the opportunity to learn more
about the nature of business
and legal issues simultane-
ously. The new program will
incorporate a crossover pro-
gram with York University’s
Schulich School of Business
and Osgoode Hall Law School
to ensure that students re-
ceive a practical outlook that
can only be found through
real-time accessibility.
Applications to Lassonde
rose by 74.8 percent for 2014,
and of this unprecedented
surge in numbers, 27 percent
are female candidates – a sig-
nificant leap from the current
percentage of women in the
student body of the Faculty
of Engineering. “We want to
be known as an engineering
school that is the first choice
for female engineers,” says
Kozinski. “Our goal is to have
a gender equilibrium in engi-
neering.”
“If you create a new aca-
demic entity, the first cohort
or two of people will deter-
mine your culture and quality.
We really wanted to hire ex-
cellent professors and wanted
to bring first-class students.
Thanks to successful fundrais-
ing, we were able to establish
top scholarships in Canada.”
The university offers a Las-
sonde Scholarship of $80,000
over four years to those dy-
namic students who are inter-
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