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Fostering student engagement at the 2023 PEAK and ELITE case competitions

Aug 15, 2023

In a show of talent, dedication, and hard work, the annual PEAK and ELITE case competitions took place this summer at SFU Beedie. The events showcased 130 participants who gathered at SFU’s Vancouver campus to compete in the challenges. Both competitions are organized by SFU Beedie’s Student Engagement and Development Office (SEDO) and challenge students with real world business problems that they must solve within a limited time and present an opportunity to learn and […]

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SFU Beedie celebrates 20th anniversary of CaseIT international MIS case competition

Mar 21, 2023

In February 2023, SFU’s Beedie School of Business celebrated the 20th anniversary of the CaseIT international MIS case competition. This annual event brings some of the world’s top undergraduate business students to Vancouver to compete in a challenging week-long case competition that tests their analytical and presentation skills. This year’s competition was particularly special, as it marked two decades since the first CaseIT competition was held at SFU Beedie. Over the years, CaseIT has become […]

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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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PEAK and ELITE case competitions promote experiential learning

Aug 25, 2022

This summer, students from SFU’s Beedie School of Business applied their skills and knowledge to real-world business problems at the annual PEAK and ELITE case competitions. The PEAK and ELITE case competitions are internally organized and designed to introduce students to the case competition experience. These competitions challenge students with real world business problems that they must solve within a limited time and present an opportunity to learn and strengthen their analytical, problem solving and […]

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Kamal Masri’s teaching bring community engagement into the classroom

Feb 3, 2016

Beedie School of Business lecturer Kamal Masri has never been afraid to take chances.

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2015 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award winners announced

Aug 17, 2015

Beedie School of Business lecturers Kathleen Burke and Kamal Masri have been announced as recipients of the 2015 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award – the highest teaching honour available at SFU’s Beedie School of Business.

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Beedie imparts case competition success strategy to Surrey high schools

Jun 12, 2015

Undergraduate students at the Beedie School of Business have enjoyed considerable success in case competitions in recent years, with 2015 alone resulting in almost 20 top three finishes at prestigious competitions across the globe so far.

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Ryan Beedie among trio of Impact Award winners at BASS Banquet

Feb 19, 2015

A trio of Beedie School of Business alumni and students were honoured for their achievements in business at the 14th annual BASS Banquet.

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Beedie School of Business shows appreciation for Ryan Beedie

Oct 21, 2013

Beedie School of Business students, faculty and staff banded together to pay homage to Ryan Beedie and family, as they showed their appreciation for the $22 million donation the family made to the school in February 2011. The Ryan Beedie appreciation night allowed the students and faculty the chance to network with Ryan, and demonstrate some of the opportunities made possible by the Beedie family’s generous gift. The evening featured speeches from Daniel Shapiro, Dean […]

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On the case

Aug 14, 2013

Beedie sets new standards for case competition training – and results. In 2012, the spring semester of undergraduate business case competitions saw Beedie School of Business teams achieve some strong results, including a podium finish for the APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge team. However, despite some admirable performances, the consensus was that the school’s students were capable of achieving even more. Fast forward one year, and the 2013 spring semester saw Beedie School of Business […]

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