Experiential Learning

Competitions

The Asper School of Business hosts and supports competitions that empower students at all levels to present their business cases, solve real-life challenges, and gain valuable feedback from industry experts and business professionals.

Business Case Competitions

Students compete to produce and market insightful solutions to today’s business challenges. Competitions for undergraduate and graduate students take place within the Asper community, nationally and internationally.
Business Plan Competitions

The Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship drives entrepreneurial awareness through the development and growth of new ventures. Students can participate in competitions including three major business planning events at the graduate, undergraduate and high school level.
Asper Business Case Competition

The third annual Asper Business Case Competition will be a five day event focused on testing and challenging students in an exciting environment that lends itself to amplifying your immersive and experiential learning.

Learning abroad

The Asper School of Business offers academic and cultural exchange opportunities for students at all levels to expand their horizons.

Graduate International Study Trip

Examine the interplay between culture, economic development, management systems and strategies in a selected country. Establish an international business network while earning course credit. Previous graduate students have participated in study trips in Brazil, Hong Kong, Dubai, Finland, Tanzania and Malaysia.
International Exchange

Through the Asper Exchange Program, undergraduate and graduate students travel the world, meet new people and experience beautiful new cultures. Previous exchange participants have studied in business schools in a wide range of countries across Asia, Europe, and Central and South America. This program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to add more adventure to your university experience.
Arni Thorsteinson Study Exchange Program (ATSEP)

Undergraduate students will explore Winnipeg, Toronto and Israel with students and faculty from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Visit industries in both countries and participate in cultural and tourist activities, including a dip in the Dead Sea and a camel ride. Over the course of a few weeks, students will earn academic credit, learn about a new culture and make lifelong friends.

Mentorship programs

The Asper School of Business connects undergraduate and graduate students with business veterans through a wide range of mentoring programs.

From classroom to boardroom

We offer a number of in-class experiential courses. A full list of our courses can be found at UM Academic Calendar.

Applied Small Business Consulting

This course provides undergraduate students hands-on consulting experience and an opportunity to give back to the community. Students actively work with small businesses in Manitoba to help find solutions to their current challenges. Projects will be conducted individually or in small groups.
Business Case Analysis and Competitions

This experiential course prepares undergraduate students for case competitions such as JDC West, ICBC, Ted Rogers, and select international case competitions. Undergraduate students participating in JDC West are encouraged to take this course.
Industry Projects

This course provides graduate students with solid practical knowledge about a developing subject in business, to understand both implications and potential applications for organizations and their leadership today and in the future.
Co-op Education Program

The Co-op program allows undergraduate students to get paid and earn academic credit while using the use knowledge learned in the classroom in real-world, productive work environments. The program gives students the opportunity to explore different career paths and build a professional network to kick-start their career.

Student led initiatives

Our students run national-level conferences that demonstrate their leadership excellence and dedication in generating values for the business community.

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Competitions

Business Case Competitions

Business Plan Competitions

Asper Business Case Competition

Learning abroad

Graduate International Study Trip

International Exchange

Arni Thorsteinson Study Exchange Program (ATSEP)

Mentorship programs

Graduate Mentorship Program

UM Café: Ten Thousand Coffees

Startup Coach

President's Student Leadership Program

From classroom to boardroom

Applied Small Business Consulting

Business Case Analysis and Competitions

Industry Projects

Co-op Education Program

Student led initiatives

Commerce Business Banquet

National Business School Conference