Asper Experiential Education News Archive

July 15, 2024 — 
In 2023, over 100 Asper School of Business students participated in the international exchange program. Spanning continents, disciplines and universities, these are just a few snapshots of the Asper School of Business exchange experience.

July 10, 2024 — 
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International has officially announced the University of Manitoba’s and Asper School of Business’ continued accreditation.

July 9, 2024 — 
The business world doesn’t follow a syllabus. Assignments change with client needs, and a consultant’s success is measured not by a grade, but by their ability to uncover, understand and respond to those needs. Students learn this firsthand in the Asper School of Business’ unique experiential learning course, IDM 4050: Applied Business Consulting. While students are supported by their classroom learning—a thorough study of business theory and practice in their BComm—IDM 4050 challenges them to think about how they will use this knowledge to manage client relationships consult real businesses and not-for-profits.

June 25, 2024 — 
In the 2023-24 season 80 Asper School of Business teams participated in 37 external competitions, bringing their business insights to cases across North America and to Thailand, Ireland, Lithuania and more.

May 28, 2024 — 
Manager of Business Development at New Media Manitoba and Asper alum Corinne Gusnoski [BComm(Hons)/18] spends her days doing everything from consulting with Ubisoft Winnipeg to learning new applications for virtual reality (VR) technology. Despite Gusnoski’s tech-oriented work, her background is in business. Day-to-day, she works with interactive digital media companies and leverages her business expertise to support their goals.

April 1, 2024 — 
Asper students Joshua Peterson, Tyler Roslinsky, Taylor Bially and Sanjana Sabu won first prize at the Alberta Not-for-Profit’s External Case Competition this February, bringing home a $1,500 cash prize, which they donated back to the not-for-profit organization that helped them prepare for the competition.

February 22, 2024 — 
Students’ solutions to real business problems

February 6, 2024 — 
Asper School of Business BComm student Avery Groeneveld brought home gold for the school during fall case season at the Business and Management Case Competition hosted by Universidad Panamericana in Guadalajara, Mexico.

February 5, 2024 — 
Our Asper students are eager to get out into their fields and contribute to the business community. Each fall we have more than 100 students join our co-op program, making us one of the University of Manitoba’s largest co-operative education programs.

February 2, 2024 — 
On February 1, 2024, the 2023 Celebrating Co-op Awards welcomed over 270 co-op students and employer partners to toast to another successful year of co-op education. Sponsored by The Associates of the Asper School of Business, this annual event highlights the Manitoba business community’s dedication to educating the province’s future workforce and awards the 2023 Co-op Student and Employer of the Year.