AccelerateU is a multi-stage downtown pilot of the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University. The first two phases between September 2022 and April 2023 hosted nine senior classes in marketing, entrepreneurship, and social innovation at Platform Calgary. From September 2023 to April 2024, in partnership with The City of Calgary, the Calgary Downtown Association, and Oxford Properties, AccelerateU is expanding to over 30 classes and up to 1000 students housed at the Open Learning Lab in Bow Valley Square. AccelerateU is designed to allow senior business students to spend their final year embedded in a professional environment, with immersive experiential learning opportunities.
AccelerateU is designed to remove the barriers between students and professionals. Immersive experiential learning can be transformative because it challenges you to build on your knowledge and confront problems facing real organizations. AccelerateU enables any Mount Royal student, taking courses in marketing, innovation & entrepreneurship, social innovation and management to spend all or part of a year in close proximity to the organizations and people changing the face of Calgary. The result will be endless opportunities for you to engage the professionals who can define your future.
Examples include:
Engage with industry professionals as part of every course.
Solve real-world problems with some of the world’s most innovative companies and make a real contribution to your community.
Get inspired with industry leading professional development sessions hosted at Lab.
Network with thought leaders and sector experts.
Learn how to create a professional portfolio that will accelerate your future
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