The European Case Clearing House (1991-2005) The Case Centre, headquartered in Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedford, United Kingdom,[1] and with its US office at Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, is the independent home of the case method,[2][3][4] with more than 500 member organisations worldwide.
[10][11] Its stated aim is to promote the case method by sharing knowledge, skills, and expertise in this area among teachers and students.
[1][12][13] The Case Centre, is a not-for-profit organisation[14] and registered charity[15][16] founded in 1973.
It was founded as Case Clearing House of Great Britain and Ireland, as a collaborative initiative of 22 higher educational institutions that wanted a platform to share case materials between management educators.
[17][1] As the initiative grew in Europe, the organization rebranded itself as the European Case Clearing House in 1991, and again rebranded itself to ecch in 2005 to reflect its global presence, and finally rebranded to The Case Centre in 2013 to reflect its preeminent position in case method.