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UNB Faculty of Management

Harvesting Global Markets: business students lend their knowledge to Resson Aerospace

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Posted: May 26, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Students, Programs


This winter fourth year business students at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton had to apply just about everything they’ve learned in the BBA program by working with one of New Brunswick’s most innovative new companies, Resson Aerospace Corporation. Using advanced technologies such as drones, high-resolution cameras, cloud computing and their own proprietary algorithms,...

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What Exactly is HR Learning from practitioners?

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Posted: May 22, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Students, Programs


Designing jobs that align with a company’s strategic mission, recruiting the right people to fill them, and then training and retaining them are just a few critical aspects of the human resources management profession. Business students at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton who are interested in careers in HR management have the opportunity to learn from practitioners...

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A Visit to the Oracle: SIF Students join Berkshire Hatheway Shareholders for 50th Anniversary

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Posted: May 21, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Students, Programs


The school year ended with a bang for Student Investment Fund (SIF) students Jeff Mott, and Ryan Chan, when they traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, at the beginning of May to attend the Berkshire Hatheway 50th Anniversary shareholders annual general meeting.  There, they were able to join the tens of thousands of delegates who make the annual pilgrimage to this event to meet and listen to the...

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UNB BBA Student one of three in Canada to receive 7 K Award

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Posted: May 4, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Students


The school year ended on a high note for third year business student Tuan Anh Bui. In late March he received his Canadian citizenship and in April he got the news that he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Award for Study in a Second Official Language, an award worth $7,000. Tuan and his family moved from Vietnam to Fredericton, five years ago. He has been enrolled in the BBA...

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What have UNB's MBA Professional Development Students Been Up To?

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Posted: May 1, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Programs, Students


The University of New Brunswick Fredericton’s MBA Professional Development class meets every Friday. Students work with a different industry leader every week to learn about important business issues and to develop important professional skills. They also meet with community leaders and social innovators who are helping to solve some of the problems in our community. Every year the class...

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