Category: Community
March 29, 2021
Condemning Anti-Asian Violence
Last week, Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun wrote an important message to the Northeastern community condemning the rise in violence and harassment against Asian Americans, Asians, and Pacific Islanders. “I join with all members of the Northeastern community in condemning...
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March 15, 2021
Tackling Life and Learning with Resilience and Bravery
By CYNTHIA MACNEIL - contributor Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes TORONTO, Ontario—24-year old Master’s student Chethan Kumar BM knows about taking decisive action on a magnitude that few of his peers have experienced. Two years ago, in Chethan’s hometown of...
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November 22, 2019
Why Canada is your best bet to survive the rise of automation.
Economists, scientists and futurists have spent years trying to predict what an automated, AI-fuelled future could possibly look like. Would it feature flashy spaceships zooming across the sky to the nearest store like The Jetsons or be downright dystopian à...
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December 3, 2018
Matt Saunders
Matt Saunders, President of Ryerson Futures / Zone Startups shares with Amber Mac how they assist founders through their corporate accelerator programs and invest in early-stage technology companies. Matt also explains the role education plays in strengthening the innovation ecosystem...
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December 3, 2018
Hayden Jason Jones
Hayden Jason Jones, Enrolment Management Analyst at Pearson Online Learning Services shares with Amber Mac the challenges in returning to education as a mature age student and the benefits of online learning. "Northeastern made it possible for me to learn,...
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December 3, 2018
Aubrae Wilson
Aubrae Wilson, Associate Director of Corporate Training, Partnerships and Business Development for the University of Toronto‘s School of Continuing Studies speaks about why she is focusing on privacy and educational technology as part of her doctoral studies. Aubrae also explains...
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December 3, 2018
Ahmed Oumate
[video width="400" height="224" mp4="http://toronto.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/12/40396090_167408730773524_6243275980291440640_n.mp4"][/video] “The advantages of studying at Northeastern are flexibility, affordability and full support from professors and staff,” says Ahmed Oumate, current Project Management student and Bilingual Solutions Delivery Consultant at BMO
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December 3, 2018
Thas Yuwaraj
[video width="400" height="224" mp4="http://toronto.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/12/39938047_2261623520736602_1459042867677757440_n-3.mp4"][/video] Thas Yuwraj shares how Northeastern helped his company bring a co-op student on board who could tackle the regulatory hurdles that come along with expansion plans.
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December 3, 2018
Ken Frankel
Ken Frankel, President of the Canadian Council for the Americas, speaks about the change in how business is being conducted in the global economy. Ken also shares how his experience at Northeastern University has helped him in his career working...
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November 28, 2018
Ariella Sharf
Ariella Sharf, a Data Research Analyst, speaks about why she decided to pursue a career in the machine learning space. Ariella also explains the benefits in attending Northeastern University and how it prepared her for working in the technology industry. She...
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