Vision: Who we aspire to be
WE ARE A LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, ADVANCING AN INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Building from our progress as Canada’s engaged university, our vision represents our ambitions for the next stage in SFU’s
journey, provincially, nationally, and internationally. The vision inspires and drives us, declaring both our goals as a global
research community and our deeply felt and abiding commitments to belonging and climate action. Our challenge in this strategy
is to consistently rise to the standards of the vision; our future and the future of the world depend on it. Purpose: Why we exist
WE CREATE AND CONNECT KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY FOR DEEPER UNDERSTANDING
AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT
Our purpose as a university is the essence of SFU; it is what each of us strives to do daily. It reflects our belief that we are a
community of citizens and scholars, working with partners to develop and share knowledge and make a difference in the world.
Simon Fraser University
Vision: Who we aspire to be
WE ARE A LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, ADVANCING AN INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Building from our progress as Canada’s engaged university, our vision represents our ambitions for the next stage in SFU’s
journey, provincially, nationally, and internationally. The vision inspires and drives us, declaring both our goals as a global
research community and our deeply felt and abiding commitments to belonging and climate action. Our challenge in this strategy
is to consistently rise to the standards of the vision; our future and the future of the world depend on it.
Purpose: Why we exist
WE CREATE AND CONNECT KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY FOR DEEPER UNDERSTANDING
AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT
Our purpose as a university is the essence of SFU; it is what each of us strives to do daily. It reflects our belief that we are a
community of citizens and scholars, working with partners to develop and share knowledge and make a difference in the world.