MSE Alumnus Honoured by Black Business & Professional Association
Materials Science & Engineering alumnus Andrew N. Forde (MSE 1T1) has been named the recipient of the 2012 Harry Jerome Young Entrepreneur Award by the Black Business & Professional Association. The Young Entrepreneur category recognizes a distinguished professional between the ages of 18 to 35 who embodies entrepreneurial spirit and success, the proven ability to turn business […]
Creating a Buzz at U of T About Entrepreneurship
“I’m not going to try to tell you how to do business in the Middle Kingdom (China),” retired businessman Paul Ip told a crowd of budding entrepreneurs during a recent Engineering Entrepreneurship Series lecture at U of T. The series is hosted by The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. “I started […]
Engineering student showcases business skills
When Oti Agbeyegbe (MIE 1T2) signed up for Impact Apprentice – a business competition based on Donald Trump’s famed Apprentice – he was excited. It wasn’t competing against peers from across Canada or possibly being named the best in the country that filled his stomach with butterflies, but the opportunity to prove that engineers posses […]
Meet Engineering’s 2011 Vanier Scholars
Four graduate students from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering are among the 167 individuals named recipients of Canada’s prestigious Vanier Graduate Scholarship this year. The scholarships, which have been likened to the Rhodes Scholarship, are part of an effort by the federal government to attract and retain top graduate students in Canada. To […]
Being Your Own Boss Demands Discipline and Motivation
Working in pyjamas, avoiding a traffic-filled commute and not having to share a public washroom all seem like pretty good reasons to want to run a business from home. For 30-year-old entrepreneur Vincent Cheung (ECE PhD candidate) these are just a few of the perks he enjoys running his successful software company, Shape Collage, out […]
Engineering Student’s Photo Business is Shaping Up Nicely
Vincent Cheung (ECE) is the owner and founder of Shape Collage, a software program that allows users to create picture collages with just a few clicks of the mouse. When he’s not running a successful business, he’s completing his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Toronto. Over the past year, Mr. […]
Note to Venture Capitalists: I Don’t Need Your Money
A few years ago Vincent Cheung, a doctoral candidate in ECE, created a software program called Shape Collage that automatically generates photo collages of any size and shape, starting it “as just a fun side project.” Today, Shape Collage has three employees and annual revenues of approximately $750,000 — and Cheung has picked up a […]
uBuddy Brings Students Together
A group of University of Toronto students have designed a social networking platform that they believe will save time and prevent aggravation among students. uBuddy, designed by Engineering student Charles Qu, is the first academic social networking platform that allows students to effectively facilitate note-sharing, meetings and course discussions online. “It brings all those features […]
‘Talking Photos’ Tell Success Story
With its critical mass of venture capital and talent, Silicon Valley is a huge draw for enterprising Canadians who, by current estimates, now number around 300,000. They flock there to work for companies such as Google or Apple – or to strike out on their own. The original nickname for the region south of San […]
