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SFU Makes a Strong Presence at the Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition

  • April 11, 2011

For the second year running, the Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition took place in Calgary from March 10-13, 2011.  Four SFU MBA students, Kelvin Chiu, Kathleen Williams, Timothy Charles and[…]

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My Life as an International Student in Canada and SFU by Elif Boz (Edited by Lauren Looi)

  • April 8, 2011

My name is Elif Boz. I am an international student from Turkey, and I am a candidate of Master of Financial Risk Management (MFRM) at SFU.

Our program welcomes students from all around the world, which is indicative of the fact that 80% of the students are international. SFU offers an international student office on the Burnaby campus that provides mentorship programs and advisory services. You can always find a helping hand at SFU.

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Business Career Expo 2011 by Michelle Au

  • April 4, 2011

Wow! I just got back from the 2011 Business Career Expo, and it was an amazing experience. As an MBA student, I was able to attend the luncheon before the[…]

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The Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition by Kathleen Williams

  • March 30, 2011

On Thursday March 10, a team of four from the Beedie Graduate School of Business headed to Calgary for the Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition. It promised to be a[…]

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Job finding in the financial industry; challenges and resolutions. By Sara Moghaddamjoo (Edited By Lauren Looi)

  • March 25, 2011

As part of the upcoming Business Career Expo on March 25, we are running special commentaries from our graduate business students on the hunt for the best jobs in the worlds[…]

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Information Interviews – You gotta do it! by Michelle Au

  • March 24, 2011

As part of the upcoming Business Career Expo on March 25, we are running special commentaries from our graduate business students on the hunt for the best jobs in the worlds[…]

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Student-Managed $10 Million Fund Soars, by Lauren Looi, edited by Derek Wong

  • March 15, 2011

On February 24, 2011 finance professionals and students alike gathered in the foyer of the Segal Graduate School campus in downtown Vancouver. As they walked into the building, they were greeted with[…]

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MBAs make a meal out of multiculturalism by Taralyn Day

  • March 10, 2011

As part of the MBA curriculum, we recently completed a six-week course in cross cultural management taught by Dr. Anne Marie Francesco. The course focused on strategies and frameworks used[…]

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SFU victory at Global Investment Research Challenge translates into date with Warren Buffett, by Derek Wong

  • March 8, 2011

March 5, 2011 – Four Seasons Hotel, Downtown Vancouver After months of research, five teams — from UVic, TRU, SFU, UBC, and UBC-Okanagan — finally had a chance to present[…]

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Taking you to the front row: SIAS 2010 Performance Overview (By Meadow Wu, edited by Lauren Looi)

  • March 4, 2011

Starting at $7 million in 2003, the SIAS Fund has grown to over $10 million after years of hard work by SFU’s GAWM and MFRM students. On February 21st 2011,[…]

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The MBA Games Experience Revisited by Lee O’Donnell

  • February 22, 2011

Vancouver at four in the morning in the wintertime looks a lot like an alien planet: Closed shops, vacant streets, and dimly lit homes all bathed in a gray lunar[…]

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SFU SIAS: North America’s best student-run value investment fund. (By Sara Moghaddamjoo, edited by Lauren Looi.)

  • February 18, 2011

As a candidate in the Master of Financial Risk Management (FRM) program, one of the most rewarding experiences has definitely been the unique opportunity to attain a real understanding of[…]

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Introducing the Beedie School of Business by Taralyn Day

  • February 16, 2011

February 9 was an exciting day for SFU Business—we were re-named the Beedie School of Business in recognition of an extremely generous gift from Ryan and Keith Beedie. The $22 million[…]

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A sneak peak into MFRM by Lauren Looi, edited by Simon Hutchison

  • February 11, 2011

Hello Everyone! Welcome to the inaugural post from the Master of Finance Risk Management (MFRM) program. We are very excited to be a part of the ‘A Few Good Minds’[…]

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Mingle, Chat, Network to Career Success by Helen Lau

  • February 2, 2011

Taking part in a 1-year intensive MBA program can be very challenging. In addition to the academics, the internship and future job opportunities are other concerns that students have. Although sometimes it seems impossible to spare time out to participate in non-business types of social events, attending these events actually leads to unexpected gains that may end up saving one’s time.

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