Developing
business leaders
About SFU Beedie
One of Canada's leading business schools
Since the creation of Canada’s first Executive MBA in 1968, Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has emerged as a dynamic teaching and learning setting with a reputation for producing global-class research for the knowledge economy.
We are based in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia—Canada’s Asia Pacific Gateway and a growing hub for international trade, entrepreneurship and technology.
Rankings
SFU has been named top comprehensive university in Canada in the 2023 Maclean’s rankings. The 2022 World’s Universities with Real Impact (WURI) rankings, which measure how universities create value for society, placed SFU as the top university in the world for entrepreneurial spirit and the top university in Canada for innovation.
In 2022, Times Higher Education (THE) listed SFU as tied for the 8th top-ranked university in Canada. SFU is also ranked 8th in the world in THE’s 2021 Impact Rankings, which measure environmental, social and economic contributions to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Our programs
Our undergraduate, graduate and PhD programs demonstrate a spirit of innovation, flexibility and relevance. Supported by extensive partnerships with public, private and not-for-profit organizations, our goal is to produce broadly educated, enterprising and socially responsible managers capable of making lasting contributions to their communities.
Our students
Over 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students from around the world study at all three SFU campuses in Downtown Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. With over 30,000 alumni in over 80 countries, SFU Beedie offers lifelong engagement opportunities through annual reunions, educational tune-ups and research events.
Our research
SFU Beedie is consistently ranked among the Top 100 business schools globally for research output. Research reflects our commitment to collaborative partnerships with the academic and business communities. Our faculty’s research contributes to knowledge creation in the areas of:
- Global Outlook
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Social Responsibility
Indigeneity Commitment
SFU's Beedie School of Business acknowledges the importance of aligning our programs with:
- British Columbia’s legal obligations under Bill 41;
- Canada’s legal obligations under Bill C-15 to be consistent with the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIPA); and
- the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action, notably number 92.