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Partnerships

Our community partnerships are essential for carrying out our programming, building relationships, and creating lasting impacts for students, local organizations and communities South of the Fraser.

Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection at SFU

Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection is the longest running entrepreneurship program at SFU. Venture Connection is the university's flagship, early-stage startup incubator open to students, staff, faculty, and alumni from all disciplines in the SFU community. They equip aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools, knowledge, and support system needed to build solutions for the future.

Learn more about Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection

SFU Surrey – TD Community Engagement Centre

The SFU Surrey – TD Community Engagement Centre facilitates and supports the mobilization of university and community capacity to identify and address key societal issues affecting Surrey’s City Centre and its surrounding neighbourhoods.

Learn more about the SFU Surrey-TD Community Engagement Centre

SFU Surrey also has representation on a number of external committees:

South Surrey White Rock Chamber of Commerce

SFU Surrey’s Executive Director is a board member of the Chamber. His role supports business development in the region and post-secondary education opportunities in Surrey.

Surrey Advisory Committee

The committee provides advice and leadership related to the development and ongoing operations of SFU Surrey.

Surrey Local Immigration Partnership

SFU Surrey is a representative on the Surrey Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) Steering Committee. The Steering Committee helps to provide Surrey LIP with the knowledge and skills to build meaningful Immigrant and Refugee Strategic Plans for the development of truly inclusive communities.

Learn more about the Surrey Local Immigration Partnership

Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition

SFU Surrey is a representative on the Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition. The coalition was formed in 2012 to form the Poverty Reduction Plan to end poverty in Surrey.

Learn more about the Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition

Surrey Schools - SFU Liaison Committee

In response to the need, interest and opportunity for Surrey Schools and SFU to collaborate, both organizations are working together to support and promote student transition from high school to university, as well as further joint-academic, research and community engagement initiatives.

Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee

Simon Fraser University and the Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee (SUILC) have entered into a partnership to promote and support the academic, research and community engagement needs and interests of the region’s growing urban Indigenous peoples.

Learn more about the Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee