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Tag: experiential learning
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DeGroote Brings Home JDCC 2024 ‘School of the Year’
DeGroote undergrad students demonstrate grit and teamwork during Canadian case competition.
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Accepting the Challenge: BCom Students Demonstrate Collaborative Problem Solving During 24-Hour Case Competition
First year commerce students work together to solve a financial literacy problem in transformative in-person learning experience.
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Teamwork Earns DeGroote Delegates ‘School of the Year’ at JDCC Competition
A team of 45 undergraduate students represented DeGroote during the 2023 JDCC competition in Ottawa and earned a record 11 trophies.
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A Student Perspective: How a Global Summit is Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders
BLPT MBA candidate Yan Zhai shares his experience as a Canadian delegate at this year’s One Young World Summit in the UK.
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A Student Perspective: How Understanding Policymaking Can Help Address Global Issues
CanStudyUS Fellow Gurveer Bains, MBA ’22, shares her learnings on the importance of future business leaders understanding policymaking.
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Experiential learning meets impactful research: Commerce 4SY3
Bilal Khan and Dr. Maryam Ghasemaghaei spotlight the Commerce 4SY3 experience and the importance of experiential learning at DeGroote.
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MARS Apprentice prepares students for the future workplace
MARS Apprentice is an intensive experiential learning case-competition program for upper-year students who want to real-world experience.
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The tradition continues: DeGroote’s 24-Hour Case goes virtual
The DeGroote School of Business hosted the third annual 24-Hour Case for all first-year students virtually. Learn more about its impact!
![Philippi Village Container Walk, colourful small businesses](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2020/07/Container-Walk-Ben-van-Rooy.jpg)
IBH’s Global Business Experience Goes Virtual
This virtual experiential learning opportunity is part of a curriculum redesign of the program’s second-year Global Business Experience.
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DeGroote MBA students win $100,000 in Roche Innovation Challenge
Two students from The Clinic win the top prize in a Roche Pharmaceuticals COVID-19 innovation challenge.
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Learning through experience: The DeGroote Experience Fund
"I believe that enhancing interpersonal skills and building relationships is a critical factor in attaining success."
![24-Hour Case](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2020/02/24-hr-case-thumb.png)
24-Hour Case in experiential learning
For the second year in a row, the DeGroote School of business hosted the 24-Case for all first year students. Learn more about its impact!