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UNB Faculty of Management
Where north meets south: A UNB love story
Faculty of Management
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Shravani Konda and Dhruv Aggarwal came to UNB’s faculty of management from opposite ends of India, Shravani from Hyderabad in the south, and Dhruv from Amritsar in the north. They each came to pursue their own dreams, they met while pursuing their MBAs, and what began as a strong friendship blossomed into something much more. Throughout their time at UNB, they were inseparable, taking...
Read the full postStudent innovators shine at UNB's 2026 BMO Apex Startup Challenge
Faculty of Management
Posted: Feb 4, 2026
Category: Programs , Student Highlights , Students
UNB was buzzing with entrepreneurial energy on Jan.22 and 23 as 23 student teams gathered for the annual BMO Apex Startup Challenge, hosted by UNB’s International Business and Entrepreneurship Centre (IBEC). With both undergraduate and graduate tracks, the competition once again showcased the talent, creativity, and determination of emerging founders from UNB and beyond. Apex is a...
Read the full post75 years of impact: Celebrating a legacy of learning, leadership and community at UNB's Faculty of Management
Faculty of Management
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Category: Experiential Learning , Faculty , Alumni , Students
In 1951, New Brunswick’s business community approached the University of New Brunswick with a clear message: companies needed graduates equipped with specialized knowledge in business and management. In partnership with local leaders, UNB responded by establishing the Department of Business Administration within the faculty of arts. That collaboration marked the beginning of what would...
Read the full postElevating a Legacy: The SIF Room Reno Campaign
Faculty of Management
Posted: Dec 11, 2025
Category: Student Investment Fund
Twenty-seven years ago, UNB’s faculty of management partnered with Vestcor, Inc. (then the New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation) to launch the Student Investment Fund (SIF), a program that transformed investment education at UNB and set a national benchmark for experiential learning. What makes the SIF exceptional isn’t just that students manage real money; it’s the...
Read the full postThe Data Challenge that put Canada’s mining and manufacturing future in students’ hands
Faculty of Management
Posted: Dec 11, 2025
Category: Students
As the global economy moves toward clean energy and advanced technologies, Canada faces a critical question: Should we boost investment in minerals like lithium, nickel, and rare earth elements? In November, over 20 teams of students from across Canada tackled this question during UNB’s 2025 Data Challenge, a cross-disciplinary competition turning classroom learning into industry-ready...
Read the full postDriving safer, faster health care through digital transformation: New research by UNB business prof
Faculty of Management
Posted: Nov 18, 2025
Category: Research
Digital technologies and human collaboration can transform healthcare, creating systems that are not only efficient but truly adaptive to patient needs. This is the key finding of a recent study by Dr. Sampath Bemgal, a business professor at the University of New Brunswick’s faculty of management. Entitled, “Generative mechanisms of IT-enabled transformation of a hospital...
Read the full postCareer conversations that matter: Inside UNB's McCain Speaker Series
Faculty of Management
Posted: Nov 3, 2025
Learning about opportunities for growth, and the possibility of building an entire career with one company, was a key takeaway for James Hartmann after attending a recent guest speaking event at the University of New Brunswick. The speaker was Jeremy Underhill (BBA ’08), who delivered a talk on Oct. 17, 2025, as part of the McCain Speaker Series organized by the International Business and...
Read the full postUNB launches MBA Online: Expanding access to business education across Canada
Faculty of Management
Posted: Sep 22, 2025
Category: Alumni , Programs , Students
This September, the Faculty of Management at UNB officially launched the MBA Online, making it possible for professionals and entrepreneurs across the country to earn a UNB MBA—no matter where they live. The program offers the same academic rigor and respected credentials as our in-person MBA, now with the flexibility to fit busy lives and evolving careers. Students can complete the...
Read the full postA life well lived and shared: Dr. Gopalan Srinivasan's memoir
Faculty of Management
Posted: Sep 4, 2025
Category: Faculty
If you studied finance at UNB’s Faculty of Management between 1987 and 2018, chances are you remember Dr. Gopalan Srinivasan, known affectionately as “Srini.” Whether you were one of his MBA students grappling with International Financial Management or a BBA student learning the fundamentals in Principles of Finance, Srini’s sharp intellect and signature wit left a...
Read the full postWeathering the cold, chasing the dream: Vu Duy Anh Phan’s journey to a career in business
Faculty of Management
Posted: Sep 3, 2025
Growing up in My Tho City in Vietnam, a few hours outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vu Duy “Anh” Phan always had a knack for numbers. He majored in physics in high school, undaunted by complex formulas, but deep down, he knew his future lay in business. That dream became reality when he enrolled at Foreign Trade University (FTU) in Ho Chi Minh City and later transferred into the BBA program...
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