Category Archives: Extracurricular Event

EMD Serono Innovation Cup 2014

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In its fourth year, the Innovation Cup offers the opportunity for 30 selected postgraduate students in life sciences and business administration programs to learn about the pharmaceutical industry from experienced EMD Serono professionals, develop entrepreneurial skills and work with peers in teams to advance a novel idea into a convincing business plan during a one-week summer camp.

The Cup will take place in Darmstadt, Germany (July 13-18, 2014). Travel and accommodation expenses will be paid by EMD Serono. A EUR 10, 000 prize will be awarded by the grand jury to the team that presents the most convincing business plan.

Application and program information are available online. Deadline for registration March 15, 2014.

 

Partnerships for Canada’s Clean Economy 2014

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The Partnerships for Canada’s Clean Economy 2014 conference will provide a forum to share crucial insights from world-class thinkers and leading jurisdictions around the world. This will inform the strategic context in Canada, and identify the public and private partnerships required to take advantage of future investment opportunities.

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014
Venue: Vancouver Convention Centre, West Building, Level 3 Summit
Speakers, program information and registration all online

2014 Financial Leaders of Tomorrow Summer Program

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Held June 30 to July 11, is designed to help attendees understand China’s financial markets the PBC School of Finance at Tsinghua University will host the second annual summer program for international students. Attendees will enjoy two weeks of study and fun at the leading university in China. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of China’s financial markets, including banking, securities, insurance, fund, and other sectors. Unique and in-depth lectures will be provided by a combination of Tsinghua faculties, policymakers from the government and industry elites with extensive experience at top financial entities.

Study trips to financial institution, cultural events and sight-seeing tours will also be arranged.

The program is suitable for college juniors, seniors, or master’s students majored in Finance, Economics or related subjects.

The first-round application deadline is February 15. And scholarships are available.

Find out more about the 2014 program, please visit the program website.

 

Rotman Design Challenge

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The Rotman Design Challenge (RDC) is an international Business Design case competition. After a month of working on a complex business challenge proposed by an innovative and forward-thinking sponsor, teams of 4-6 master’s students from leading business and design schools across the globe come together for a live, two–day event at the Rotman School of Management to propose their solutions.

PRIZES:

  • 1st Place Team: $7,000 (+ eternal glory and bragging rights)
  • 2nd Place Team: $3,000 (+ our deep admiration)
  • 3rd Place Team: $1,000 (+ a pretty solid round of applause)

If there is interest, Moura Quayle, has offered to provide some coaching to Sauder students who participate in this event.  For more information on the Challenge visit www.rotmandesignchallenge.com or contact us at rotmandesignchallenge2014@gmail.com.

Sauder Social Entrepreneurship (Kenya) Join us in 2014!

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Students interested in going to Kenya in the summer of 2014: Please see the attached Application Form and complete it by January 20, 2014.

Some specifics:

The program will be a month long in August 2014 and in Nairobi;

1)      The flight will be around $2500 if you book early. It is prime safari time so the most expensive time of the year;

2)      Lodging is in a basic but safe and central place and is about $55/night for a single room and that includes breakfast. Double rooms are available and cost around $35 each night;

3)      Spending is around $600 but depends on the student;

4)      We expect $1,000 from each student to contribute to materials and supplies and other direct costs. You can fundraise as much as much as you want to cover this cost, and others, on your own. One student last year raised $5500 on his own so it paid for his entire trip!

Total is approximately:  $2500 + $1500 +$600 + $1000 = $5600.  Safaris are extra and can go from $500 for a four day trip to $4000 depending upon how swanky you want to be and how rich you are!

Check out our web site: http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Global_Reach/Sauder_Africa_Initiative/About_SAI

Email us if you have any questions! 

Jessie Lam, CMP
Manager, Research Support Services & Special Projects
Sauder School of Business, UBC
Room 765, Henry Angus Building
2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Tel:  (604) 822-8399

HEC Sustainability Competition

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Participate in the HEC Sustainability Competition for a chance to put your talents and skills acquired during your studies into practice. This is a unique opportunity for MBA students to develop an innovative and practical solution for a complex business case around corporate sustainability.

The event will take place over the course of two days, with a day dedicate to the preliminary round and the second day dedicated to the final round followed by an afternoon of speakers and panelists who will be sharing their insights on corporate sustainability trends and best practices

• Registration Information
$400 per team, online registration here

Competition Date: March 13 + 14, 2014, please note you will need to receive instructor approval in order to participate in this competition as it does land on a class day.

2014 Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition Invitation

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Real Problems. Real Solutions

The competition is known for its unique 24 Hour format, which pushes the country’s top MBA students to develop solutions for a real world business while under time constraints.

The fifth annual Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition will be hosted by the Haskayne School of Business in March, 2014. The event will challenge teams from Haskayne and other attending MBA programs to put their creative and analytical skills to the test while offering opportunities to make connections with local business, judges, and sponsors. No other university in Western Canada holds a case competition of this intense 24 hour format or competitive elimination style.

Competition prizes total $16,000.

The top team from each preliminary pool will advance to an afternoon final. Prize payouts for finalists are:
 1st Place: $8,000
 2nd Place: $5,000
 3rd Place: $2,000
 4th Place: $1,000

Overview Details:
1. Date: March 5-8, 2014 * please note how close this is to your return from Global Immersion where relevant
2. Registration deadline: January 10, 2014: Online form
3. Registration Fee: $1250 CAD
4. Website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/mbasociety/24-hour-case-competition
5. Haskayne Registration package- UBC

5th Annual Hult Prize Competition

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The Hult Prize Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to launching the world’s next wave of social entrepreneurs. It encourages the world’s brightest business minds to compete in teams to solve the planet’s biggest challenges with innovative ideas for sustainable start-up enterprises. Annual Hult Prize winners can make their ideas reality with the help of USD1 million in seed funding.

Moving forward with the 5th annual Hult Prize, thousands of university students worldwide will team up to create start-ups aimed at solving an issue faced by billions in need. More than 10,000 applicants will begin the journey, and only 300 start-ups from around the world will move on to pitch their start-up ideas at one of six global locations, including: Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, Shanghai and Sao Paulo. Form a team of 4-5 students and submit an application

Overview Details:

  1. President’s Challenge: Solving Non-Communicable Disease in the Urban Slum
  2. Timeline available here, including details re: preliminary regional competition March 7 + 8, final round September 2014
  3.  Cash prize: $1,000,000 USD  in start-up funding
  4. Deadline December 17, 11:59pm EST
  5. Website: http://www.hultprize.org/en/

Talk by Dr. Jerome Rive, Dean of the IAE Lyon School of Management

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Students and Faculty are invited to attend a talk by Dr. Jerome Rive, Dean of the IAE Lyon School of Management at University Lyon 3

Friday, November 22nd at 3:00 – 3:40 pm
Sauder School of Business, Room HA 243

Presentation title:
French perspective on International Business and Management of Multinational Companies

Presentation Summary:
The presentation will be based on a collective undertaking involving 21 members of the International Management team of the IAE Lyon School of Management Research Center which resulted in the publication of a book, edited by Dr. Ulrike Mayrhofer in 2013; « Management of Multinational Companies: A French Perspective ».  The presentation will focus on companies, established or operating in France, which engage in foreign direct investments and own or control added-value businesses in different countries. While multinational management has already been widely studied by scholars, the aim of the presentation is to provide an in-depth reflection over a cross-section of firms that are either French or operate in France. It will show the importance of contextualizing MNC theory and will reveal the variety and complexity of managerial choices when national markets are decompartmentalised.

 About Dr. Jerome Rive
Jérôme Rive was re‐elected Dean of the IAE Lyon, University Jean Moulin Lyon 3 School of Management, for a second five‐year term on June 20, 2013 after having led the IAE Lyon since 2008. The IAE Lyon educates 7 500 students for careers in Management and employs 150 faculty and 75 administrative staff. Since June 2012, Jérôme Rive has been President of the IAE Network, which includes 32 IAEs in France.  Jérôme Rive is a Senior Lecturer and holds a PhD in Management Science in the field of Human Resources. His main interests focus on the development of managerial skills at the international level and on cross‐cultural approaches of management.

MBA Entreprenership Club event – Nov 18th

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Join the Sauder MBA Innovation Club for an evening of networking with fellow students and entrepreneurs.  The event will use a “speed-dating” approach.  Students will be placed in groups of 3-4, and entrepreneurs will rotate from table to table for a short Q&A session with each group of students.

Entrepreneurs in attendance will include: Rian Gavreau and Jack Newton from Clio, Sean Clark from shoeme.ca, Dustin Sproat from Schnarped, and many more.

Event cost is $5.  Register early as space is limited!