The 2012 BC Export International Business Studies Award recognizes a post secondary student who has shown leadership and excelled in international studies while contributing to the BC export community.
The winner will be presented with a $3,000 scholarship for continuing his/her studies.
Deadline for application October 19, 2012.
Please click here to see award criteria & application instructions
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The competition provides students and recent alumni of U.S. and foreign schools the unique opportunity to access substantial funding and support to implement their business ideas in New York City.
The early deadline for business summaries is October 28th. The final deadline is November 9th.
Teams of 2-5 participants (1st and 2nd year Part-time MBA , Full-time MBA and MM-ECM’s) to are invited to submit business plans for ideas that may be commercially viable in New York City. Click through this link to register your team.
Six teams of finalists will win a five-day, all-expenses-paid trip to New York City during the week of March 11th 2013 to participate in the final round of the Competition, which will be hosted at Columbia University.
More information, as well as the deadline and key dates regarding the Competition can be found on the NYCEDC website.
This year’s competition will be held on November 31st, 2012 and December 1st, 2012 at Schulich School of Business, Toronto, Canada. As this year marks the launch of Schulich School of Business MBA’s new mining specialization, the theme of the competition will be mining companies and their surrounding communities.
Teams of first, second year Full-time/Part-time MBA’s are invited to apply before the November 1st, 2012 application deadline. Registration is now open.
Based on the essays submitted, 25 teams will be invited to present in front of our guest judges from top industry companies during our 2 days event.
For more information, please visit our website at www.schulichinternationalcasecompetition.com or contact us at sicc@schulich.yorku.ca
As the MBA Games is just around the corner and set to take place on Jan 4-6 2013, it would be beneficial to elect our MBA Games Representatives as soon as possible.
Please complete the following elections survey and select two MBA Games Representatives from the list of nominees. This online survey will be open until 4:30 PM on Tuesday, September 25th.
Please click here.
Note: Please click on the blue “Login” button when the new window pops up; you will need to log in with your CWL to get to the survey;
If you have any questions please email askmba@sauder.ubc.ca.
A proposed merger between the CA, CGA & CMA has been in the works for some time now, and we’ve just been notified by CMABC that the merger timeline will now happen much more quickly than anticipated. The merger is nation-wide and will see the CA & CMA (the CGA withdrew) join to become the CPA (Chartered Professional Accountants) designation. There is no formal relationship with the CPA in the USA, but they are working on reciprocal agreements.
We met with CMABC on Wednesday and the effect of this merger for you is that the CMA/MBA Combined Program is no longer available in its current form. Students who began the MBA program this year will not have the option to enter the CMA Accelerated Program as it will cease to exist after January 2013. Details about the new CPA program and what options might exist going forward are being discussed by the CMA on Oct 3rd, and we will organize for a representative to come and speak to you about the details in mid-to-late October.
The news of the merger is not widely known yet, but we are telling you about it as we know that some of you had been planning to complete the CMA/MBA requirements. We will be updating all our documents and information to reflect the fact that this program is no longer available.
Programs often make changes (as is evidenced by your own re-imagined MBA program), and when mergers occur there can be a transition time when programs or services previously offered are no longer available. The information about the timeline for the changes to take effect is still being finalized by the CMA so we were not able to inform you of it prior to this. We apologize for any disappointment this announcement may create and I would encourage you to direct any specific questions to Shannon Thompson at the CMA: shannon@cmabc.com – (604) 484-7066
Due to an electrical shutdown of the Henry Angus Office Tower on Saturday, they will be NO access to the computer labs (HA045A and HA045C) between 7:30-8:30am. The purpose of the shutdown is to tie in components of the UBC power grid to our building and while services are expected to be back up at around 8:30am, you might want to (just in case!) find alternative ways for computer access.
The program calendar has been updated to show that the Case Competition that was originally slated for Oct 19-21st will no longer go ahead. You will find the updated program calendar in Connect here: myMBA Program > Schedules & Registration > Program Calendar
I have also updated this page with Key Holiday Dates for you:
*While we try our best not to schedule exams on Saturdays, we do reserve Saturdays in Exam Weeks in case of emergencies
Please direct any questions to askmba@sauder.ubc.ca
Do you speak English as a second or additional language? Could you use some help with all that reading and writing or with getting good notes from lectures? Do you want to participate more in seminars or speak more clearly?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, don’t have a lot of time, and want free professional help, the Academic English Support (AES) program may be right for you.
The UBC Academic English Support 2012/13 program has now opened for applications and you can register here.
Questions? Contact the Academic English Support Program here.
Message on behalf of your MBA Society:
About:
The Canadian MBA Games began at Queen’s University in 1988, and has now become a tradition in the Canadian MBA community. Last year the UBC MBA team placed third! – And this year, we know we can do better.
The MBA Games competition provides students an unparalleled opportunity to meet their fellow MBA’s from across Canada, creating a unique platform for companies to interact with students through networking events, academic cases and event sponsorship.
(From the MBA Games 2013 Website)
Event Dates/location: Jan 4 – 6 2013, in Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario
Competition and Events:
Athletics:
Cases:
More event details can be found at: http://www.mbagames.ca/#!home/mainPage
Time Commitment:
MBA Games Team Captains should expect to devote 5-15 hours per week depending on the stage of preparation. All other participants should also expect to devote 3 hours per week on practicing for the events they are participating in. In addition, each participant will need to devote an average of 5 hours per week on the video submission and opening ceremony performance.
Financing:
The following expenses are eligible for reimbursement under the Dean’s fund once the team returns from the competition:
*Students are expected to pay up front for all competition related expenses.
Students are responsible for paying for food, transportation within the host city, and any other personal expenses.
As such students can expect their out of pocket expenses to be roughly around $700, not including the reimbursements noted above.
Please keep in mind that the expense re-imbursements will be submitted in one lump –sum (for all MBA Games participants) by your MBA Games Representatives directly to the VP Finance for approval. The VP Finance will then submit the expenses to the MBA & ECM Programs office. Students can expect reimbursement approximately 30 days from the day the expenses are submitted to the MBA & ECM Programs office.
More information on the re-imbursement process will be shared as we get closer to the dates of travel.
Event Sign-up:
Please add your name to the sign-up sheet mba games interest by 11.59 pm on Friday, Sept 21, if you would like to be considered as a participant on this years’ team.
The MBA Games Representatives will be working with Staff, & Faculty and MBAS Executives on final team selection. Students who are chosen to participate will be contacted by the MBA Games Representative by the second week of October.
Election Details:
The deadline to email your nominations for the MBA Games representatives to Hart Massie at hart.massie@gmail.com is 11.59 pm on Sunday, Sept 23.
From the list of nominees, the class will vote (electronically) to select the top two MBA Games Representatives on Monday Sept 24. The top two vote getters will be named as MBA Games Team Captains. More information on the election details will be posted on the programs office blog next Monday.
Lastly, the above information will be posted on the Student Development page on your Connect site. We are in the process of publishing this page and will let you know once it is ready for you.