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SFU Beedie students victorious at Oxford competition

Jun 12, 2019

A multidisciplinary team of SFU business and environment undergrads extinguished their global competition to take first place in the finals of the global Map the System competition held at Oxford University on June 9. This is the third consecutive year that an SFU team has made it to the top three in the final round in the U.K. The competition challenges students to explore societal and environmental change through a research lens. Team Inferno comprises […]

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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.

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Sarah Lubik to advise on Government of Canada’s Innovation Agenda

Jun 30, 2016

Sarah Lubik, Director of Entrepreneurship at Simon Fraser University, has been named one of Canada’s ten Innovation Leaders who will help form the nation’s Innovation Agenda.

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Charles Chang: Entrepreneurial instinct

Jun 20, 2016

A historic gift from SFU Beedie School of Business alumnus Charles Chang underscores the School’s commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Opportunity Fest 2016 highlights interdisciplinary innovation at SFU

Mar 15, 2016

Students from disciplines across Simon Fraser University and beyond are preparing to demonstrate their prowess in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation at the sixth annual Opportunity Fest.

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Beedie School of Business maintains prestigious AACSB business accreditation

Mar 7, 2016

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University is pleased to announce that it has maintained its accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for a period of five years.

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Globe and Mail: Programs give startups a ‘hedge against failure’

Nov 12, 2015

The following is an excerpt from an article published in the Globe and Mail on November 4, 2015. By Jennifer Lewington, Globe and Mail.

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Beedie pilots new crowd funding platform to boost JDC West

Nov 2, 2015

In 2013 when the SFU JDC West team was named Academic School of the Year, the scenes of euphoria among the victorious students were both heartwarming and inspirational in equal measure. Now a new crowd-funding initiative at the Beedie School of Business is aiming to make such scenes an annual occurrence.

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SFU’s student entrepreneurs set sights on the Next 36

Sep 24, 2015

The next generation of budding entrepreneurs from faculties across Simon Fraser University gathered at Surrey City Hall, all with one goal: to become a member of the 2015 cohort of The Next 36.

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New undergraduate certificate delivers entrepreneurship for everyone at SFU

Sep 23, 2015

A new certificate from Simon Fraser University will allow any undergraduate student from faculties across the university to add innovation and entrepreneurship training to their education.

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