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Workshop Series

We believe in the transformative power of case-based learning. Through the 39 Country Initiative, we are committed to expanding access to high-quality business education in some of the world's lowest-income countries. Our Case Teaching Workshops are designed to support educators in these regions by providing practical, hands-on training in the art and science of case teaching. Led by experienced faculty members, these workshops equip participants with the tools, techniques, and confidence to deliver dynamic, discussion-based learning experiences that develop critical thinking, decision-making, and leadership skills in students.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS 2025 - 2028

DECEMBER 2025: TAJIKISTAN  |   JANUARY 2026: RWANDA

2026: TOGO | UGANDA  |  SÉNÉGAL  | ZIMBABWE

 2028: CAMEROON 

Past Workshop Event Summaries

November 24-26

Tajikistan

Tajik State University of Commerce 

November 21-24

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek State University 

American University of Central Asia

Zh. Balasagyn Natl Uni/Kyrgyz National University

 

November 4-7

Ghana

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) 

Ashesi University

Academic City University

 

October 22-24

Tanzania

University of Dar es Salaam Business School (UDSM)

Ardhi University

Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT)

 

October 17, 2025

Malawi

Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST)

 

 

October 14-15

Côte d'Ivoire

École Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Économie Appliquée (ENSEA)

Graduate School of Management (GSM - Abidjan)

Management et Développement d’Entreprise Business School (MDE)

Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INPHB)

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB)

 

July 30- August 6, 2025

Benin

Université Africaine de Technologie et de Management (UATM)

Université de Parakou

École Supérieure de Gestion, d'Informatique et des Sciences (ESGIS)

Ecole Nationale d'Economie Appliquée et de Management (ENEAM) in Cotonou, Benin

 

July 10-17, 2025

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa University Commerce

Ethiopian Civil Service University (ECSU)

Addis Ababa University FBE

 

July 7-10, 2025

Bangladesh

The University of Chittagong

Chittagong Independent University

American International University Bangladesh

The University of Dhaka

BRAC University

 

 

May 20-27, 2025

Pakistan

Air University, Multan

Women University Multan (WUM),

Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) 

 

April 4-9, 2025

Nepal

The British College, Kathmandu (TBC)

Global College of Management (GCM),

Kathmandu University of School of Management (KUSOM)

 

February 12, 2025

Cambodia

National University of Management

Royal University of Phnom Penh

 

February 12, 2025

Lesotho

National University of Lesotho in Maseru

 

June 6-11, 2024 

Zambia

University of Lusaka

University of Zambia

Cavendish University

Reactions to our 39C Case-Teaching Workshops

The impact of the 39 Country Initiative is best expressed by the educators it supports. Hear directly from faculty as they share how the case-teaching workshops and access to Ivey cases have transformed their classrooms and elevated the quality of business education in their institutions.

“We are really interested in the case studies that your University is offering for free to countries such as ours. We greatly appreciate this gesture by your institution which will benefit immensely students from underdeveloped countries.” - Alfandega Estevao Manjoro, Dean, Faculty of Economics and Management, Catholic University of Mozambique
"I am really pleased to get access to all this valuable information which will certainly help our faculty and students. It is the first time that such information was made available to the black continent free of charge." - Dr. Sheikh Mohamed, President, Somaliland University of Technology, Somalia
“Let me congratulate you and your institution for this wonderful contribution you're giving to our universities.” - Ivan Collinson, Director for Academic Affairs, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
On behalf of our Dean, Professor Bijay KC, and myself, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to Professor David for his time and the valuable insights he shared. The session has certainly inspired us to incorporate more case studies and even begin writing our own in the near future. - Roshee Lamichhane, Assistant Professor and Coordinator - Enterprise and Management Development Center (EMDC), Kathmandu University, Nepal
The workshop by Professor Albert Wocke and the Q&A session were truly eye-opening, engaging, and highly educative. As a department, we have embraced the case method as a key approach to teaching, particularly at the postgraduate level. The session reinforced our belief in the effectiveness of this approach in developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills among students. We look forward to continued engagement with the 39 Country Initiative and exploring further opportunities to enhance case-based learning in our programs. ~ Douglas Musiiwa, HoD, Department of Business Administration Faculty of Social Sciences, National University of Lesotho
“I personally found it to be a method that is key to developing problem solving and entrepreneurial capacity of our students.” - Dr Ratakane B. Maime (DBA), National University of Lesotho (NUL), Lesotho
Initially, I found it difficult to integrate the case method with groups of students who were discovering this pedagogical tool for the first time. But the wide variety of Ivey cases available and the corresponding documentation helped me to do so with encouraging results. I've used it over the last two academic terms in Tanzanian executive-level masters classes and found that the students adopted it easily, without any problems. I'm convinced that in the future, more and more students in this part of the world will benefit from Ivey's knowledge-rich collection. —Shiv K. Tripathi Ph.D. Professor, School of Business Mzumbe University, Tanzania
Our institution hosted a French-language case teaching workshop organized in Senegal by the 39 Country Initiative. The 39-Country Initiative should be congratulated and encouraged to continue offering this case teaching workshop. Not only this workshop fosters collaboration between teachers and re-searchers from different backgrounds, but it also, and above all, gives students access to cases in French that help to reinforce their skills. Ultimately, with this type of workshop, we must train responsible citizens of the world, committed to the planet's common causes. -Ahmadou DIAKHATE, Directeur des Programmes Initiaux et des Accréditations, BEM Dakar, Sénégal
"This was my first Ivey Business Case Study workshop and I enjoyed every session. The sessions were involving and brought the best out of every participant." ... "In a nutshell, this is one of the best workshops I have attended because it has now given me the confidence to start writing cases. This will give a big boost to the pedagogy in Africa." ... "The Case study approach will enhance critical and creative thinking which will benefit the students in this continent." - Comments from workshops participants in Sénégal and Côte d'Ivoire
"FBS leadership is rather keen on integrating the Case Method into our program. We'd like to start giving our instructors access to Ivey's case materials first and then start holding mentoring sessions for them internally. The session by Prof Romel was very well received among our faculty members." Md Saimum Hossain, CFA Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, FBS, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Read about the history of the 39 Country Initiative. A look back over the first 10 years...

Celebrating 10 years of Ivey’s 39 Country Initiative

Sep 17, 2020  Dawn Milne

Celebrating 10 years of the 39 Country Initiative

39 Country Initiative collage

The 39 Country Initiative begins

Prof. Beamish launched the 39 Country Initiative on July 1, 2010 and began by contacting faculty deans from business schools in the 39 countries to let them know about the free access to cases. The response wasn’t always what he expected. Prof. Beamish said some people thought there must be a catch.

“At one meeting in Nairobi in 2013 with the leadership of a business school, they were really cynical so I suggested they call the provost of another university in Nairobi who knows me and ask him. Well, they must have because the reception was completely different that afternoon,” he said.

Once it was clear that there was no catch – the only cost is to photocopy the cases – the Dean at this university in Nairobi told Prof. Beamish the savings on the purchase of educational material would be enough to hire three additional full-time faculty members.

“That meeting is one of the things that keeps me going. It’s fantastic that they can hire more faculty because there is such an acute need for more and better-trained faculty,” said Prof. Beamish.

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