Faculty of Management students put years of learning into final test
Live Case Challenge allows students to test their skills in competitive setting
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UBCO presents Indigenous Business Speaker Series
Inaugural event includes CEO of Westbank First Nation
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UBCO hosts festival to creatively explore social and economic change
Activities encourage conversations on social and economic challenges
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UBCO co-hosts a conversation on reimagining economic futures
In an era of large societal changes around the world, UBC’s Okanagan campus, together with Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness, will host a webinar bringing together diverse international speakers to discuss how to address some of the world’s most pressing issues.
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UBC round-table debates: how should societies deal with traumatic history?
When societies experience significant historic trauma, in the form of mass repression or violence, how do they deal with its legacy?
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Talks to explore facets of wine territory identity
Most individuals would say their identity consists of much more than what meets the eye. According to researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus, the same can be said for wine territories.
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Prime Minister Trudeau hosts Town Hall at UBC Okanagan Sept. 6
The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, will host a Town Hall at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus this Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.
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Scotiabank funds $2-million cybersecurity and financial data initiative at UBC
UBC is poised to accelerate cybersecurity and financial risk research in Canada and beyond, thanks to a $2-million donation from Scotiabank.
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UBC Management students to solve City of Kelowna challenge
Third-year UBC Bachelor of Management students have teamed up to help the City of Kelowna solve a unique problem, as part of the fifth annual Live Case Challenge that launched Tuesday morning.
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The Urbanizing Okanagan
Kelowna is the fastest-growing city in Canada, according to Statistics Canada. Faculty members from UBC Okanagan’s campus have teamed up with the Urban Land Institute of British Columbia to address the implications of this rapid growth.
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