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There seems to be some confusion in relation to the application for specialization(s) and/or sub-specialization(s).  Please note that students, even if they indicated on their module selection form which specialization(s) they intended to take, are still required to submit a separate application to have these choices show on their UBC records (transcript).

If you are not sure that you submitted the correct form(s), please check the Student Service Centre to see if your choices are showing on the system.  If they are not, you can apply for the Specialization(s)/Sub-specialization(s), by filling out forms found on Vista:  Home Page › Post-Core Modules › Specialization and Sub-Specialization Forms  and submiting them with the supporting documentation to mbaspecializations@sauder.ubc.ca .

Please note that while in previous years BASM 504 – Intellectual Property and Business Strategy has been offered in Period 6, in 2011, due to instructor availability, the module will be offered in Period 3 only.  An updated schedule can be found on Vista in the Post-Core Modules folder.

BASM 504 002 is available for registration via the SSC for any student interested.

The Institute for European Studies is pleased to host Prof. Otmar Seul of Université Paris Ouest-Nanterre-La Défense.  His talk, ‘Law and Practice of Employee Participation in Decision-making in Corporations and Companies of the Enlarged European Union’ will be held on 

Monday, 31 January, 2011, 12 – 1pm
CK Choi Building, Rm. 129

Prof. Seul is a noted legal scholar who has been recognized by, among others, the German Federal Government for his work developing a cross-border curriculum between France and Germany. 

To RSVP, email Europe@interchange.ubc.ca. Please RSVP no later than Thursday 27 January, 2011 as space for this event is limited.  For further information see our website http://www.ies.ubc.ca/ies-host-eu-labour-law-talk-prof-otmar-seul-lecture

We now have more information for our new exchange partner – BEM – Bordeaux Management School!

Please visit our website for more information: http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Programs/MBA/MBA_Full_Time/International_Exchange_Program/Partner_Schools_webpages/France_-_BEM

I would like to bring to your attention that BEM’s fall semester contains 5 “Sequences” – these are basically 3-week Periods. We anticipate that you will not need to stay for the 5th sequence, therefore, you will be able to finish up in December before Christmas.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at mbaexchange@sauder.ubc.ca.

I wish you all a wonderful weekend!

The pilot scheme for the UILO Start-up Services Voucher was launched as part of entrepreneurship@UBC on January 18, 2011 and will run until March 31, 2011. Under this initiative, start-ups from the UBC Community (students, faculty, staff and recent alumni) will be able to apply for up to $5,000 in services from the UILO. These services can include a combination of market assessments, intellectual property assessments, business planning, grant writing, company-in-a-box resources and more. Successful companies will be matched with business mentors.

The pilot phase will be limited to the first 12 successful applicants. For more information please contact Brad Wheeler 604-827-5086.

http://www.entrepreneurship.ubc.ca/2011/uilo-start-up-services-voucher

The MBA & ECM Programs Office is pleased to announce the following new MBA exchange partnerships:  

• Fudan University, School of Management
• Peking University, Guanghua School of Management

The above two partnerships are confirmed and have two exchange spots each for fall 2011. If you are interested, you would be a pioneering UBC MBA student! Links to our web pages for these two schools is above. Please let us know at mbaexchange@sauder.ubc.ca if you have any specific questions about these two schools.

 We are working to get details to you about two other new partnerships with Nanyang and BEM Bordeaux.

• We hope to receive the details for Nanyang Technical University in Singapore  this week. The partnership is confirmed and we have agreed to exchange students in fall 2011, but we need the school’s fact sheet and course information to post on our website for you.
• We are also trying to get the needed information from BEM Bordeaux Management School to you. Again, the partnership is confirmed, but we need the fact sheet and course information from the partner school.

If the information for Nanyang and BEM Bordeaux is not available by the exchange application due date (January 24) and you wish to include them as one of your choices, please list the school appropriately on your application form. However, you do not need to provide course information at this time. We will work directly with you to add to your application once we have more information.

The Period 1 Exam Schedule has been posted on Vista in the Post Core modules folder.

Please review the Exam Schedule carefully. It is each student’s responsibility to check for updates to this information on Vista as it is subject to change.

Post Core FAQ’s document has been updated with information on where to get your Full-time MBA & Part-time Course packages & textbooks.
The document can be found under “Post Core Modules”

The CUS invites MBA and ECM students to attend the 2011 Pacific Northwest Economic Conference on February 4th. The focus this year is to connect students to business leaders in order to discover and utilize the top business opportunities that will be available when they graduate. For more information and details on how to purchase tickets, please go to the following location on Vista:

Home Page › General Announcements › Conferences › Upcoming Conferences

The Rice University Business Plan Competition is the world’s largest and richest graduate-level business plan competition. Applications are now being accepted from graduate students around the world. For more information, please go to the following location on Vista:

Home Page › General Announcements › Case Competitions