RSM STAR
Case Competition 2019

The RSM STAR Case Competition 2019 edition focuses on one theme. This year, our event is centered around SUSTAINABILITY. As part of STAR, we highly prioritize CSR in our committee while organizing our event. Furthermore, as part of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), we are committed to promoting social responsibility and sustainability as we are striving to be a force for positive change. We are aiming to make our mark on the road towards sustainability and are hoping that our participants, partners and guests will identify the 2019 edition of the RSM Case Competition with the notion of social responsibility.

The RSM STAR Case Competition 2018 also followed this theme, with a strong focus on waste management. This year, we will seek to incorporate multiple facets of Sustainability, to diversify and ensure more stimulating case solving.

Every year we invite to the competition RSM’s top-ranked network of partner business schools worldwide. Achievements in past case competitions, outstanding case-solving reputation, as well as equal geographical dispersion are criteria taken into account when selecting applicants. Teams from the following universities are going to take part in the 2019 edition of the prestigious RSM STAR Case Competition:

• Ivey Business School, Western University – London, Canada
• IE Business School – Madrid, Spain
• University of Calgary – Calgary, Canada
• University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) –  Sydney, Australia
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) – Hong Kong, China
• National University of Singapore (NUS) – Singapore
• HEC Montréal – Montréal, Canada
• Chulalongkorn University – Bangkok, Thailand
• University of Waikato – Hamilton, New Zaaland
• Corvinus University of Budapest – Budapest, Hungary
• Thammasat University – Bangkok, Thailand
• Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University – Rotterdam, the Netherlands

The main partner of the RSM STAR Case Competition 2019 is EY-Parthenon. This company is a worldwide operating strategy consultancy and is one of the leading Benelux strategy consultants with its office located in Rotterdam. EY-Parthenon advises top management from leading companies and institutions in Europe, US, Asia and Australia with their strategic topics.

The RSM STAR Case Competition is a great opportunity for companies to obtain unique insights on topics relevant to your company and mission, from students attending top-ranked worldwide universities. As a company, you can join as a Partner of the RSM STAR Case Competition. Through this opportunity, companies can obtain a range of solutions to internal difficulties or desired changes. Partnership comes in many forms. The first one is providing the 24-Hour Case, the 10-Hour Case, or the 6-Hour case. Through this partnership, students from all over the world will evaluate the difficulties within your company, in different time frames. The second option is becoming a sponsor of the entire event. This can also take various forms: from a main sponsorship obtaining maximum coverage, to smaller brand exposure in exchange for goods and services.

Partners who sponsor a case will receive solutions to a corporate problem, as well as discovering new insights about potential opportunities. Furthermore, all sponsors will expose their brand to excellent students, RSM students and professors of the Erasmus University.

Rotterdam is one of the most international hubs you may find on earth. Hosting Europe’s largest port, the city has always being involved in trade and dealt with people from any corner of the world. Today, Rotterdam shapes the future to a large international community of students that mingles with the open Dutch culture.

Rotterdam School of Management takes a leading perspective in this mission, being the country’s top business School. During the competition, participants will have the opportunity to experience the RSM passion on business and being immersed in Rotterdam’s cosmopolitan landscape. The one-week event will also include a in-house day and sightseeing tours.