Entrepreneurship has moved from the margins to the mainstream of university education in Ontario, and now almost half of Canada’s postsecondary students surveyed for BMO see themselves starting a business after graduation.

The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) is launching a report, Entrepreneurship at Ontario Universities: Fuelling Success, with leading academics and industry experts. Entrepreneurship is more than an interesting campus trend. It is the key to success for many thousands of students and it is vital to the strength of our economy.

WHAT: Photo opportunity and event to launch COU’s new report: Entrepreneurship at Ontario Universities: Fuelling Success

WHEN: 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013

WHERE: Digital Media Zone, 5th Floor, Ryerson University, 10 Dundas St. E., Toronto, ON

WHO: Bonnie M. Patterson, President and CEO, COU
Sheldon Levy, President, Ryerson University
Sean Wise, Entrepreneur and Professor, Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management

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For further information, or to arrange an interview please contact:

Wendy McCann
Director, Strategic Communications and Media Relations
Telephone: 416-979-2165 x233
Cell: 647-271-0825
Email: Wendy McCann