Simon Fraser University Trisemester system Campuses in BCs 3 largest municipalities 35000 students in 8 faculties 155000 alumni Highest utilization rate of BC universities Programs responsive to changing demand ID: 766789
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Simon Fraser University
Tri-semester system Campuses in BC’s 3 largest municipalities 35,000 students in 8 faculties; 155,000+ alumni Highest utilization rate of BC universities Programs responsive to changing demand Canada’s leading comprehensive university for 10 of last 11 years (Maclean’s)Ashoka Changemaker Campus (1 of 45 worldwide) SFU: The Engaged University 2
“To be the leading engaged university defined by its dynamic integration of innovative education, cutting-edge research, and far-reaching community engagement.” SFU: The Vision 3
Leader in experiential and community-based education: 9,500 co-op students annually – 25% increase in five years Semester in Dialogue, City Studio, Change Lab Wide range of service learning and leadership programs Entrepreneurship certificate programs available to all undergraduate students and to graduate students in science and engineering Venture Connection: Western Canada’s first university-wide student incubator – engaged over 8000 students SFU: Engaging Students 4
$139M in research income (quadrupled in 15 years) 2 nd in Canada for research impact ( QS World University Ranking ) Community-engaged research across all facultiesSFU Innovates – university-wide innovation strategy:4D Labs: state-of-the-art material sciences lab Innovation Boulevard: co-led by SFU and City of SurreyVenture Labs: BC’s leading business accelerator RADIUS : social innovation lab and venture incubator RBC First People’s Enterprise Accelerator Strengths in Big Data and High Power Computing “Tech Challenger” ( Times Higher Education – 1 of 55 worldwide ) SFU: Engaging Research 5
Commitment to engaging and building communities Far-reaching Continuing Studies programs Philosophers’ Café Centre for Dialogue & SFU Public Square Surrey TD Community Engagement Centre Vancity Office of Community Engagement Woodward’s Cultural UnitBurnaby Festival of Learning K-12 engagement and outreachSFU Community Trust – developing a model sustainable community SFU: Engaging Communities 6