The goal of The Next 36 is to help launch the careers of Canada’s most promising and innovative undergraduates. The program identifies students through a rigorous national selection process, and give them the academic foundation, practical skills, role models and networks to become Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurial leaders. Candidates expects to be pushed out of their comfort zone, gain skills vital to entrepreneurs and nation builders and have their expectations for themselves increased dramatically.
Salima Hirji: University of British Columbia – Sociology Major with Migration/Globalization Studies Minor, Expected Graduation Year – 2013
As an artist, Salima has found entrepreneurship allows her to combine her creativity and passion for business. Salima was President of Smile, which won the Junior Achievement North American Company of the Year Award in 2009. She loves passing on the entrepreneurial spark to others, which is evident from her recent work with the Impact Microcredit Competition. A self-proclaimed travel addict, painter, photographer and soon-to-be guitarist, Salima is constantly exploring the world around her looking for new sources of passion and entrepreneurial ideas. In her world, there is no line between work and pleasure – they coexist.
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