What is a Case-competition?
In a case competition, a group of 4–5 students work together in an interdisciplinary team over two full days to find a solution to a real-life case presented by one or more exciting clients. The nature of the case and the identity of the case-holders are only announced when the case competition begins and the case is presented. So far, the themes of the cases in HF’s annual case competitions have focused on sustainability and emergency preparedness.
Who can participate?
All master’s and bachelor’s students enrolled in study programmes at HF may participate. Bachelor’s students should have completed at least 60 ECTS credits.
Case-holders at HFs Case-competition, autumn 2026
- Bane NOR
- The City of Oslo – the Office of the Governing Mayor and the Agency for Digitalisation.
Read about previous Case-competitions at the Faculty of Humanities
Key facts
- Students work in teams of 4–5 over two full days to solve a “real-world problem” presented by an external company or organisation.
- The teams compete by presenting the best solution to the given problem or case to a jury.
- The identity of the case owner (the company or organisation) is kept confidential until the day of the case competition.
- Further details about the case will be provided at the start of the competition.
- Some students participate as part of a compulsory activity or examination in a course they are taking, while also collaborating in a team with other students who are participating outside their formal studies.
- The case competition takes place from 09:00 to 17:00 on two consecutive days.
- All participants receive a free lunch, as well as coffee/tea, fruit and light refreshments throughout the day.
- Day two concludes with an award ceremony and pizza.
- Each member of the winning team receives a gift card, and all participants receive a diploma that they can attach to their CV.