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Ranjini Jha, a professor from the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF), will be recognized with the title of Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Spring 2025 convocation ceremony.

Even after her retirement in 2024, Jha’s generosity and dedication to SAF finance students continues through the Jha Family Scholarship for Excellence in Finance, which supports high-achieving students pursuing careers in finance.

Waterloo's student team reaches the global finals of the 2025 CFA Institute Research Challenge. 

In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, we reflect on the growing need for environmental consciousness in the finance industry, highlighting SAF alumni who have been driving sustainable change since before it was mainstream.

Meet Ivan Li and Munam Khan—trailblazers in sustainable finance who are using their accounting and finance expertise to help organizations navigate climate risk, report on ESG, and build a better future.

The University of Waterloo's Science and Business (SCBUS) program partnered with Thomas A. Blakelock High School's I-STEM program during the 2024-2025 academic year to provide grade 10 students with a unique opportunity to engage in entrepreneurial projects that addressed global challenges, blending scientific inquiry with business acumen.

Reigning supreme for the sixth year in a row, Waterloo's Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) team from the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) won the Canadian Finals in Halifax and secured second place at the Global Finals in North Carolina, defeating some of the best business schools in the world—including Berkeley, Georgetown, Miami University, US Air Force Academy, Trinity College and a close defeat by Dartmout. 

This represents a great achievement for both SAF and the student team as their finish is the highest ranking achieved by an international team in the VCIC Global competition's 27-year history. 

This year's team—SAF students Ansh, Joel, John, Nolan, Quynh-Anh and Rachel—proudly represented SAF at the competition, their regional win and historic global finish demonstrating SAF students' unparalleled ability to think like top-tier investors in an intense, fast-paced competition that simulates the real-world venture capital process.