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UCW hosts Startup Grind Pitch Battle Royale

Startup Grind Pitch Battle Royale is a high-energy pitch competition designed to spotlight bold founders, innovative startups and game-changing ideas at the early stages of growth. UCW Students and alumni competed across two stages – Idea and Development – with each presenting a pitch and receiving feedback from experienced judges.

UCW hosts panel at AI Impact Summit in India

Following the successful completion of the Faculty Futures 2035 Pre-Summit workshop series across Canada, India and Australia, University Canada West hosted a Main Summit panel at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

UCW first again for most Scopus-indexed publications among private institutions

For the second straight year, University Canada West (UCW) produced the most Scopus-indexed research publications among private post-secondary institutions in Canada. Scopus is one of the world’s most reputable scientific indexing databases.

UCW Professors Selected for EU Erasmus Funded Faculty Exchange

Three UCW professors were selected to participate in an EU-funded Erasmus+ faculty exchange with Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Hungary.

UCW Professors Selected for EU Erasmus Funded Faculty Exchange

University Canada West is delighted to announce that professors Dr. Amit Kohli, Dr. Aia Shilibekova and Dr. Bruce Hiebert have been selected to participate in an EU-funded Erasmus+ faculty exchange with Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Hungary — marking UCW’s first EU Erasmus-funded project. This milestone partnership was initiated and led by Dr. Kohli, whose […]

Book review: Book explores key insights into racism, race relations

UCW Sessional Instructor Monte Tugwete book, It’s Not Racism, It’s Hatred, Hatred of a Different Skin Colour, is reviewed.

Five steps to successful company-led projects in higher education

Assistant Professor Wahiba Chair explores the benefits of company-led projects and experiential learning in higher education.

UCW’s MBA HR electives earn HRCI accreditation

UCW’s HR electives from the Master of Business Administration Program (MBA) are now aligned with the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI). The news comes after a visit to UCW on November 17, 2025 by HRCI, which found the HR electives in alignment with their competency framework and academic guidelines which prepares students/ exam takers for […]

UCW takes second place at 2026 National MBA Games

University Canada West (UCW) celebrates an outstanding performance at the 2026 national MBA Games, where the UCW team showcased exceptional teamwork, school spirit and leadership, earning an impressive second place overall among top business schools from across the country. The MBA Games, launched in 1988 by Queen’s University, is Canada’s largest MBA competition, blending academic […]

UCW’s 2025 Year in Review

1. UCW takes second place at 2025 national MBA Games University Canada West kicked off 2025 by hosting the 37th national MBA Games in Vancouver from January 3 to 5 and earned an impressive second-place finish among more than 300 students from 14 universities. The competition—Canada’s largest MBA event—featured academic, athletic and spirit challenges and focused on the theme “Digital […]

Surrey woman named to U.S. Forbes 30 Under 30

University Canada West sessional instructor Rochelle Prasad was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 – Education List (2026).

UCW Earns SHRM Academic Alignment

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has officially recognized that UCW's MBA program (HR electives pathway and AI & ML Leadership specialization) is now academically aligned with SHRM's BASK (Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge) framework and academic guidelines. UCW is now one of only eight Canadian universities academically aligned with SHRM. Our degree […]