Named after explorer Simon Fraser, SFU opened on September 9, 1965. Taking only 30 months to grow from the idea stage into an almost-completed campus with 2,500 students it was dubbed the Instant University.

Just over 40 years later SFU has over 30,000 students and 100,000 alumni, and more than 900 tenure-track faculty. The original campus has grown into three vibrant campuses in Burnaby, Vancouver and Surrey and SFUs reputation has grown into one of innovative teaching, research, and community outreach.

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