Graduate Students /engine/taxonomy/term/29/all en McGill is North America’s best university at creating startup companies /engine/channels/news/mcgill-north-americas-best-university-creating-startup-companies-360668 <h2><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-named-north-americas-best-university-at-creating-startup-companies/">McGill is North America’s best university at creating startup companies</a></h2> <p>Ï㽶ÊÓƵ launched 28 research-based startup companies last year, more than any other university in North America, according to a new national survey.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-named-north-americas-best-university-at-creating-startup-companies/">Read more!</a></strong></p> Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:01:21 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1383 at /engine Invention to Impact Training Program Information Session - Fall 2022 /engine/channels/event/invention-impact-training-program-information-session-fall-2022-341387 <p>Learn about Engine's <a href="/engine/funding-programs/students/invention-impact-training-program">Invention to Impact Training Program</a> and the application process.</p> Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:37:26 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1078 at /engine Information Session: TechAccel Program Summer 2022 /engine/channels/event/information-session-techaccel-program-summer-2022-338583 <p>Learn about <a href="/engine/funding-programs/students/techaccel-program">TechAccel Program</a>, the application process, program benefits and opportunities!</p> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:58:34 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1053 at /engine Winter 2022 TechAccel Grant Information Session /engine/channels/event/winter-2022-techaccel-grant-information-session-335620 <p>Learn about <a href="/engine/funding-programs/students/techaccel-program">TechAccel Grants</a>, the application process, program benefits and hear from past <a href="/engine/funding/students/techaccel-gran</body></html>"></a></p> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:46:29 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1005 at /engine 12th Annual John D. Thompson Entrepreneurial Development Seminar /engine/channels/event/12th-annual-john-d-thompson-entrepreneurial-development-seminar-361739 <p>This year's keynote speaker is Kevin Han (BEng’14), Co-Founder and CPO at <a href="https://www.aon3d.com/3d-printers/aon-m2/">AON3D</a>, followed by a <a href="/engine/events/techidea-pitch-competition">TechIdea Pitch Competit</a></p> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:25:26 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1398 at /engine TechIdea Pitch Competition: Extended Submission Deadline /engine/channels/event/techidea-pitch-competition-extended-submission-deadline-360679 <p>The TechIdea Pitch competition encourages McGill students, working in teams, to propose new technologically-based ideas/solutions that solve real world problems.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:53:45 +0000 diti.shah@mcgill.ca 1384 at /engine Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery /engine/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-361977 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model or lean canvas.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:41:33 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1405 at /engine Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 – Foundations of IP and Patent Searching /engine/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-5-foundations-ip-and-patent-searching-361975 <p>This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:39:58 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1404 at /engine Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #4 - Market Research and Analysis of Competition /engine/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-4-market-research-and-analysis-competition-361974 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:38:13 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1403 at /engine Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #3 – Introduction to Industry Analysis /engine/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-3-introduction-industry-analysis-361973 <p>This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:36:23 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1402 at /engine Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #2 – Design Thinking Methodology /engine/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-2-design-thinking-methodology-361972 <p>The learning objective of this workshop is to understand the fundamentals of the Design Thinking Methodology and how it promotes innovation.            </p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:34:16 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1401 at /engine Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #1 - Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship 101 /engine/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-1-technological-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-101-361971 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:32:16 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1400 at /engine Holiday Closure | Engine Centre /engine/channels/event/holiday-closure-engine-centre-362032 <p>McGill Engine Centre will close at 4:30PM on Monday, December 23, 2024, and will reopen on Monday, January 6, 2025.</p> <p>Wishing everyone a restful holiday break.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:02:42 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1406 at /engine Call for Applications: TechAccel Program Winter 2025 /engine/channels/event/call-applications-techaccel-program-winter-2025-361727 <h2>Application Deadline: January 12, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET - <a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=cZYxzedSaEqvqfz4-J8J6o5YbLggnItNohh2-3xWiFRUQ0tZWVZOVUc5QzhFWlFJQkdIU0VIOTZZTS4u&route=shorturl">Apply Here.</a></h2> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:18:03 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1396 at /engine Online Info Session - TechAccel Program Winter 2025 /engine/channels/event/online-info-session-techaccel-program-winter-2025-361726 <h3>Come to the info session and learn about the program benefits, application process and much more! <a href="https://mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrdO-urD8iGtx5waY94yGbeGQfOxdskd1n#/registration">Register Now!</a></h3> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:15:09 +0000 xiangmin.kong@mcgill.ca 1395 at /engine