Innovative courses have been developed by our faculty who have expertise in various areas such as Social Entrepreneurship, Big Data Analysis, and Business & Finance.
Some of the AL courses offered in 2026-2027:
AL Creative Writing and the Writer's Craft
AL Social Entrepreneurship
AL Business and Finance
AL Big Data Analytics
AL Aerospace Engineering
AL Synthetic Biology
AL Engineering
AL Art and Design
AL Graphic Design
AL Fashion & Textile Design
While many are still struggling to process how AI is reshaping industries overnight, our Concordia students are already sitting alongside university scholars, debating not just what AI will do, but what it should do.
There’s no shortage of people with entrepreneurial ideas. But turning those ideas into action, developing a business plan, and stepping up to face real investors: that’s exactly what Concordia students have done.
A group of high school studengts stepped onto the construction site of the new Rittmann building project. For most of them, it was their first time visiting a raw construction site up close. It was eye-opening.
Behind the ACAMIS National Robotics Finals, there is a special story unfolding: the event visuals, from posters to custom merchandise, were brought to life by students in our Applied Learning Graphic Design course.
Twenty-four Concordia students walked into the Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund, not as visitors, but as competitors. Working in nine teams of two to three students, they faced a real-world marketing challenge where only one idea would ultimately be selected as the winning concept.
What’s more exciting than watching our students break through the traditional classroom walls to tackle real-world problems? Especially when they’re crafting marketing strategies within the dynamic environment of a Global Fortune 500 company!
Ever wondered what social entrepreneurship truly means? At Concordia, it’s more than a concept—it’s a real-world journey. From planting and picking coffee beans to roasting, marketing, packaging, and even creating cultural products, our students are diving into every step of the coffee story.
Oxford Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, a leading scholar and authority on big data and its societal implications, brought his thought-provoking seminar to our eager high school students and the Concordia community.
What's hidden inside the numbers? Big Data analytics is "like the new oil", says Concordia's Dr. Peter Tong.
How often do students get to turn their passions into actual design pieces? At Concordia, our Applied Learning (AL) program says: “Why not?” In a recent AL Graphic Design course, our high schoolers got to flex their creative muscles on topics they’re genuinely passionate about.
