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SFU.CA SFU.CA SFU 50 BY THE NUMBERS Opened in 1965 students students WITH 2,628 6,500 faculty and staff across almost 150 programs and 70+ institutes and research centres TODAY... 35,000+ BY MELISSA EDWARDS of B.C.'s population lives within a ONE-HOUR DRIVE of an SFU campus W launch an Executive MBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership program W be admitted to the National Collegiate Athletic Association W create an integrated Mechatronics Systems Engineering program W establish a master's in Big Data program THE BEEDIE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS partners with for its joint majors programs SFU HAS THE ONLY trimester system in B.C. ensuring year-round use of infrastructure CO-OP PLACEMENT STAFF GAVE In the past 50 years, 50% 1ST IN CANADA TO... + C O L L A B O R A T E S W I T H EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS IN 8,514 4,257 students are currently enrolled in the Co-op Education Program international students registered for SFU under- grad programs in 2014 of co-op students are placed in the private sector of the graduate program population is made up of international students 61% 28.3% 16.9% #1 TOP 5 Maclean's ranking of Canadian comprehensive universities Higher Education Strategy Canadian research impact report of undergrads who attended SFU in fall 2014 graduated from a high school outside Canada 7 FACULTIES 3,100 students have participated in SFU's Venture Connection student business incubator program, leading to 120 early-stage startups 130,000+ 10,000+ 138 PEOPLE INCLUDING ABROAD IN COUNTRIES have graduated from SFU FALL 2015 simon 25 CONTRIBUTES $103.1 MILLION $4.72 ANNUALLY BILLION TO B.C.'S ECONOMY A 4X INCREASE SINCE 1999 IN RESEARCH INCOME IN 2013/14 210 60 COUNTRIES 6,612 HOURS of one-on-one advice last year EARNED across almost 150 programs 35,000+ CONTRIBUTES $4.72 launch an Executive MBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership program be admitted to the National Collegiate Athletic Association create an integrated Mechatronics Systems Engineering program establish a master's in Big Data program 1ST IN CANADA TO...