UBC Undergraduate Timetable

UBC Undergraduate Challenge Starts 23 October 2024

UBC UK 2024-2025 Undergraduate Challenge

The next edition of the UBC Undergraduate Challenge starts in October and is run
over three rounds. The format and content are designed to develop the
employability and enterprise skills employers are looking for.

3-Round Format

The UBC UK is run over three rounds. Round 1 is run online via the UBC portal on the
Learning Dynamics / Simulation Space platform. Teams collaborate, input their
decisions and results are published as per the timetable below. Approximately the
top 20% of teams from Round 1 go through to the Round 2 Semi-Finals. The top 10
teams from the Round 2 Semi-Finals go through to the Round 3 Grand Final.

Key dates

  • Entries open: September 2024
  • Entries close: 6 November 2024

All entries will be confirmed progressively up to the closing date.

[Please note: The UBC Global Masters Postgraduate Challenge has a different timetable from the Undergraduate Competition. Please see UBC Global Masters info for the timetable].

Round 1 – Online: October to December

 

Logins & Resources:

Educators, Team Leaders and Team Members, including nominated team Mentors,
will have access to the UBC simulation platform used in Round 1 via logins which will
be provided to registered universities. All resources are made available online and
can be downloaded from the simulation platform. The Team Brief and Participant
Guide contains all the information necessary to take part in the UBC.

When you know your Team Leaders, you can upload their name/s and email
address/es by logging into the UBC portal and selecting Manage Teams. The UBC
simulation portal will automatically email Team Leaders their logins when you have
submitted their details.

If you want your teams to participate in the optional Trial Trading Period (TTP), you should upload your Team Leader details prior to the TTP commencement

(please see detailed timetable below).

When Team Leaders have their logins, they input their Team Member details. The
simulation platform emails Team Members their logins, so all team members have
access to the simulation platform.

 

Round 1 – Structure

The UBC UK Round 1 starts with an optional Trial Trading Period (TTP). The TTP is a
practice round for teams to get used to the briefing resources and decisions. The
Trial Trading Period (TTP) results do not count towards the final result. Results only
count towards the final result from Trading Period 1 onwards.

While we encourage teams to complete the TTP, it is not essential in order to
compete in Round 1 of the UBC, so teams who enter late can start with Trading
Period 1.

For each trading period, decisions can be uploaded between the open date/time
and the close date/time. Results will be published before the next trading period
opens.

Round 1 – Timetable 2024 

 

Trial Trading Period (TTP)

  • Open: Wednesday 23rd October at 13.00
  • Close: Tuesday 5th November at 10.00

Trading Period One (TP1)

  • Open: Wednesday 6th November at 13.00
  • Close: Tuesday 12th November 10.00

 Trading Period Two (TP2)

  • Open: Wednesday 13th November at 13.00
  • Close: Tuesday 19th November at 10.00

Trading Period Three (TP3)

  • Open: Wednesday 20th November at 13.00
  • Close: Tuesday 26th November at 10.00

Trading Period Four (TP4)

  • Open: Wednesday 27th November at 13.00
  • Close: Tuesday 3rd December at 10.00

Trading Period Five (TP5)

  • Open: Wednesday 4th December at 13.00
  • Close Tuesday 10th December at 10.00

Round 2 Semi-Finalists Announcement

Wednesday 11th December 2024

Round 2 – Semi-Finals: Early March 2025

The top teams from Round 1 go through to the Round 2 Semi-Finals scheduled to
commence mid-February 2025 and will be confirmed during Round 1 of the
Challenge. The number of teams that go through to the Round 2 Semi-Finals varies
from year-to-year and is dependent upon sponsorship support. Over the past two
years approximately 20% of all teams have gone through and competed in the
Round 2 Semi-Finals.

Round 3 – Grand Final: Early April 2025

The Round 3 Grand Final is scheduled for mid-march 2025. The top 10 teams from
the Round 2 Semi-Finals compete to be winners of UBC Worldwide United Kingdom
and put their university’s name on the trophy. The Grand Final date and venue will
be confirmed during Round 1.

The Grand Final will be hosted and facilitated as a rich immersive experience by the
UBC team with support from graduate employers, public and third sector speakers.

Please note: The UBC Management Team reserves the right to change the Round 2 Semi-finals and Round 3 Grand Final from in person to virtual events.

Previous winning universities:

Coventry, St Andrews, Liverpool, Westminster, Loughborough, Anglia Ruskin University (thrice),
Royal Holloway University of London, University of Sheffield, Bristol University (twice), Essex
University, Durham University, Bournemouth University, Aston University, University of
Manchester, Imperial College London (twice), University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Cambridge
University, University of Wales Swansea, Farnborough College of Technology and Sussex
University.

Grand-Finalists have included teams from:

Dundee, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Durham, Glasgow, Leeds, Coventry, DeMontfort, Westminster,
Nottingham Trent, Reading, UEA, Exeter, Plymouth, Liverpool, Portsmouth, York, Nottingham,
Cambridge, Bristol, Bangor, Canterbury Christ Church, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Regents University
London, Leeds Beckett, Sheffield-Hallam, St Andrews, Royal Holloway, Brunel, Warwick, Imperial,
Lancaster, Oxford, UCL, LSE, Manchester, Newcastle, Queen Mary London, Queens Belfast,
Southampton, Loughborough, Anglia Ruskin, Aberystwyth, Trinity All Saints, Bournemouth, Oxford
Brookes, Essex, Birmingham, Abertay Dundee, Robert Gordon, Bell College, University of Central
Lancashire, City University, Leicester, Hertfordshire.

Please note our Terms & Conditions which can be viewed on this website. The Universities Business Challenge/ Learning Dynamics reserve the right to change this timetable. Please note that we reserve the right to change the Round 2 Semi-finals and Round 3 Grand Final from a live event to virtual online.