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SFU.CA SUmmEr 2016 23 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 Wlaunch an Executive mBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership program Wbe admitted to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Wcreate an integrated mechatronics Systems Engineering program Westablish 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 135,000+ 10,000+ 138 PEOPLE INCLUDING ABROAD IN COUNTRIES have graduated from SFU 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 echatronics Systems Engineering program establish a master's in Big Data program 1st in Canada to...