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$250K GIFT SUPERCHARGES STUDENT SUCCESS

The Schulich School of Business announced a $250,000 five-year gift from North Horizon Foundation. Image credit: VITALY GARIEV on Unsplash.

From NORTH HORIZON HOLDINGS

The Schulich School of Business announced a $250,000 five-year gift from North Horizon Foundation, focused on supporting innovation, mentorship and entrepreneurial leadership in Canada.

North Horizon is a Canadian investment firm with a focus on responsible investing, innovation, and community impact. The donation supports the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship also known as Schulich Startups and its Innovation & Entrepreneurship Experience Fund – enabling startup events, competitions, venture panels, and student work placements with Venture Capital firms and startups.

“North Horizon’s support will supercharge our innovation programming,” said Chris Carder, Executive Director of Schulich’s Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and The Jay Smith and Laura Rapp Chair in Innovation & Entrepreneurship. “Their investment will accelerate our ability to empower founders, investors, and change-makers who will strengthen Canada’s business ecosystem.”

Schulich also announced the creation of the North Horizon Entrepreneur in Residence that will launch the North Horizon Mentorship Match Award, creating internships for students eager to gain real-world experience working with Schulich Startups companies and Venture Capital firms.

The partnership will also establish the North Horizon Roots & Impact Award, supporting a total of 10 exceptional incoming BBA and MBA or Tech MBA students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and a desire to take root in Canada and create positive, lasting change in their careers, communities, and the nation they call home.

“We are deeply grateful to North Horizon Foundation for their generosity and vision, and to our alumni leaders whose advocacy made this partnership possible,” said Detlev Zwick, Dean of the Schulich School of Business. “Together, we are empowering the next generation of Canadian business leaders and fostering innovation that will have a lasting impact on our students, our community, and the country.”

The Schulich School of Business in Toronto is ranked among the leading business schools in Canada and the world by a number of global MBA surveys, including the Financial Times, LinkedIn and QS.

The School also has strategic and academic partnerships with a number of the world’s leading business schools in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, and has more than 37,000 alumni working in over 90 countries. The School pioneered North America’s first ever cross-border Executive MBA degree, the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA.