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Inaugural MBA Leadership Challenge a gift to incoming MBA cohorts

Sep 10, 2024

This year’s incoming MBA students capped off their orientation week with an inaugural experiential learning opportunity, thanks to a generous gift from SFU Beedie executive-in-residence and alumnus, Zabeen Hirji (MBA ’94). The Zabeen Hirji MBA Leadership Challenge is a one-day case competition challenging new students to develop thoughtful solutions to a business issue related to responsible leadership. Hirji’s gift is part of what she calls her “Purposeful Third Act”— a portfolio of activities in business, […]

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Students channel business acumen and innovative thinking into solutions to global health challenges

Sep 6, 2024

Two teams of SFU Beedie undergraduate students applied their business skills to tackle a chronic global health issue in a virtual global case competition. According to the World Health Organization, about 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, the majority (close to 80 per cent) live in low- and middle-income countries. The number of people with diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980 and the prevalence continues to increase, particularly in urban areas and amongst children and […]

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Real-world problem-solving skills showcased in annual competitions

Jul 19, 2024

The annual PEAK and ELITE case competitions took place this summer at SFU Beedie. The events showcased the talent, critical thinking, and dedication of 166 participants who competed in front of a panel of judges. Both competitions are organized by SFU Beedie’s Office of Student Experiences (OSE) to challenge students with real world business problems they must solve within a limited time. The competitions present hands-on opportunities for participants to strengthen their analytical, problem solving […]

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SFU Beedie makes impressive showing at JDC West 2024

Feb 28, 2024

SFU’s Beedie School of Business made a formidable appearance at Jeux du Commerce (JDC) West case competition, the most prestigious event of its kind in Western Canada. The undergraduate team placed second in both Academic School of the Year and School of the Year categories, competing against some of the top business schools in the country. JDC West has taken place annually since 2006, bringing together undergraduate delegates from the leading business schools across BC, […]

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SFU triumphs in 2023 BC MBA Games: Celebrates first place in academics and hosts first ever all-Indigenous team

Jan 17, 2024

  SFU’s Beedie School of Business was the proud host of the 2023 BC MBA Games December 1-3, riding on the momentum of their victory in the 2022 competition. This year’s event saw participation from teams representing University Canada West and Vancouver Island University. Events included academic, sports and spirit categories, all centred on the theme of ‘Decolonizing Business’. This approach challenges systems and practices rooted in historical colonial systems that devastated the economic and […]

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SFU Beedie wins big in Western Canada’s top undergraduate case competition

Feb 6, 2023

For the third time in five years, SFU Beedie’s undergraduate team has emerged victorious at the 2023 Jeux du Commerce (JDC) West case competition, the most prestigious event of its kind in Western Canada. SFU Beedie’s outstanding performance this year won them the coveted Academic School of the Year and School of the Year titles in competition against some of the top business schools in the country. JDC West has taken place annually since 2006, […]

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CaseIT organizers overcome adversity to host another successful virtual competition in 2022

Apr 25, 2022

This year’s CaseIT competition once again proved a testament to the adaptability and quick thinking of its student organizers. Having to pivot to a virtual conversation just two months before the start of the competition created unique challenges—but the organizers ultimately rose to the occasion and successfully hosted another year of the CaseIT competition at SFU’s Beedie School of Business. Beginning in 2004 as an internal case competition at SFU Beedie, CaseIT has now expanded […]

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SFU Beedie team finishes strong in top Western Canada case competition

Feb 10, 2022

A team of undergraduates at SFU’s Beedie School of Business delivered a strong performance this year at the Jeux du Commerce (JDC) West case competition in January, the most prestigious event of its kind in Western Canada. The SFU Beedie team took home second place in two major categories, Academic School of the Year and School of the Year, as well as podium finishes in nine out of the 13 competition categories. Since 2006, JDC […]

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SFU Beedie’s CaseIT thrives in first online edition

Mar 12, 2021

The student organizing committee behind CaseIT, the leading international case competition focusing on management information systems (MIS), faced a daunting challenge as they planned the 2021 event. The competition attracts top business students from high-calibre business schools all over the world to compete and network with one another in close collaboration. With international travel and in-person meetings impossible, the organizers were sent back to the drawing board with no precedent to follow, as they created […]

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SFU Beedie undergraduates triumph in major case competition

Jan 28, 2021

A team of undergraduates at SFU’s Beedie School of Business delivered another outstanding performance at the JDC West case competition, the most prestigious event of its kind in Western Canada, to be named both School of the Year and Academic School of the Year. JDC West has run since 2006, bringing together around 600 undergraduate delegates from the leading business schools across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to compete in a range of disciplines, including […]

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