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YVC Programmes 2026

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MBA Professional & Social Skills Lab

Trains students in executive presence, cultural intelligence and public speaking — the skills that shape how others see you.

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The Deal Room: AI- VR Enhanced Simulations

Tests professional and social skills in real scenarios: an M&A deal negotiation in VR and high-stakes investor pitch simulation with AI.

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Startup Venture Studio

Takes students from a raw idea to a finished business model, culminating in a live Pitch Day with real investors.

1 . MBA Professional & Social Skills Lab

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Workshop 1: Business Etiquette & Cultural Intelligence

Learn the unwritten rules that shape how others see you — before you say a word.
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Reading the Room: Decode the unspoken codes of professional environments and master the art of first impressions.

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Cultural Intelligence: Navigate cross-cultural interactions with adaptability and confidence using proven frameworks.

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Etiquette as Strategy: Apply social protocol in formal settings as a tool of influence and trust-building.

Workshop 2: The Code of High-Performance Presence

Discover how you come across — and take full control of it.
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Personal Presence Audit: Analyse your own posture, voice and energy through filmed self-review and targeted feedback.

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Speaking Under Pressure: Deliver with clarity and confidence in live audience exercises and high-stakes simulations.

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Personal Leadership Code: Define your own signature style and how you want to show up in every room.

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Workshop 3: 
Top Secrets of Professionalism 

Build the work habits and standards that separate high performers from everyone else.
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Personal Accountability: Deliver consistently at a high standard regardless of pressure or circumstances.

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Time & Project Management: Prioritise, meet deadlines and stay on top of complex tasks with confidence.

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Professional Presence: Understand how appearance, behaviour and communication signal competence and trustworthiness.

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Workshop 4:
Public Speaking for Success

Learn to open with impact, structure a compelling story and close with conviction.
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Storytelling & Structure: Build a narrative that captures attention from the first sentence and holds it throughout.

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Pitch Delivery: Practise presenting a business idea clearly, persuasively and under time pressure.

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Investor Communication: Learn how to answer tough questions with clarity and composure​.

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2. The Deal Room: AI- VR Enhanced Simulations

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Virtual Reality Simulation Game:
Merging Realities: Managing Growth Through Acquisitions

In this VR simulation, students act as advisors to two companies going through a big business deal where one buys the other. They follow the story from the first discussions to what happens after the merger, learning how leaders’ choices can help companies grow or cause problems for people and performance.
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  • What mergers and acquisitions are, why companies use them to grow

  • Simple reasons why many deals fail in real life

  • How to listen to different stakeholders and understand their concerns

  • Practicing clear communication and decision-making under pressure

  • Noticing how culture, values, and emotions affect business decisions.

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AI Simulation Game: 
Investor Pitch Under Pressure

In this high‑stakes AI simulation, students step into the founder role and deliver an investor pitch on their own venture, then face rapid‑fire questions from a virtual investment committee that tests their idea, numbers and strategy under pressure. 
​Key Learning Points:

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  • Crafting a clear, concise value proposition

  • Structuring a persuasive pitch story

  • Handling investor scrutiny, questions and objections with confidence

  • Communicating clearly under time pressure and stres

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3. Startup Venture Studio

Startup Venture Studio is a dynamic and hands-on programme dedicated to transforming bold ideas into actionable and impactful business ventures.
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Part 1

Participants generate startup ideas and identify their target customers and the problems their venture will solve

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Part 2

The session focuses on crafting a business model, understanding market segmentation and defining a Minimum Viable Product (MVP).

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Part 3

The session involves building a Business Model Canvas, learning about financial planning, fundraising and effective communication

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Pitch Day: The Moment Everything Comes Together

The Startup Venture Studio culminates in a pitch competition in front of real investors. 

Armed with social skills workshops and business model exercises, as well as AI simulations and pitch rehearsals, students deliver a live business pitch and field questions from professionals who evaluate real deals. 


It is the defining moment of the camp — and for many, the most memorable experience of their academic life.

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