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SFU’s Beedie School of Business renews prestigious EQUIS accreditation

Oct 26, 2022

Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has earned renewed EQUIS accreditation by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Global, a comprehensive institutional accreditation system that recognizes the world’s top business and management schools. The accreditation, which is valid for a five-year period, recognizes the excellence of research and education at SFU Beedie. SFU Beedie also holds accreditation from AACSB International and is among only one per cent of business schools worldwide with both […]

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From L’Oreal to Google: SFU Beedie alumnus Stephanie Wong talks careers and motherhood

Apr 8, 2022

Riding rollercoasters at the Google conference in Disneyland and visiting the L’Oreal Paris skincare labs in New York are only a couple of the many career highlights on which Stephanie Wong can look back fondly over the past ten years. After graduating from SFU Beedie, Wong started out working in brand strategy for L’Oreal’s flagship brand, L’Oreal Paris. Then, as an Account Executive at Google, she led some of Google’s top clients through their digital […]

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Elicia Maine and Lisa Papania earn 2017 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Awards

Oct 5, 2017

Beedie School of Business faculty members Elicia Maine and Lisa Papania have been named winners of the TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award for 2017. This award is the highest teaching honour of its kind at the Beedie School. Every year, students, faculty, and alumni of the Beedie School of Business nominate instructors teaching in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs for this prestigious award. Up to two awards are presented each year to instructors based […]

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Twin BBA alumni leverage family entrepreneurial gene

Aug 25, 2015

Beedie School of Business alumni Haley and Maney Grewal share more than just their looks. The twin brothers also share a passion for entrepreneurial endeavours – one that was nurtured in the Beedie BBA program.

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Vancouver Sun: New institute promotes sustainable mining in developing countries

Jan 30, 2014

The following article was published in the Vancouver Sun on January 30, 2014. Joint Venture between UBC, SFU, and École Polytechnique de Montréal wins $25 million in federal funding. By Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun Academics in a new $25-million resource-sector research institute can see how training artisanal miners in Ecuador to use more sustainable practices can lead to better government policies and a more prosperous mining sector. A pilot project to train small-scale miners in […]

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International Institute for resources and development launched

Jan 29, 2014

A new Canadian institute that will assist developing countries with resource driven economies benefit from their resources in environmentally and socially responsible ways has been officially launched. The Canadian International Institute for Extractive Industries and Development (CIIEID) is a coalition between the University of British Columbia (UBC), Simon Fraser University (SFU), and École Polytechnique de Montréal (EPM). Institute Interim Executive Director, Bern Klein is joined at the launch by UBC’s Vice President Research & International […]

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Beedie student Tamara Hombrebueno to judge TalentEgg Awards

Mar 12, 2013

Beedie School of Business undergraduate student Tamara Hombrebueno has been selected as one of 200 top students from across Canada to judge the 2013 TalentEgg National Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards. The TalentEgg National Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards are presented to the employers who best illustrate how to achieve outstanding results in campus recruitment. The awards provide employers who hire Canadian students or recent graduates with student perspective on campus recruitment. Each year TalentEgg selects top […]

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Talking about teaching: Brown bag lunch sessions

Feb 28, 2013

Our own Teaching and Learning Group launched Talking about Teaching Brown Bag Lunch Sessions on February 1. The purpose of Talking about Teaching is to create a learning community for our teachers. The initiative brings teachers together, in community, to share things they are doing to engage students, provide opportunities to discuss and model characteristics of quality teaching, to get support with teaching challenges, and to try out new ideas or concepts before introducing them […]

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Alumnus Ivan Wong wins CA Canada gold medal

Dec 7, 2012

A recent graduate of the Beedie School of Business has topped the National Honour Roll for the 2012 Uniform Evaluation (UFE) in Western Canada. Ivan Wong, having completed his BBA degree in accounting with first class honours in June 2012, has earned the Chartered Accountants of Canada Gold Medal and cash prize of $2,500 for the highest standing in Western Canada. A current articling student with KPMG in Vancouver, Wong has achieved an impressive 4.26 […]

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Peter Tingling on the four common pitfalls in cutting back: Jakarta Post

Jun 28, 2012

The following article was authored by Associate Professor Peter Tingling, and published by The Jakarta Post on June 23, 2012. You work for an organization that has grown steadily by getting the fundamentals right — hiring and developing good people, instilling a strong work ethic, conducting solid analysis, and making smart choices. Yet, despite these efforts, your company is struggling to make ends meet. The economy has faltered, your reserves are dwindling, and your biggest […]

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