In sports, an athlete’s preparation is challenged each time he or she competes. UNI College of Business Administration students have the same opportunity to test intellectual strengths. The academic competitions listed below allow students to test the strength of their business knowledge as well as their writing and presentation skills. Several also provide opportunities to travel to a different country to compete against teams from all over the world.

Krause Challenge
Put your financial knowledge to work while exercising your financial analysis and investment skills. Join UNI’s Krause Challenge team, and compete against students from Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and Drake University. The object of the competition is to manage actual stock portfolios initially funding by $100,000 gifts to each University from W.A. Krause, Chairman of Kum & Go. The team with the greatest financial return at the end of the annual competition wins with the money being retained for future teams. For more information, contact Mir Zaman, Carl Schweser Professor of Financial Analysis, at mir.zaman@uni.edu.

Manitoba International Marketing Competition – MIMC
MIMC, a student managed competition, was established in the early 1980s at the University of Manitoba’s Aspen School of Business in Winnipeg, Canada.  In mid-October up to 20 teams from around the world begin competition via an internet business simulation followed in November by a strategy and market analysis. The first week of January, all the teams meet in Winnipeg for three days and the final stages of the competition. The competition requires strong writing and speaking skills. Marketing and business knowledge are integrated to reach decisions on market entry, production levels, market staffing, service levels, budget allotment, etc. For more information, contact Chris Schrage, the MIMC team advisor, at Christine.Schrage@uni.edu.

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Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) Case Analysis Competition
The NIBS competition tests problem solving, decision making, and presentation skills on top of challenging students' business "IQ". Teams compete by analyzing business cases.  During the qualifying round, held in November, team members complete a case analysis that defines the business problem, provides alternative solutions, makes a solution recommendation, and provides a plan for implementation. The eight strongest teams compete in the final round at a host university where the teams analyze cases and orally present their findings to the judges.  The University of Northern Iowa is the only US team to have participated in the final rounds of competition. UNI has competed in New Zealand, Montreal, Newfoundland, and France.  For more information, contact Chris Schrage, the NIBS team advisor, at Christine.Schrage@uni.edu.