University Canada West is hosting the 2024 BC MBA Games October 18-20.
As defending champion, UCW earned the right to host the annual competition. This year’s contest also features Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Island University and Thompson Rivers University.
The BC MBA Games is modelled on the national MBA Games, which were founded in 1988 by Queen’s University. The event is centred around competitions that challenge participants in three main areas: academics, sports and spirit.
The goal of the MBA Games is to foster networking, teamwork and leadership development among future business leaders. It combines academic case competitions, sports events and team-building exercises with the spirit of philanthropy, as teams often raise money for various charities. The charity partner for this year’s BC MBA Games is FarmFolk CityFolk.
The winning school earns the title of BC MBA Games champion and is given the responsibility of hosting the event the following year.
UCW also won the national MBA Games earlier this year and will be hosting the 2025 national event in January. UCW, which only fielded its first MBA Games team in 2022, became the first university to hold both the national MBA Games and BC MBA Games trophies at the same time.
The BC MBA Games is a closed event, though you can follow some of the activities on UCW team’s Instagram account.
BC MBA Games history
| Year | Winner | Host |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Vancouver Island University | Vancouver Island University |
| 2016 | Thompson Rivers University | Vancouver Island University |
| 2017 | University of British Columbia | Thompson Rivers University |
| 2018 | University of British Columbia | University of British Columbia |
| 2019 | Thompson Rivers University | University of British Columbia |
| 2021 | University of British Columbia | Vancouver Island University |
| 2022 | Simon Fraser University | University of British Columbia |
| 2023 | University Canada West | Simon Fraser University |
