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Canadian universities join global race to spark innovation

Published: 21 July 2011

...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 McGill University, 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 McGill) and past winners giving their time as judges, which in turn builds an expanding social entrepreneurship network for students to tap into.

Read full article: The Globe and Mail, July 21, 2011

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