Entrepreneurship news

Over the past two decades, U of T Engineering has spun out more than 100 new companies. Programs such as our Entrepreneurship Hatchery, our Engineering Business minor and our Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILEAD) provide rich opportunities to commercialize research and grow startups into thriving businesses.

Entrepreneurship at U of T Engineering

Engineering Student Named Global Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year

November 22, 2010

Vincent Cheung (ECE), a PhD candidate, continued his winning streak this month in adding a global title to his local, regional and national entrepreneurial awards. Cheung was named Global Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year, a specialized category within the 2010 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), a program of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The competition is for […]

ECE PhD student makes mark as entrepreneur

March 15, 2010

What started as a way to organize his own photos has turned into an entrepreneurial marvel. ECE PhD candidate, Vincent Cheung, created ShapeCollage, a free program that allows users to organize their photos into a collage. ShapeCollage recently won the regional entrepreneurial competition, and he will compete in the national competition later in the year. Cheung also […]

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