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Reports on the use of key performance indicators (KPI) by technology institutions to compete for students. Opinion that KPI statistics regarding enrollment, graduation and job placement rates are easily manipulated and may not offer an accurate assessment of the school; Perception that there exists, as of April, 2001 political maneuvering to tie the funding of Canada's post-secondary educational institutions to KPI.

Reports on MBA Consulting Alliance (MBACA), a service run by Master of Business Administration (MBA) students at the University of Calgary who employ classmates to review business plans, conduct market research and do financial and operational analysis. The low-cost niche that MBACA fills; What they charge for their services; Amount of money that MBACA has made in the first half of fiscal 1999.

Discusses the Multinational Management course in the Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) program at the University of Ottawa, in Ontario. How the students are required to undertake a mandatory international consultancy project as part of their courses; How companies are getting free consultations from students with years of senior business experience.

Profiles Kelly Williams, a business student at Victoria's Royal Roads University in Canada. His duties as commanding officer in the Canadian Forces; Similarities between business tactics and military operations.

Reports on the use of the electronic trading center (ETC), a stock market simulation, at McMaster University to train students to trade stocks. Popularity of the simulation; Interest of professionals in the students, who leave the school trained to trade in stock exchanges; Benefits of the ETC for the school; Effect of the bull market on the popularity of trading.

The article discusses the background and education of lawyer Bill Ainley. Ainley was educated at Cambridge University and McGill University. He currently works as a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineburg. Ainley is involved in major corporate mergers and acquisitions in Canada and is regularly featured in "Lexpert/American Lawyer Media Guide" to the top 500 Canadian lawyers.

Presents news briefs in the technology industry in Canada. The Toronto Stock Exchange has done it again. In April of 2002, the newly rebranded TSX Group launched its new Web site, tsx.ca. But it was almost impossible to read and difficult to navigate. So just nine months later, tsx.ca's home page has a new look. It's easier to read, although possibly even more difficult to navigate-and it takes ages to load. Maybe next time, TSX. Need help? For about $25 an hour, student advisers with Industry Canada's Student Connection Program (scp-ebb.com) will evaluate your Internet security or help plan your e-commerce site. Each time you fill up your SUV, you're supporting terrorism. That's what an organization called Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars (AFEC) wants you to believe. Founded by political commentator, Arianna Huffington, AFEC has produced two provocative ads to tell Americans why filling their gas-guzzlers helps terrorist groups kill. AFEC is still soliciting donations so it can air its ads on TV.

Discusses the controversy over the Calgary, Alberta school board's decision to allow limited advertising on screensavers on school computers. Deal with ScreenAd Digital Billboards Inc.; Critics charging that the scheme will deter students from learning; Why the argument does not make sense; Money the school board stands to gain from the advertising agreement.