Jiali Wang got her start as a Waterloo student half a world away, at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics (NUFE). Among the first students enrolled in the joint NUFE-Waterloo undergraduate program in environment and business in 2007, Jiali spent her first two years studying in China. She’s now completing her degree in Canada. The program, directed by environment professor Steven Young (pictured with Jiali), is the first of its kind in Canada — and in China.
On November 6, the University of Waterloo launched North America's first school focusing on environmentally responsible business and development with more than $23 million in donations. The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), centred in Waterloo's Faculty of Environment, will provide sustainable solutions to key local and global environmental, social, and developmental challenges through education, research, and training.