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The academic engine for entrepreneurs
The Conrad School is an immersive educational environment for entrepreneurs. Located within Canada's most innovative university, in a region ranked among the top startup ecosystems in the world, the Conrad School is the academic engine for entrepreneurship on campus, offering programs that are entrepreneurial by design.
Undergraduate
Enhance your undergraduate degree by joining Conrad School's specialized programs, experiences, and courses.
Graduate
Commercialize your ideas and earn your Master's degree or complement your degree with graduate offerings.
News
- May 11, 2021Conrad School Competitions Round-Up - Winter 2021
The winter 2021 term was full of competition news for our undergraduate, graduate, alumni students — and their ventures. Here is a summary of their noteworthy accomplishments during the recent competition season.
- Apr. 23, 2021NERv Technology Raises $3.32 Million as it Prepares to Bring Medical Sensor Tech to Market
This is an excerpt from an article originally published on BetaKit.
- Apr. 7, 2021Finding new ways to manufacture red blood cells
By Etta Di Leo, University Relations. This is an excerpt from an article originally published on Waterloo News.
This Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) grad is working to ensure the world has a safe and sustainable supply of blood.
Events
- June 23, 2021Part-time MBET Information Session
By participating in this one-hour online webinar info session, you will learn everything you need to know about the Part-time MBET program and how to apply.
Blog
- Apr. 7, 2021Making real contributions to early business objectives through the BETS program
My name is Edmond H. and I am in my second year of the Math/CPA program and am currently on my first co-op work term through the Bridging Entrepreneurs to Students (BETS) program.
- Jan. 27, 2021Embracing your entrepreneurial-self
Written by David Sartor EIT, CMC, MBET (Class of 2020)
Entrepreneurship, to put it simply, is the act of building a business. Naively, I believed being an entrepreneur was essentially about creating a financially stable company from the bottom up, establishing yourself in the industry similar to the likes of some current influential minds - Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple), Elon Musk (Paypal, Tesla).
- Apr. 29, 2020See a problem? Consider Enterprise Co-op
Jackson Mills saw a problem with student feedback. Originally, he thought that students were falling behind in some classes because of a translation error due to the use of jargon. He and another classmate thought that if they translated lectures into more visual metaphors it would eliminate the use of jargon.