Priority Projects

The Sauder School is a vibrant community of ideas and opportunities. Take a look at some of our key priorities in learning, research and engagement, and see how you can get involved.



learningLearning Innovation: Inspiring creative decision makers

Innovation is critical to success in business — and business education. For the Sauder School of Business that means providing engaging learning experiences that prepare graduates to create a culture of innovation — constantly rethinking, redesigning and renewing — and guide businesses, the global economy and our communities to a sustainable future.

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entrepreneursentrepreneurship@UBC: Fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs

New ventures come in many forms, but all face the same daunting challenges of raising early stage capital. This challenge is amplified when the founders are young and inexperienced student entrepreneurs.

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kids with footballsISIS Research Centre: Advancing social innovation and sustainability

Our world community faces unprecedented challenges – enduring poverty, inequitable economic growth, global warming, human rights abuses, and infectious diseases, among many others. With challenge, however, comes opportunity for Canadian business leaders to develop and drive the new ideas and ventures that will help secure a more sustainable, equitable and just future for global citizens.

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ch'nookCh’nook Aboriginal Business Education: Fostering Aboriginal business leadership

Successful Aboriginal businesses run by Aboriginal managers are crucial to ensure the self-sufficiency and sustained economic growth of Aboriginal communities. The Ch’nook Aboriginal Business Education initiative at the Sauder School of Business is an investment in future generations of Aboriginal business leaders, and the future of business in Canada.

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