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Building Skills, Shaping Leaders

These experiential learning and skills development programs at SFU Beedie offer hands-on learning opportunities that help students develop practical skills in leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving.

Beedie Urban Development Program

The SFU Beedie Urban Development (BUDP) program offers undergraduate students a unique opportunity to explore the urban development and commercial real estate industry. With unprecedented population growth rates in Metro Vancouver and Canada, urban development and commercial real estate has become increasingly important in cities. The growth and importance of the industry has resulted in high demand for skilled workers (developers, asset managers, investment analysts, city planners, brokers, and more), presenting an opportunity for SFU Beedie students to shape the future of Canada's cities.

This program offers a select group of SFU Beedie Undergraduates the chance to explore the urban development and commercial real estate industry through in-depth, structured, and engaging curriculum delivered by experienced industry professionals. The BUDP is a student-led initiative that works in partnership with SFU Beedie's Career Management Centre with the goal of empowering and educating the next generation of urban development and commercial real estate professionals.

Program structure

BUDP is a 11-week program that is set up for students develop real estate skill & career connections, ultimately connecting top talent with top employers in one of Canada's largest industries.

BUDP brings industry experts to lead workshops in specialized areas, offers exclusive firm tours, and networking opportunities. The program covers three pillars:

  • Education: Students gain tangible skills they can apply in an internship / post-grad position
  • Networking resources: Students directly interact with industry professionals and gain the opportunity to establish ongoing mentorship
  • Competition: Students analyze a real-life development scenario and present their work to a panel of judge

How to apply

To apply, please refer to the Beedie Community job portal and submit the required components listed on the job posting to be considered for interviews. You can also access our applications for non-business students.

Stay up to date by checking the weekly "CMC Career Spotlights" newsletter and visiting this page for updates.

Beedie Community

Program sponsors

SFU BUDP 2024 title sponsor

  • Conwest Developments

Diamond sponsors

  • Inform Projects
  • Grosvenor

Educational sponsor

  • CREW Vancouver

Platinum sponsors

  • SFU Beedie School of Business
  • Beedie
  • BC Assessment
  • Warrington PCI Management
  • Strand
  • Anthem Properties

Gold sponsors

  • CBRE
  • Nicola Wealth
  • Quadreal Property Group
  • Pooni Group
  • Alison Young

In-kind sponsors & partners

  • Urban Land Institute British Columbia, Women's Leadership Initiative
  • PC Urban
  • Oxford Properties
  • Wesgroup Properties
  • And-Co
  • PCI Developments
  • Colliers
  • Peterson
  • Student Haus
  • WICRE
  • Arpeg Group of Companies
  • Burke by Burke
  • Bentall Green Oak

Participants

Organizing team

Academics

Internal relations

Finance

External relations

Marketing

Contact us

To contact us with any inquiries or concerns, please email budp@sfu.ca.

We welcome both student inquiries and inquiries from firms looking to get involved with the program.

Apply to BUDP

The application for the 2024 cohort will open in March/April 2024.

How to apply

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