SFU team wins first prize in The Oxford Global Challenge
May 4, 2017
An interdisciplinary team of SFU undergraduates has won first place overall in The Oxford Global Challenge, an international competition for students to explore and present ideas around social and environmental change. The global finals of the competition took place in Oxford, UK, on April 30 and May 1, 2017.More...
Beedie’s Mentors in Business program featured in Globe and Mail
Apr 26, 2017
The Mentors in Business program at the Beedie School of Business, which pairs students with mentors from the business world to provide advice, guidance and an experienced perspective, has been featured in an article in the Globe and Mail. The program has grown six-fold since its inception in 2011, and the latest cohort, the largest yet, paired 184 students with industry professionals. Click here to read the article in full at the Globe and Mail website.More...
Beedie students honoured at Surrey Board of Trade 25 Under 25 Awards
Apr 21, 2017
A total of 15 students and alumni of Simon Fraser University, including 12 from the Beedie School of Business, were named among the Surrey Board of Trade’s 25 Under 25 at a ceremony at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel on April 20, 2017. At the event, the Surrey Board of Trade recognizes business and community minded people under the age of 25, either working in Surrey or working on a business or community related project […]More...
Beedie team qualifies for global finals of PRMIA Risk Management Challenge
Apr 6, 2017
A team of students from the MSc in Finance program at the Beedie School of Business is on its way to the global finals of the PRMIA (Professional Risk Managers’ International Association) Risk Management Challenge, after coming out on top in the regional round. Shujin (Stanley) Zhang, Yi (Helen) Li, Tianyu (Tracy) Li, and Chenyi (Aleck) An will now travel to compete in the International Challenge in London, England, where they will go head-to-head with […]More...
Beedie students place third in inaugural BTM Student Case Competition
Apr 5, 2017
A team of two Beedie undergraduate students was awarded third place in the first ever BTM Student Case Competition, organized by the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) in partnership with IT World Canada. The competition asked student teams from Business Technology Management (BTM) programs across the country to perform a case study analyzing recommendations for smarter web analytics product offerings for a high-end, invite-only digital branding firm. The competition challenged students to apply their IT and business […]More...
SFU team qualifies for global finals of The Global Challenge
Apr 3, 2017
An interdisciplinary team of SFU undergraduates has qualified as one of two teams that will represent Canada at The Global Challenge, taking place at the University of Oxford, UK, on April 30 and May 1. The Global Challenge is an international competition for students to explore and present ideas around social and environmental change.More...
Beedie alumnus and MP Terry Beech named Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum
Mar 31, 2017
Burnaby North-Seymour MP and Beedie School of Business alumnus Terry Beech has been named as one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders. The program recognizes young leaders from across 40 different countries for making positive change in their communities.More...
Beedie team takes home win in SFU Net Impact Sustainability Challenge
Mar 31, 2017
A team of Full-Time MBA students recorded a memorable win for the Beedie School of Business at the fourth annual SFU Net Impact Sustainability Challenge, overcoming strong competition in the final round from American University’s Kogod School of Business (finishing second), Oregon’s Lundquist School of Business (third) and Western’s Ivey (fourth).More...
Sleep apnea treatment device takes judges’ breath away at OppFest innovation competition
Mar 29, 2017
SFU’s brightest young entrepreneurs gathered at the university’s Surrey campus on Thursday, March 23, 2017, for the seventh annual Opportunity Fest event, showcasing their innovative ventures and competing for prizes in a number of categories. The overall grand prize winner for the venture that best exemplifies commitment to a Triple Bottom Line – taking into consideration People, Planet and Profit – was won by Zennea Technologies, which is creating a portable device to treat sleep […]More...
Enactus SFU makes history at regional entrepreneurship competition
Mar 13, 2017
SFU became the first school to win all four categories at the Enactus Regional Exposition for Western Canada, a competition where teams of students present community outreach projects and business ventures to a judging panel of business leaders. This year’s Regional Exposition for Western Canada was held in Calgary from March 2-3, with 19 universities competing for the regional champion titles. Enactus is a community of student, academic and business leaders who are using entrepreneurial […]More...