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Concordia in the news
Posted on May 3, 2016
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- A MarketWired release lists Concordia's District 3 Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship among the active supporters of the "AquaHacking 2016 Challenge: Hacking for the St. Lawrence". The initiative of the Gaspé Beaubien Foundation brings together water experts, developers, designers, programmers, IT professionals and others, who have been given five months to develop solutions to some of the ecological and environmental problems on the St. Lawrence river. The release is picked up by Le Lézard, The Canadian Business Journal and Finanz Nachrichten.
- Can Tech Letter, writing that Montreal has been short-listed for the Intelligent Communities Forum awards for 2016, includes Concordia's District 3 among the key organizations involved in entrepreneur development in the city.
- Radio Canada International reports on a fundraising event last weekend in Laval on behalf of the Syrian Kids Foundation. It mentions Concordia's work with the Syrian Kids Foundation to sponsor seven Syrian refugees who will come to Concordia to study.