Canadian universities join global race to spark innovation
...As Canada struggles to keep up in the global innovation race, initiatives to help a class of student entrepreneurs build startup businesses are taking shape at several universities, which are embracing commercial concerns they once considered beyond the scope of academia...
At Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾, the Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies imitated the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by starting an annual business plan competition three years ago - the Dobson Cup, now worth $50,000 - as a way of "trawling for entrepreneurs" across all disciplines. The competition relies on experienced entrepreneurs (many with connections to Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾) and past winners giving their time as judges, which in turn builds an expanding social entrepreneurship network for students to tap into.
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