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SFU Beedie and KPMG introduce new tech-focused micro-credential graduate program
Nov 18, 2021
Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Beedie School of Business and KPMG in Canada announced today a new innovative data analytics and visualization micro-credential program. The program, co-created by SFU Beedie and KPMG, is designed to meet the increasing demand for analytics and visualization skills for KPMG’s practitioners, ensuring they have the skills to remain at the forefront of the consulting industry and can offer the most innovative end-to-end services to clients. “The need for a tech-savvy more »More...
SFU hosts renowned economist Mariana Mazzucato at speaking event
Nov 17, 2021
On October 20, 2021, SFU’s Stephanie Bertels, VanDusen Professor of Sustainability and Director of the Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability at the Beedie School of Business, moderated a virtual conversation with Mariana Mazzucato on what is needed to create a new economy that puts people and the planet first. Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value and Founding Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose at University College London, advises policymakers more »More...
SFU Beedie professors land Insight Development Grants for new approaches to research
Nov 9, 2021
SFU Beedie Professors Peng Zhang and Fereshteh Mahmoudian have each been selected to receive an Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The grants are awarded to enable new research questions and help build knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world –specifically aimed to support new research approaches on complex topics. Peng Zhang Professor Zhang will study how the top management teams’ ethnic diversity affects the performance of more »More...
Winners named in i2I Venture Pitch competition
Oct 26, 2021
An innovative electrochemical water treatment process and an advanced tool for use in genome sequencing applications were the winning innovation ideas at the 2021 i2I Venture Pitch Competition. The annual event – this year in Hybrid format – saw scientist-entrepreneurs graduating from the Invention to Innovation (i2I) program at SFU’s Beedie School of Business pitching their research-based innovation ideas to a panel of judges with a wealth of experience in mentoring scientist-entrepreneurs and in advising more »More...
SFU Beedie breaks into top 10 in Maclean’s ranking
Oct 8, 2021
The 2022 Maclean’s rankings have named Simon Fraser University in the top 10 in Canada for business programs, with a 10th place finish. This represents a significant improvement over last year’s 13th place ranking. Maclean’s influential annual rankings evaluate programs based on their reputation for quality and research strength, drawn from surveys of more than 1,200 faculty and senior administrators at universities across Canada. Maclean’s also ranked SFU joint first in the comprehensive university category, more »More...
SFU Beedie undergraduate overcame challenges to complete degree and launch HR career
Sep 29, 2021
There’s no such thing as a typical SFU Beedie student and no single pathway they follow to earn their degrees; that diversity of experience makes an important contribution to the school’s unique community and learning environment. Allyson Spence, who will receive her BBA with a concentration in Human Resource Management at this year’s fall convocation, exemplifies this ethos. Like nearly half of SFU Beedie’s undergraduates, Allyson was a transfer student. She joined SFU Beedie in more »More...
SFU Beedie alumnus wins HR industry award
Sep 21, 2021
Ali Najaf (BBA ’18) has been named among the inaugural list of Young Influencers by Canadian HR Reporter magazine. Najaf, who is a Human Resources Specialist with construction and engineering firm Kiewit, was recognized for his outstanding involvement in the HR community, including volunteering and mentoring, writing opinion articles in the press, and his commitment to supporting diversity in HR. The award was given based on demonstrated career progression and development in HR, and experience more »More...
Growing entrepreneurship key to success for Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection director
Aug 12, 2021
An innovative and entrepreneurial mindset are central to leadership at SFU, and nowhere is that more exemplified than recent Staff Achievement Award for Innovation winner, Janice OBriain. The Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship’s Director of Programs, OBriain says innovation at SFU has changed phenomenally in her time at the university. While SFU has always been rich in innovative research, when she started with Venture Connection (now Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection) at its launch in 2008 there more »More...
SFU Beedie professor to advise SFU President on anti-racism
Jul 29, 2021
Dr. June Francis, Associate Professor of Marketing in SFU’s Beedie School of Business, has been appointed to serve as the Special Advisor to SFU President Joy Johnson on Anti-Racism. In this newly-created position, Francis will advise Johnson on matters of anti-racism and institutional change with a focus on anti-Black racism as well as equity, diversity and inclusion. “Working toward a more inclusive SFU is one of my priorities as president, and I rely on experts such more »More...
Meet the new dean of SFU Beedie
Jul 27, 2021
Professor Ujwal Kayande has been named as the new dean of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. Dr. Kayande is currently an associate dean and professor of marketing at the Melbourne Business School in Australia and will join SFU in mid-January 2022. Dr. Kayande has been teaching marketing strategy and business analytics at the Melbourne Business School since 2013 where he became the founding director of the school’s Centre for Business Analytics. He was more »More...