JIBS Entrepreneurship Challenge

JIBS organizes 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 2025

Marta Sikora, Greta Czovek, Sára Czifrik and Eduardo Pereira (not present on the final day) won the JIBS Entrepreneurship Challenge and were awarded the first prize of SEK 60,000.

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 2026

This year's competition will take place from 27 April to 29 April, with the Grand Final on 29 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.

 

Read more about Entrepreneurship Academy here. External link, opens in new window.

Find all the details about the Grand final 2025 here.

Programme for the Grand Final 2026: (Preliminary)

When: Wednesday 29 April 2026

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.