Students build their profile and add something significant to their CV
Each team member is presented with a Certificate of Participation which can be added to co-curricular record as evidence of employability & enterprise skills development
Opportunity to meet leading graduate employers
Who?
Open to undergraduate students from any faculty – preferably penultimate year students, but they can be from any year
Soon to be open to postgraduate level students in a separate competition
Students participate in teams of up to 5 members
What?
Teams compete and run a series of realistic, simulated businesses:
Round 1 – run on-line over the internet for 6 weeks
Round 2 – live one-day regional Semi-Finals
Round 3 – live one-day Grand Final
NOTE: Some countries have a 2 Round format - please see country page
When?
The 3 Round format (in the UK) starts the last week in October and ends the last week in March the following year
Time commitment?
In Round 1, two hours a week for the first two weeks while you are familiarising yourself with the simulation. One hour per week thereafter. Round 1 runs for 6 weeks
Learning Outcomes?
The learning outcomes which result from participation are mapped against the skills employers are looking for in their graduate intake
83% of participants agree they their employability skills improved through participating in the UBC
Resources needed?
Computer, internet access and printer
Team registration process?
Team registration is made via this website
Please see country pages for timetable
Register the number of teams you want to enter
Then nominate team leaders as early in the new academic year as possible
Team member names only required upon commencement of the UBC
Team participation process in Round 1?
Registered teams are sent logins to the on-line simulation website
All resources are available on the website
UBC provides a team helpdesk
All team decisions are uploaded on-line
Results are displayed on-line each week
UBC management team support?
The UBC team is here to make the registration and participation process as simple and beneficial as possible
Team support?
Teams find lecturer or educator support beneficial in terms of team dynamics and decision making
Guidance and resources are provided to educators by the UBC team
Round 2 Semi-Finals:
Approximately 30% of teams go through to the Round 2 one-day live semi-finals where there is a 3 Round format
These are held in February to March at regional venues
They are hosted by our University Supporters / Employer Partners
Round 3 Grand Final:
The top 10 teams go through to the Round 3 Grand Final run live over one day in the third week of March hosted by the country Lead Employer Partner