In a special ceremony at CIIM, Dr. Olga Kandinskaia, MSc Management Programme Director and Assistant Professor of Finance, received the “Outstanding New Case Writer” Award from Mr. Richard McCracken, Director of The Case Centre. It is the first time that a professor in Cyprus receives an award in this global competition. The award ceremony took place during the ‘Companies & Business Schools: a Strategic Partnership’ event on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017, at CIIM Premises in Nicosia.

Dr. Kandinskaia’s winning case was about Engino, a small innovative company based in Limassol. The main protagonist of the case is Costas Sisamos, Founder and Managing Director of Engino. Costas Sisamos started his company Engino in 2004 with a vision to design and produce safe and innovative construction toys of the highest quality that would enhance children’s creativity and imagination while at the same time teaching them about science and technology.

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About the Competition

The Outstanding New Case Writer Competition is part of the annual global awards by The Case Centre. Other winners this year include Harvard, Stanford, INSEAD, IMD to name a few.

About The Case Centre

The Case Centre holds the world’s largest and most diverse collection of management cases, articles, book-chapters and teaching materials, including the collections of leading business schools across the globe.

Source: The Case Centre