TUM Business Game

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Real problems. Real people. Real impact.

Problems come in.
Solutions move forward.

TUM Business Game connects multidisciplinary talent with companies and research institutions to solve real-world problems and turn the best ideas into lasting impact.

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Who we are

Built by students, backed by industry

Since 2016, TUM Business Game has been Munich's largest student-run case competition. Companies bring a real problem, multidisciplinary student teams work it for two and a half days, and the best solutions go back to the people who own the problem.

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How it works

From a real problem to a real outcome

We bring together real problems and multidisciplinary talent, and turn the results into research, products, ventures and better decisions.

  1. 01

    Real-world problems

    Companies, research institutions and the public sector bring questions they actually need answered.

  2. 02

    Multidisciplinary talent

    Students from engineering, business, computer science and the sciences form teams around each problem.

  3. 03

    Solutions

    Research insights, strategies, prototypes and concepts, presented to the people who own the problem.

  4. 04

    Lasting impact

    Stronger companies, sharper research, and students who have solved something real before they graduate.

Our formats

Different formats. One mission.

The case competition is where it started. Around it, workshops through the year with our partners.

  • 2.5 days

    Case Competition

    The flagship. Sixty selected students, real challenges from partner companies, two and a half days in Munich every March.

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  • All year

    Workshops

    Sessions through the year with our partners: case-interview practice, industry deep-dives and skills you will use in the competition and after it.

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Event Hub

Workshops, networking, and the main event

From workshops and networking sessions to the flagship competition, this is where you find what is coming up next and how to be part of it.

  • workshop

    Storytelling for Future Founders

    Clear, confident, compelling: a TUM BG Academy workshop with Katya Barry on public speaking. How to tell a story, how to sell yourself, and how to own the room — with the reminder that confidence is what preparation leaves behind.

  • workshop

    Crack the Interview

    Priscilla Rodrigues, a recruiter at Canadian Solar, takes the hiring process apart from the employer’s side: what recruiters actually look for, how to hold your nerve in a high-stakes interview, and how to turn your own experience into a story that lands.

  • networking

    Behind the Scenes at Lio

    June 17th, 2026 · Lio Office

    Lio (formerly askLio) set a challenge at TUM Business Game 2026, so the team went behind the scenes to see how they run it. Magdalena Sternecker and Lia Hofmann walked us through their approach to B2B sales and pitching: how a technical product becomes a pitch anyone can follow, what it takes to build a culture that stops to celebrate a win, and how to hold momentum through a modern sales cycle.

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Meet our team

A team from everywhere, in one place

TUM Business Game is organised by a team of students from different universities and disciplines, united by one goal: give people the chance to solve something real before they graduate.

Leadership

Sets the direction for the year and holds the whole thing together.

2 members
  • Karina Kopyttsova, President

    Karina Kopyttsova

    President

  • Kimaya Padmashali, President

    Kimaya Padmashali

    President

Partners & Sponsors

Brings in the companies that set the challenges and back the event.

5 members

  • Kiril Ratarov

    Head of Partners & Sponsors

  • Shriya Kokane, Partner Relations Manager

    Shriya Kokane

    Partner Relations Manager

  • Anastasiia Lynnyk

    Workshop & Partner Relationship Manager

  • Alua Makasheva, Head of Sponsors

    Alua Makasheva

    Head of Sponsors

  • Wassim Dallel

    Sponsor Relations Manager

Marketing & Communications

Everything you see, read and scroll past. The campaign, the brand, the posts.

5 members

  • Yuchao Xie

    Head of Marketing & Communications

  • Youssef Abdelaal

    Social Media Manager

  • Ved Gawade

    Website Development Manager

  • Sihoon Choi

    Event Marketing Manager

  • Dia Bhansali

    Content Development Manager

Meet the whole team

Real challenges

The companies that have set them

Every edition since 2017, a company has brought a problem it actually needed solved. These are the ones that did.

Partners & sponsors

Partners & Sponsors

The companies behind the Game

Get in touch

Talk to the right people

Student, company, researcher or investor: there is an inbox for you, and a person behind it.