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Entries are now open for the IBM UBC UK 2010-2011. Enter before 30 June 2010 for earlybird rates- click here.

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In 2009-2010, a record 1,400 plus students from 75 university faculties entered the Challenge.  To see why you should participate, look at the LeedsMet University video by clicking here.

Congratulations to the teams that won through to the Grand Final. Click here to view.

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Aston University wins IBM UBC 2009-10 Grand Final held at IBM Bedfont Lakes near Heathrow, London on Friday 19 March 2010

1st place - Aston University - SEAS

Congratulations to the team from Aston University - SEAS which won an extremely closely contested Grand Final. Team members are (front row): Christian Burton, Gregg Warwick (team captain), Maksim Aleksandrov and Marcus Chng.  In the back row are their lecturer, Dr James Stone and Sonia Bannon, IBM.

Stephen Leonard, Chief Executive, IBM UK and Ireland gave the keynote speech and welcomed the grand finalists. "This is a fantastic achievement. The competition started out in October 2009 with 280 teams from over 75 universities and you are the 10 finalists. You should be proud of yourselves", he told the participants, their supporting lecturers and representatives from other sponsoring companies who attended the concluding third round of the competition.

2nd place - University of Exeter

Congratulations to the team from University of Exeter who finished a very close second. Team members are: Sally Edwards, Vin Chan, Khabir Mahtani, Rebecca Edwards, Charlotte Haddy. They were supported by their lecturers, Dr Rachel Torr and Jenny Philips.

3rd place - Imperial College London - Finance Society

 Congratulations to the team from: Imperial College London - Finance Society, who finished third . Team members are:  Darren Ko, Hoi Ya Chow, Ravi Ghedia, Qing Luo and William Tran.

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The IBM Universities Business Challenge is the premier business simulation competition for all university undergraduates in the UK who want to have a life-changing experience. The IBM UBC is a true learning experience for all those who enter.

Commencing in October each year, the competition helps students improve their decision-making skills, develop their team-working abilities and increase their knowledge of key business areas such as marketing, finance, production and human resources. The competition also enhances their employability skills and provides an important extra item for their CV.

Participants come from all faculties...

The Universities Business Challenge is not just for Business Studies students. Students in Economics, Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, Law, Mathematics, Accounting, Medicine and a wide range of Arts and Sciences faculties have gained an invaluable understanding of the business world.

Improve employability skills....

Participating undergraduates tell us year after year how taking part in the IBM UBC has helped them make the transition from university to the world of work.

"The UBC reflects the ethos that brings out the qualities in the participants that we are looking for in potential employees: team-working abilities, tenacity, persistence..." - says Sonia Bannon of IBM.

Meet potential employers....

UBC sponsors - IBM, Citi, Procter & Gamble, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Serco - are among the UK's Top 100 graduate employers.

You'll be in challenging company....

Previous winners have included: Aston University, Anglia Ruskin University, Sheffield Hallam University, Manchester Business School, Imperial College, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Durham, Cambridge, Swansea, Farnborough and Sussex. Semi-finalists have included teams from: Sheffield-Hallam, Imperial, Lancaster, Sheffield, Oxford, UCL, UMIST, Reading, Southampton, Loughborough, Anglia Ruskin, Aberystwyth, Bristol, Trinity All Saints, Bournemouth, Oxford Brookes, Essex, Birmingham, Dundee, Bell College, Regents Business School, University of Central Lancashire, Royal Holloway. Click here for the Hall of Fame

There will be cash prizes for the top three teams as follows:

IBM Universities Business Challenge 2010-2011

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