Every team has to study a certain real-life or imaginary

corporate or other problem and provide a well-described set

of solutions for handling such an issue. Problems can be either

technical or management oriented by nature.

The results are evaluated by a jury, after presentations made

by each team. For example, one of Case Study tasks set at

previous EBEC competitions was “Design the Feature of the

Future” improving one of the world’s top web browsers.

Every team has to design and construct a prototype that

should satisfy competition requirements. The teams have

a certain time limit and have to use tools and materials

provided by their local BEST group or materials they have

at home. Therefore, they need to use creativity, technical

comprehension and skills in order to accomplish tasks and

pass final testing in front of a jury. The criteria for evaluating

the outcomes are predetermined and will be communicated

with the participants beforehand. For example, a good Team

Design task would be to create the most efficient oil rig whose

efficiency would be tested by pumping water and oil solution.