POV: Relocating to Vancouver for the MBA
I had my first international experience when I moved from Hong Kong to California around 10 years ago for my undergraduate degree. Upon graduation, I moved to Peru, Chile and[…]
Tagged: full-time MBA
Finding Your Purpose
It was a sunny afternoon when I attended a workshop hosted by SFU Net Impact, featuring Dr. Andrew J. Hoffman—a leader in using organizational, network and strategic analyses to assess[…]
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Team – Together Everyone Achieves More
One of the key aspects of the SFU MBA experience is the program’s cohort-based learning structure in which a group of students are assigned to specific teams for an entire[…]
My First Week in Vancouver
“Vancouver? But that’s halfway across the world from here!” That was one of the remarks that some of my friends and family in Poland would make upon hearing that I[…]
The Culture at Beedie
“So, why SFU?” Over the course of my MBA experience, I’ve been asked this question quite a lot. Whether at networking events, interviews, or catching up with friends, I’ve grown[…]
SFU MBA Students Raise Awareness for the Global Refugee Crisis
A few of my colleagues and I hosted an event last week called “Planting the Seeds of Hope”* — a fundraiser for the Alan & Ghalib Kurdi Foundation. This[…]
Leeds School of Business Net Impact Case Competition – Whole Health and the Quest for Cultural Change
Last month I had the pleasure of participating in the Leeds School of Business Net Impact Case Competition: Whole Health and the Quest for Cultural Change: Acer Energy. This was[…]
Life at Downtown Vancouver Residency (or Charles Chang Innovation Centre)
Looking for the right place to stay can be challenging, especially for international students. Being new to Vancouver, I was looking for a place closer to school where I could[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Case Competitions: Practical Experiences that you Cannot Mimic in a Classroom
Early this year I competed in a sustainability case competition hosted by the SFU Net Impact team. The following video gives some great clips of what a formal competition consists[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
‘Get Warm’ Outreach Day
The Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) is a student led organization that connects all graduate business students at the Beedie School of Business. The executive team, which consists of: the[…]
My Transition to the MBA Program from the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) Program
Transferring into the MBA program was easy and welcoming, and I want to share that experience with you. I went through the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) before transferring[…]
Business Case Analysis – Tips and Advice
Case analysis plays an important role in understanding the real life problems that businesses face. What is important is not the right answer, but how you got to that answer[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
The Success of the Second Annual SFU Beedie Net Impact Sustainability Challenge
On April 18, 2015, the Second Annual SFU Beedie Net Impact Sustainability Challenge was held at the Segal Graduate School in downtown Vancouver. This competition is the only one of[…]
SFU Beedie Net Impact Welcomes an Esteemed Panel of Judges
The SFU Net Impact team is thrilled to be welcoming a panel of highly respected judges to the 2015 SFU Beedie Net Impact Sustainability Challenge. Competing teams will have the[…]
A Day in the Life of a Beedie MBA Student
It is 8:15 am and I am on my way to Beedie. I am meeting a classmate before class to analyze the case together. On the way, I listen to[…]