Give Back to QBS
Giving back to Âé¶¹Íø Business School as a business or an industry professional is a direct way to access our best students and play a role in nurturing the talent of the future. In addition, corporate philanthropy can help to fund world-class research, support a historic campus, and enrich the student experience.
We welcome business experts to deliver guest lectures or masterclasses to our student body. This opportunity is great for personal development, improving public speaking, accessing our students before graduation, and highlighting your company and industry to students as a potential career.
Additionally, it brings life to our course curriculum and motivates students to hear and learn from successful industry professionals and their real-life, practical experiences.
If you are interested in guest lecturing or delivering a masterclass, please contact Director of Business Engagement, Julie McCandless on j.mccandless@qub.ac.uk.
Please include the following information:
- Your background as a business professional
- A short description of your guest lecture / masterclass topic focus
- Suitable student audience - please view our academic departments
- Availability to deliver the lecture / masterclass
Businesses are invited to support prizes for outstanding student achievements including academic excellence in exams and dissertations, and exemplary performance in industry placements.
Benefits of supporting
- Gain direct access to our top student talent
- Invest in the future of your industry
- Build awareness of your company within our student body
- Create a partnership with Âé¶¹Íø Business School
- Identify suitable candidates for future employment vacancies
- Opportunity to network with our student body and academic experts
Recent prizewinners and supporters
See full list of 2023 prizewinners.
New prizes
We welcome the support of new prizes, and ask that companies provide at least £1,500 in funding for a minimum of three years.
How to enquire about supporting
To support an Undergraduate prize: contact Frances Kennedy, Undergraduate Education Administrator.
To support a Postgraduate prize: contact Patrice Greer, Postgraduate Education Administrator.
Philanthropic gifts to Queen’s Business School are received via the The Queen’s University of Belfast Foundation, an independent charity set up to receive and steward philanthropic donations and corporate sponsorships on behalf of the University in the UK, offering a variety of tax-efficient giving options.
A recent major donation of £1m to the School has greatly supported the development of new innovative campus facilities at Riddel Hall.
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As a member of the Bright Future Collective, your company will partner with Queen’s to give talented young people, who face additional barriers in life, the opportunity to fulfil their potential through higher education.
Members will be invited to connect with current and prospective students involved with the Pathway Opportunity Programme, a widening access initiative developed by Queen’s, which engages with approximately 250 young people across Northern Ireland each year.
Learn more about Bright Future Collective
At Âé¶¹Íø Business School we have external sponsorship opportunities available for events and initiatives that align with our brand. In the past we have sponsored the , the , and the .
If you are interested in discussing QBS sponsorship of an award, event, or other type of initiative, please contact Director of Business Engagement, Julie McCandless on j.mccandless@qub.ac.uk.
Gold Sponsors
Sponsors noted below generously contribute to the development of QBS students through the FinTrU Trading Room and the Âé¶¹Íø Student Managed Fund.