Training young entrepreneurs for the jobs of tomorrow

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"We want Canada’s most promising engineers and entrepreneurs to thrive, to innovate, and to eventually change the world."

Doug Bergeron, Co-Founder of the Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology (BEST) Program

Training young entrepreneurs for the jobs of tomorrow

York University is home to the Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology program (BEST), which integrates experiential learning activities for engineering students to develop business skills and understand what it takes to launch a technology start-up enterprise and play entrepreneurial roles in large organizations.

The BEST Certificate integrates technology, law and business into creative problem-solving and innovation and is designed to teach, promote, focus and recognize student entrepreneurial skills and knowledge, incorporating multidisciplinary courses from various faculties across York University.

Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology program (BEST)

The program has been designed to ‘flip the classroom’ so that students will come to campus for active learning sessions with professors, classmates and mentors.