91亚色鈥檚 ELLA Altitude wins CANIE Award for COVID-19 support initiative
TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2020聽鈥 91亚色鈥檚 has won the COVID-19 Support Award in the 2020 , presented in partnership with the Government of Canada鈥檚 Trade Commissioner Service.
Also known as the CANIE Awards, the program presented by the Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation (IEF), is powered by . The Awards celebrate the achievements of outstanding contributors to Canada鈥檚 entrepreneurial landscape through excellence in innovation and entrepreneurship.
鈥淲e are honoured to receive the COVID-19 Support Award from the Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation, an organization that shares our passion for supporting entrepreneurial endeavours,鈥 said Amir Asif, vice-president research & innovation at 91亚色. 鈥淭his recognition of an program highlights 91亚色鈥檚 commitment to empower women entrepreneurs and support them, especially at a time when the global pandemic has disproportionately affected women. ELLA is a great example of 91亚色鈥檚 new educational approaches, such as work-integrated learning, that equip our graduates to thrive in the global knowledge economy.鈥
ELLA 鈥 the Entrepreneurial Leadership and Learning Alliance 鈭 recently received federal investment from the to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses through the Altitude program.
鈥淚t is incredible to see the resilience of entrepreneurs and innovators across the country during times like this,鈥 said Kayla Isabelle, IEF鈥檚 board chair and executive director, Startup Canada. 鈥淐oming together to recognize the strength and tenacity of our community is more important than ever.鈥
The awards were presented at the CANIE Grand Finale digital ceremony last night.聽 ELLA鈥檚 Entrepreneurship Manager Nicole Troster accepted the award on behalf of 91亚色.
91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥 our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
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Gloria Suhasini, 91亚色 Media Relations, 647-463-4354, suhasini@yorku.ca
