IBM UBC starts 22nd  October…

Register now and attend our information session on the 13th or 14th Ocotber!

The Challenge is divided into three phases:
Round One – weekly business decisions -  input via the internet
Round Two – live semi-finals
Round Three – live Grand Final 

Kent has signed up for nine teams (team size 5) who will be challenged with the task of improving the performance of an IBM UBC  realistic business simulation. Each team acts as a team of management consultants who have taken responsibility for improving the performance of a business, all done on line and information sheets submitted every Tuesday for five weeks. Each decision period will represent six months in the life of the company. Along with the results of each trading period’s decisions, teams will receive a scenario outlining events and issues outside and inside the company which are likely to impact on its business.

If you would like the opportuntiy to be inovlved in this competition, send your email with your name and names of any potential team members to  t.s.crowther@kent.ac.uk

This year we are running an information event on the 13th Ocotber in the Bulb on the Canterbury Campus and on the 14th in the Gillingham Building on the Medway campus.

This will also be an opportunity to ask us any questions, and to find out about our advice surgeries we’ll be running to support our IBM teams.

The IBM Universities Business Challenge offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to improve their knowledge of the business world, put theory into practice and develop their team-working and leadership skills.

The competition gives you the chance to work as a management consultant in a realistic, fictional company, making all the critical business decisions that affect the company’s performance. The competition also enhances employability skills and provides an important extra item for inclusion on CVs.

The Universities Business Challenge is not just for those on business studies courses. Students in information technology, engineering, law, mathematics, accounting, and from a wide array of arts and sciences have all gained a valuable understanding of the business world through this competition.

Key benefits include

• A valuable learning experience.
• Develops leadership and team management skills.
• Adds something significant to your CV.
• Enhances commercial awareness.
• Increases graduate employability prospects.

Cash prizes of £1,000, £500 and £250 are also awarded to first, second and third place teams respectively. For more information, please contact us or visit the IBM website at www.uk.ubcworldwide.com