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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 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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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 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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SFU Beedie delivers record-breaking performance at top case competition 

Jan 24, 2019

A team of SFU Beedie students competing in this year’s JDC West, Western Canada’s largest and most prestigious business competition, turned in the school’s best-ever performance, winning first place in six of the 13 categories. This success led to the team also winning the prized School of the Year category for only the second time since the competition’s inception in 2006, and Academic School of the Year. These titles are based on the results of […]

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JDC West Preview – get the inside track on Western Canada’s largest business competition

Jan 4, 2019

After more than a year of planning, the final preparations are underway as SFU Beedie readies itself for a historic event: hosting Western Canada’s biggest and most prestigious business competition for the first time. On Friday, January 11, around 1,300 attendees will arrive at SFU as the university hosts JDC West, often described as the Olympics of the business school world. With just days to go until the competition starts, members of the event’s organizing […]

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Volunteer applications open for JDC West business competition 2019

Sep 7, 2018

During September and October 2018, applications will open for 300 student volunteer positions at JDC West, the biggest and most prestigious business competition in Western Canada. SFU will host the next competition in January 2019. JDC West is a major event, often referred to as the Olympic Games of the business school world, and will attract 1,300 attendees to SFU. This includes 600 undergraduate delegates from 12 of the leading post-secondary institutions across British Columbia, […]

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SFU Beedie to host JDC West, Western Canada’s biggest business competition

Jul 12, 2018

In January 2019, Simon Fraser University will host JDC West, the biggest and most prestigious business competition in Western Canada. Taking place over three days from January 11 to 13, JDC West will bring approximately 1,300 attendees with 600 undergraduate delegates from 12 of the leading post-secondary institutions across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. In addition to competitors, almost 300 volunteers from across the university and the wider community in Burnaby, as well as […]

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Case competition success for SFU Beedie undergraduates

Feb 8, 2018

Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business won a total of eight podium places in this year’s JDC West case competition. JDC West is Western Canada’s largest business case competition, hosting almost 600 undergraduate delegates from twelve of Western Canada’s leading post-secondary institutions. Delegates compete in a number of disciplines, including academics, debate and athletics. This year’s competition took place over the span of three days from January 12 to 14, 2018, at the University […]

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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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