide knowledge and insight into the discipline of case solving for the participants of Polit Case Competition.

Meet the Team Behind Polit Case Competition 2020

Meet the Team Behind Polit Case Competition 2020

Who are the people behind the white shirts and dark pants?

The organizing team consists of students of economics from the University of Copenhagen, volunteering to create the best case competition in economics. The team includes students from different semesters to make sure the case is well fitted for any level of economic knowledge. Together with our partners, we create a case experience for participants who want to test their economic knowledge and skills in a case solving environment, as well as equipping them with the best tools to further their abilities.

This Year's Case Company is Ørsted!

This Year's Case Company is Ørsted!

We are very proud to present Ørsted as case company of The Case Experience 2019. Ørsted is a leading renewable energy company seeking to create a world that runs entirely on green energy. On this day, March 16, more than 100 economics students from universities in Denmark are solving the case centred around Ørsted’s business in the US green energy market.

Magazine 2019: The Danish Ministry of Finance

Magazine 2019: The Danish Ministry of Finance

This year we are proud to announce the Ministry of Finance as partner for our Pre-case, which will take place Monday March 11th. If your team is one of the three finalists you will have the unique opportunity to visit the Ministry, where the finals will be hosted Thursday the 14th of March. To give you an idea of how it is to be an economist in the Ministry of Finance we had a talk with deputy permanent secretary and cand.polit Lars Haagen.

Venue Partner: DI - The Confederation of Danish Industry

Venue Partner: DI - The Confederation of Danish Industry

We are proud to announce DI - The Confederation of Danish Industry as Venue Partner of Polit Case Competition 2019! Our main event, The Case Experience, will take place in The House of Industry located in the heart of Copenhagen. As the strong voice of corporate Denmark, DI makes for an excellent case-solving environment with state-of-the-art facilities and an amazing presentation hall.

Knowledge Partner: McKinsey & Company

Knowledge Partner: McKinsey & Company

We are proud to once again present McKinsey & Company as Knowledge Partner of Polit Case Competition. Together, we will host the Nail the Case workshop where you can get ready to solve this year’s case and leverage your presentational skills. McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm that serves a broad mix of private and public institutions.

Team Helmig won Polit Case Competition 2018

Team Helmig won Polit Case Competition 2018

On March 17 and 18, Polit Case Competition 2018 took off with some inspiring days filled with problem solving, team work and presentations. This year’s case company was Haldor Topsoe, and the case evolved around their ammonia business in Africa.

The winner of Polit Case Competition 2018 was Team Helmig, consisting of Ebbe Faurschou (KU), Thor Snedker Brandt (AU), Thomas Gadegaard Saaby (AU) and Mads Elkjær Poulsen (AU)!

Pre-case 2018 with DI

Pre-case 2018 with DI

This year’s pre-case launched on March 12 where 15 teams solved a five-hour case centred around DI – The Confederation of Danish Industry. On March 15, the three best teams presented their solutions in the headquarter of DI.

The winning team was Homo Economicus, consisting of Emil-Meyer Kristensen (KU), Mads Bøgebjerg Poulsen (KU), Pierce Ricketts (CBS) and Nicklas Gellner (CBS).

TDC Group is an Industry Partner of Polit Case Competition 2018

TDC Group is an Industry Partner of Polit Case Competition 2018

We are proud to present TDC Group as an Industry Partner of Polit Case Competition 2018!

For the first time, TDC Group joins Polit Case Competition as a partner. CFO in TDC Group Stig Pastwa: “Partnering with Polit Case Competition is a great way for TDC to be close to the student environment”.

TDC Group is Denmark’s largest telecommunications provider and currently the market leader in all four markets (TV, Mobile, Internet & network and Landline.) holding the best network.

Read more about our partnership with TDC Group and a brief interview with CFO Stig Pastwa here.