Category: Ulysses Contest

Family businesses are key economic actors all over the World. Within the framework of the Ulysses contest, students can now help family-owned companies of 3 different countries (Hungary, Italy and Austria) to solve real-life issues in an international online competition. As members of an international team, students will solve case studies that present the issues and challenges of these real family businesses, having a risk-free try at experiencing situations that those who start and run a business must cope with. In so doing, students can learn about the operation of family businesses in practice, as well as gain international insights […]

We proudly present our first Ulysses video which nicely explains what the Ulysses contest is all about! Watch the video to find out about our mission, goals, challenges and – most importantly – how students, lecturers and family firms can benefit from it!

Of course, a digital student competition needs its own social media channels to get known and out into this world! Have your pick and spread the word in your favorite social media channel. Facebook is your favorite?Then please LIKE the Ulysses page and share it with your fellow co-students, teachers or potential family firms You’re more an Instagram kind of person?We have you sorted. Click here and subscribe to the Ulysses Instagram profile All you want is LinkedIn?Of course we’ve also prepared an Ulysses Profile in the popular professional network so you can reach out to your business contacts! If you have any further questions, send us […]

The Ulysses Contest is an ERASMUS+ programme aimed to organize a digital case study competition based on cases from family firms in Austria, Italy and Hungary. The competition will give students the opportunity to transfer theoretical knowledge into practice and to work in a team to create a solution proposal for a current problem in a family business. The project is developed by the Centre for Family Business Management in collaboration with University of Szeged, Management Center Innsbruck, University of Vienna, Univations Gmbh and Agentur fundus. For more information visit: https://www.ulysses-contest.eu/ To stay updated, please register to the newsletter: https://www.ulysses-contest.eu/newsletter/