JIBS Entrepreneurship Challenge
JIBS organises an annual student competition to inspire entrepreneurship and creativity. The competition is designed to foster cross-disciplinary thinking and teamwork among students from Jönköping International Business School and the School of Engineering.
Each year, a different company is invited to present a real-world challenge they are facing. The teams then have 24 hours to develop a solution and prepare a pitch to present it. On the final day, they pitch their ideas to a jury.
The best pitches advance to a grand final, open to all students and faculty. The winning team and runners-up receive prizes totaling up to 130,000 SEK.
The winning team 2024
The winners of JIBS Entrepreneurship Challenge 2024, from the left: William Mustajärvi, Gustaf Thor and Adam Aurell.
Aktiestinsen
JIBS Entrepreneurship Challenge is funded by a donation from the Lennart "Aktiestinsen" Israelsson Foundation. Lennart Israelsson, born in 1916, made his fortune by investing in stocks. He bought his first stock in 1946 for SEK 600, and at its peak, the value of his portfolio grew to over 140 million SEK!
JIBS Entrepreneurship Challenge 2025
This year's competition will take place from 31 March to 2 April, with the Grand Final on 2 April at 13:00.
The competition is organized by the student association Entrepreneurship Academy at JIBS, whose mission is to promote and support entrepreneurship among students at Jönköping University. Their vision is to empower students to turn their ideas into reality through workshops, lectures, and events.
Programme for the Grand Final 2025: (Preliminary)
When: Wednesday 2 April 2025
Where: B 1033 at JIBS
- Welcome from the JIBS Student Association.
- The company present their business case challenge and their expectations of the students.
- The finalists present their pitches before the jury.
- Interviews with the finalists.
- The jury announce the winning teams.
- A word from the winning team.
- Grand Final ends