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Combining innovation with sustainability
Mar 24, 2013
Undergraduate students create innovative products to aid Vancouver’s green goals. The City of Vancouver has set itself the ambitious target of becoming the greenest city in the world by 2020. And while the action plan set out by the city is comprehensive, many smaller initiatives in the community are often overlooked. One such example of these initiatives is occurring at the Beedie School of Business, taking advantage of a partnership with the City of Vancouver more »More...
MBAs take top prize at HEC Montreal sustainability case competition
Mar 24, 2013
A team of MBA students from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business captured first place at the HEC Montréal MBA Sustainability Challenge case competition. The team, consisting of MBA students Erin Lane, Geordan Hankinson, Colin Knudsen and Andrew Lee, emerged victorious from a field of 12 competing universities from across Canada, the US and Denmark. The competition, held at HEC Montréal in Québec on March 16, seeks to demonstrate the relevance of addressing corporate more »More...
SFU and UBC to further global sustainable mining practices through new $25M Institute
Mar 23, 2013
Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia will lead an international coalition to help developing countries benefit from their natural resources in environmentally and socially responsible ways. The establishment of the Canadian International Institute for Extractive Industries and Development (CIIEID), funded by a $25-million grant from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), was announced last October with an aim to sharing Canadian expertise in extractive industries. The selection of SFU and UBC to more »More...
Subway boss delivers fresh business perspectives
Mar 20, 2013
The spring series of CKNW 980’s “The Chief Executives” continued as Margot Micallef, founder and president of investment firm Oliver Capital Partners, answered CKNW host Bill Good’s questions on business and leadership in front of a live audience at the Segal Graduate School. The event was part of an ongoing partnership between the Beedie School of Business and prominent Vancouver radio station CKNW News Talk 980 to bring leadership and business insights from some of more »More...
Globe and Mail: Can creativity be taught? B-schools join the debate
Mar 14, 2013
The following article was published by the Globe and Mail on March 13. Not every student who shows up for an undergraduate business degree or an MBA wants to be the next Mark Zuckerberg. But a whole lot of them do. That’s why business schools are increasingly offering courses and programs that teach innovation – both in an entrepreneurial context and as an approach to business in general. They do so in the face of more »More...
Social Entrepreneurship SFU to host annual Social Innovation Case Competition
Mar 13, 2013
Social Entrepreneurship SFU (SE-SFU), a student-run club at Simon Fraser University for entrepreneurs passionate about making a difference to society’s problems, will host its annual Social Innovation Case Competition at SFU’s Surrey campus on March 23 from 12.15 to 4.30pm. This year’s competition is busier than ever, with five extra teams added to the competition to cope with demand from 75 entrants. In teams of three, students will use their academic knowledge and entrepreneurial skills more »More...
Enactus SFU initiative moves on to national contest
Mar 13, 2013
The following press release was published by SFU Public Affairs and Media Relations. A team of entrepreneurial Simon Fraser University students competing at this weekend’s Enactus Canada western regional exposition will advance to the nationals, while another SFU teammate has been recognized with a top leadership award. The student-team from Enactus SFU secured a win in the Capital One Financial Education Challenge, one of three topic challenges at the exposition held in Calgary, involving more more »More...
Globe and Mail: Bio + Nano = a whole new sector
Mar 13, 2013
The following article was published by the Globe and Mail on March 12. Nanotechnology (the manipulation of matter on a molecular or smaller scale) and biotechnology (the manipulation of living matter) are both hot fields of innovation. Combine the two, and you have a whole new business sector, according to a new study led by a Simon Fraser University researcher. From stem cell medicine to biological computers, this combination is a rich breeding ground for more »More...
CKNW CEO Series set to return to Beedie School of Business
Mar 5, 2013
The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University and prominent Vancouver radio station CKNW News Talk 980 are teaming up once more this spring to bring leadership and entrepreneurship insights from some of Canada’s foremost business minds to SFU. “The Chief Executives” program will bring a selection of the country’s top executives – ranging from Canadian airline WestJet to fashion giant Aritzia – to SFU’s downtown Vancouver campus in an exclusive series of interviews. more »More...
First Nations Chief Satsan discusses Idle No More at Beedie event
Mar 5, 2013
The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University and SFU Public Square hosted Satsan (Herb George), hereditary chief of the Frog Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation on March 1 at SFU’s downtown Vancouver campus, as he talked about the story behind the Idle No More movement and its relevance to all Canadians today. William Lindsay, director of the SFU Office for Aboriginal Peoples, introduced Satsan, who is also a member of the Advisory Board more »More...