One of the most effective methods to render teaching more interactive and shorten the distance between what is taught in the classroom and the workforce is Challenge-Based Learning. This approach urges students – whether individually or divided into teams – to solve a challenge based on actual data and problems. Various disciplines offer this kind of experience, but in management teachings they take a more well-structured form, evolving into real competitions. One of the most extensive implementations underway is in the Economics and Management of Public Administration course, led by Professor Francesco Longo, which involves eight CLEAM classes and nearly 1,000 students divided into about 100 teams.

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