***PRIORITY GIVEN TO GRADUATING U4 & MATL STUDENTS***
Monday, March 16, 2026 17:00to19:00
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 13:00to14:00
This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning. The Five Forces Framework will be presented and applied to during an exercise.
Date: Mar. 17th, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 10:00to12:00
Embroidery has long been dismissed as mere "domestic work," but for generations of women and gender-diverse people, it has served as a powerful tool for defiance and resistance.
Join Teresa Olmedo, Brenda Ojinaga, and Graciela Mtz-Zalce for an exploration into the art of reclaiming craft. This session will demonstrate how to transform needlework into a catalyst for change, using stitched words as vital tools against discrimination and gender-based violence.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 13:00to14:00
This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will then do some actual patent searching using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.
Date: Mar. 24th, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
Thursday, March 26, 2026 15:15to16:45
Talk - "Rules of Opportunity: Governance, Contention, and Inequality in China’s School Admissions"
Professor Fangsheng Zhu, Duke Kunshan University
Thursday March 26th, 15:15 to 16:45 EST, Learning Commons (RM 120), Education Building 3700 Rue McTavish, Montréal, QC H3A 1X1
Co-sponsored by the Faculty of Education and the Centre for Global Chinese Studies
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026 13:00to14:00
This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research. Our market research librarian will walk us through some of those resources using a new market research canvas tool.
Date: Mar. 31st, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Award nomination acceptance and dossier submission information and guidelines can be found on the Teaching Awards page of the Faculty of Education website.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 13:00to14:00
This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.
Date: Apr. 7th, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Application Deadline: April 12, 2026, 11:59PM ET - Apply Here!
McGill graduate students, do you have promising research results to solve real-world problems? Consider applying as a team to our Invention to Impact training program (I-to-I) to advance your research from lab to market!