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Experiential learning programs
Building Skills, Shaping Leaders
These experiential learning and skills development programs at SFU Beedie offer hands-on learning opportunities that help students develop practical skills in leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving.
Beedie Urban Development Program
The SFU Beedie Urban Development (BUDP) program offers undergraduate students a unique opportunity to explore the urban development and commercial real estate industry. With unprecedented population growth rates in Metro Vancouver and Canada, urban development and commercial real estate has become increasingly important in cities. The growth and importance of the industry has resulted in high demand for skilled workers (developers, asset managers, investment analysts, city planners, brokers, and more), presenting an opportunity 尤物视频 Beedie students to shape the future of Canada's cities.
This program offers a select group of SFU Beedie Undergraduates the chance to explore the urban development and commercial real estate industry through in-depth, structured, and engaging curriculum delivered by experienced industry professionals. The BUDP is a student-led initiative that works in partnership with SFU Beedie's Career Management Centre with the goal of empowering and educating the next generation of urban development and commercial real estate professionals.
Program structure
BUDP is a 11-week program that is set up for students develop real estate skill & career connections, ultimately connecting top talent with top employers in one of Canada's largest industries.
BUDP brings industry experts to lead workshops in specialized areas, offers exclusive firm tours, and networking opportunities. The program covers three pillars:
- Education: Students gain tangible skills they can apply in an internship / post-grad position
- Networking resources: Students directly interact with industry professionals and gain the opportunity to establish ongoing mentorship
- Competition: Students analyze a real-life development scenario and present their work to a panel of judge
Program sponsors
SFU BUDP 2024 title sponsor
- Conwest Developments
Diamond sponsors
- Inform Projects
- Grosvenor
Educational sponsor
- CREW Vancouver
Platinum sponsors
- SFU Beedie School of Business
- Beedie
- BC Assessment
- Warrington PCI Management
- Strand
- Anthem Properties
Gold sponsors
- CBRE
- Nicola Wealth
- Quadreal Property Group
- Pooni Group
- Alison Young
In-kind sponsors & partners
- Urban Land Institute British Columbia, Women's Leadership Initiative
- PC Urban
- Oxford Properties
- Wesgroup Properties
- And-Co
- PCI Developments
- Colliers
- Peterson
- Student Haus
- WICRE
- Arpeg Group of Companies
- Burke by Burke
- Bentall Green Oak
Participants
Organizing team
- Mia Dommann -
- Kristy Vail -
Academics
- Christina Cao -
- Naman Gupta -
- Mina Hoang -
- Christopher Bell -
Internal relations
- Aidan Greenhill -
- Rohen Sarai -
- Heidy Christie -
Finance
- Hussein Abdulrahman -
External relations
- Naveen Kainth -
- Jack Peccia -
Marketing
- Bach Dinh -
- Benjamin Soo -
- Emily Li -
Contact us
To contact us with any inquiries or concerns, please email budp@sfu.ca.
We welcome both student inquiries and inquiries from firms looking to get involved with the program.
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Whether you have ideas for our program or want to learn more about BUDP, we would love to hear from you!
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