/education/taxonomy/term/6/all en /education/channels/news/375-million-gift-daniel-and-monica-gold-establish-centre-early-childhool-development-360513 <div> <h5>Helping Children get the Best Start in Life</h5> <div> <p><strong>A gift to establish a centre for early childhood development at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù aims to reach more children with learning difficulties.</strong><br />  </p></div></div> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:19:14 +0000 marc.wrobel@mcgill.ca 4665 at /education /education/channels/event/meet-dean-360816 <p>Join Dean Vivek Venkatesh for an engaging forum to exchange ideas about the collective vision for ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù's Faculty of Education.</p> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:45:43 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 4682 at /education /education/channels/news/sshrc-partnership-grant-funds-research-project-empower-youth-worldwide-transforming-gender-norms-357558 <p><em>Education Professor Claudia Mitchell receives $2.5 million in funding for ambitious visual arts-based initiative</em><br /> <br /> Gender disparities persist glaringly around the globe with gender-based violence standing out as one of the most widespread human rights violations. Alarmingly, only 52 per cent of women who are married or in a union freely make their own decisions about sexual relations, contraceptive use, and health care. The United Nations has identified transforming harmful gender norms as a critical goal among its 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.</p> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:59:16 +0000 admin 4703 at /education /education/channels/event/10th-annual-celebration-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-360615 <p>Over the past eleven years, the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Engine Centre has been supporting entrepreneurially-minded ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù technological innovators. Our annual <a href="/engine/channels/event/10th-annual-celebration-innovation-and-entrepreneurs</body></html>"></a></p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:50:04 +0000 admin 4696 at /education /education/channels/event/bonus-pre-startup-skills-workshop-introduction-app-prototyping-figma-360510 <p>Want to level up your design skills? Interested in UI/UX design? Learn how you can design a real-life app using Figma. Come to this workshop run by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/designcollectivemcgill/">Design Collective ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù</a>!</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:09:53 +0000 admin 4690 at /education /education/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-2-startup-law-101-360496 <p>Led by a team of caseworkers from <a href="http://www.compassclinic.org/">Compass Startup Legal Clinic</a>, this workshop provides startup founders with a clear path through the legal landscape, offering insight on important considerations such as</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:31:12 +0000 admin 4689 at /education /education/channels/news/mcgill-scholars-receive-190000-expand-impact-research-social-sciences-and-humanities-357893 <p>Seven ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù researchers have been awarded over $190,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The awards are part of $1.7 million in federal funding invested in 54 projects nationwide. </p> Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:57:57 +0000 admin 4699 at /education /education/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-3-technological-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-101-360497 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation and entrepreneurship are as well as an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas, and the Lean Canvas.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:32:18 +0000 admin 4691 at /education /education/channels/news/17-mcgill-researchers-honoured-prestigious-canada-research-chairs-357763 <p style="text-align:center"><em>²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program</em></p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:48:28 +0000 admin 4702 at /education /education/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-4-market-research-and-analysis-competition-360498 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù to perform market research.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:33:24 +0000 admin 4693 at /education /education/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-5-foundations-ip-and-patent-searching-360499 <p>This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:34:33 +0000 admin 4695 at /education /education/channels/event/startup-skills-part-1-financing-my-early-stage-innovation-driven-venture-360493 <p>In this workshop, you'll learn how VC's typically value an early stage innovation driven venture.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:31:03 +0000 admin 4692 at /education /education/channels/news/provost-awards-28-mcgill-professors-distinguished-awards-357871 <p><em>²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Professor, James ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.</em></p> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:27:04 +0000 admin 4701 at /education /education/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-360500 <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> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:35:32 +0000 admin 4697 at /education /education/channels/event/startup-skills-part-2-venture-capital-funding-360494 <p>Now that you have a grasp on how much money you need, this workshop will focus on the "deal". You'll learn what is a venture capital fund, its structure and how they operate, and what VCs look for in an early stage innovation driven venture.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:31:39 +0000 admin 4694 at /education