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Management Of Technology MBA
MOT MBA graduates make aerial intelligence accessible with drone software start-up
Mar 16, 2023
For Bill Lakeland and Peter Szymczak, SFU Beedie’s MOT MBA program proved to be exactly what they were looking for—a place where they could network with other business-minded individuals and gain valuable knowledge on the marketplace. They met in the program and co-founded Spexi Geospatial, a SaaS start-up that’s shaking up the geospatial data industry with an innovative software platform that uses drone technology to make aerial intelligence more accessible. The geospatial data industry has […]More...
Industrial waste solutions company founded by SFU Beedie alumni named 2022 Canada’s Sustainability Changemaker
Jul 28, 2022
The planet’s dwindling freshwater supply is a major global 21st century problem—and it’s little surprise, considering it takes 2,700 litres of water just to make one T-shirt. That’s enough water for one person to drink for almost three years. And that’s not considering the environmental impact of processing the wastewater resulting from these industrial productions. In 2015, $9 billion dollars were spent trucking polluted water to holes and pumping it down, a process both costly […]More...
Beedie celebrates 15 years of the Management of Technology MBA program
May 26, 2016
The Beedie School of Business has for many years positioned itself as a pioneer in its field, with innovative research and programs. One such pioneering program is the Management of Technology MBA (MOT MBA), the first program of its kind in Canada, which this year celebrates its fifteenth anniversary.More...
Beedie MOT MBA students tour Silicon Valley tech organizations
Jul 23, 2015
California’s Bay Area houses some indisputably world-class technology companies. Google, Samsung, and LinkedIn, to name only a few, are headquartered in the area. Operating in secrecy on game-changing ideas and products, these companies make Silicon Valley the undeniable global hub of innovation.More...
MOT MBA alumna reaches new heights for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
May 1, 2015
Beedie School of Business alumna Dora Vanourek is setting her sights high in her latest fund raising adventure.More...
SFU Net Impact Case Competition expands to international stage
Apr 24, 2015
Beedie School of Business MBA students turned their attention to sustainability-related topics last weekend, as they hosted and competed in the 2nd annual SFU Net Impact Sustainability Case Competition.More...
SFU’s Beedie School of Business partners with Canadian Association of Management Consultants
Mar 10, 2015
MBA students at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business can now fast track their way to a career in management consultancy thanks to a new partnership with the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada).More...
New Dean welcomes Beedie graduate students
Sep 2, 2014
As the first day of the new academic year heralds the start of a journey for students beginning their programs, this year also marks a landmark for the Beedie School of Business, as it finds itself under the tutelage of a new Dean.More...
SFU Beedie Net Impact Case Competition welcomes Western Canada MBAs
May 29, 2014
The Beedie School of Business will this weekend host the inaugural SFU Beedie Net Impact Sustainability Challenge Case Competition.More...
Beedie MBAs bag bronze at HEC Montréal Sustainability Challenge
Mar 25, 2014
A team of Beedie School of Business MBA students has earned a top three finish at the prestigious HEC Montréal Sustainability Challenge 2014 case competition.More...