First Polish Marketplace Competition

The final game of the First Polish Marketplace Competition took place this past spring on June 28th and 29th. The championship was organized by the School of Banking and Management in Krakow and the Educational Enterprise Foundation in Lodz. The final contest was between the best five teams from the qualifying round.

The rivalry of thirty (30) Polish teams from different Polish universities of Economics consisting of 5 students each started on May 6, 2005. The competition consisted of two stages – a 5-week-long qualifying round and a final round. The thirty teams competed in six industries (games) with each of five teams, randomly assigned to an industry. The qualifying round used the Polish version of the Business Management simulation. The five best teams with highest results in the Cumulative Balanced Scorecard were invited to compete in the finals for the championship and attractive awards.

The contestants in the finals were:

• Team PowerBulls from Politechnika Bialostocka
• Team UAM Electronics from Uniwersytet im Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Team TRaCER from Wyzsza Szkola Przedsiebiorczosci i Zarzadzania im. Leona Kozminskiego w Warszawie
• Team MADOX from Wyzsza Szkola Informatyki i Zarzzdzania w Rzeszowie
• Team Global Trade from Bielska Wyzsza Szkola Biznesu im. J. Tyszkiewicza

The participants in the final competition used the English version of the Venture Strategy Marketplace simulation. The final evaluation of the teams' performance was based on the Cumulative Balanced Scorecard.

The winning team was UAM Electronics, with the final score of 260 points.

The winners of the final competition were the students representing Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu. They are

• Monika Rzemykowska
• Adam Jozwiak
• Tomasz Kruczkowski
• Marcin Nowinski
• Patryk Tyton

During the ceremony at the School of Banking and Management in Krakow, the winning participants were awarded prizes funded by Mr. Aleksander Gudzowaty and medals and certificates prepared by the Innovative Learning Solutions, Inc. The prizes were awarded by Dr. Cadotte’s friend, Professor Dietl of the Educational Enterprise Foundation in Lodz. The award ceremony took place on September 26, 2005 and the winners were invited to come to Krakow to collect their prizes.

We would like to thank all the participants for their outstanding performance. Congratulations to the winners!

Polish Marketplace Team

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