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UBC 2014-15 Registrations now open
Registrations are now open for the Universities Business Challenge 2014-15, the UK's premier undergraduate simulation-based competition for student employability and enterprise skills development. We don't need to know team member's names just yet - just the number of teams you want to enter.
Registrations are now open and you can take advantage of Early Registration discounts if you register your teams by 30 June, 2014.
Plus in addition, if you register before 31 May 2014, we will give you one free team for every 2 teams entered, i.e. 3 teams for the price of 2. You can register the number of teams you want to enter now via the UBC website at:
http://www.ubcworldwide.com/how-to-enter
CROSS-FACULTY EMPLOYABILITY & ENTERPRISE SKILLS EXPERIENCE:
Here's how students benefit from taking part in the UBC:
- Develops employability skills
- Develops enterprise skills
- Develops commercial awareness across disciplines
- Helps put business theory and social skills into practice
- Develops team-working skills
- Applying critical thinking and reaching decisions by consensus
- Provides networking opportunities with top employers.
The UBC Worldwide UK attracted over 1,550 students in 312 teams in Round 1 from over 69 university faculties including: business and management studies, economics, engineering, accounting and finance, law and social sciences in 2013-14.
Run over three rounds, Round 1 commences late October and runs on-line over 6 weeks commencing late October, with weekly decisions submitted via the UBC website. All teams get individual feedback from the UBC team to help improve performance and there is an opportunity for lecturers and employability advisers to be copied in on results and feedback.
The top 100 teams from Round 1 competed in one day regional Round 2 Semi-Finals hosted by UBC’s Employer Partners to reach the Round 3 Grand Final hosted by IBM.
Universities competing in the Round 3 Grand Final were: Canterbury Christ Church, Hull (2 teams), Royal Holloway, Abertay (2 teams), Bangor, Kingston, Bristol and Bournemouth
The final result was:
1st: University of Bristol
2nd: University of Abertay, Dundee Business School
3rd: University of Hull
You can view photographs and team member details of all Round 3 Grand Finalists on this link:
http://www.ubcworldwide.com/blog/
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