Off to the Rotman Design Challenge
This February, Desautels MBA students: Stephen Alvares, Ysa Cao, Aditya Chinnakonda, Rhea Dsouza, Intisar Ishtiaq, and Rodrigo Pomareda will compete in the Rotman Design Challenge. Representing McGill, they will compete against 31 teams from 17 different schools from all around the world.
An experience of a lifetime: An MBA student’s time in Davos
One year following her team’s 2nd place finish in the Business for a Better World Case Competition in Davos, Desautels MBA student Sandra Chang Urbina reflects on the transformative experience.
The team was recognized for their proposed Higher Education Right (HER) Bonds, which would provide low cost loans to make it possible for low- and middle- income young women in India to access higher education.
How to wow an MBA admissions team
Maclean’s surveys MBA admissions experts across Canada, such as Keum-Yeo Brochet of Desautels, to find out what sets an MBA application apart from the rest.
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Sitting down with MBA Class of 2020
Poets & Quants takes an in-depth look at the McGill Desautels MBA program and spotlights 12 of the 63 accomplished students comprising the MBA Class of 2020. Learn more about their journey.
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Maximizing your next business trip
Roohi Saeed (MBA’06), Head of Communications at Autodesk, is no stranger to travelling for business.
In a recent blog post, she shares her top five tips for making the most of your next business trip.
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Are Canadian MBA programs feeling the Trump effect?
Les Affaires sits down with Desautels’ Assistant Director of MBA Admissions, Antoinette Molino, to gauge whether the Trump Administration’s anti-immigration rhetoric is having an impact on Canadian MBA applications.
2019 FT Global MBA Ranking
The 2019 Financial Times Global MBA ranking places the Desautels MBA program 87th globally and 2nd in Canada.
The program is 1st in Canada in the following nine of the twenty sub-categories evaluated:
Ready, set, eat! MBA alumna’s bakery is talk of town
Founded by Dara Gallinger (MBA’15), brodflour is the newest addition to Toronto’s bakery scene and sets itself apart by milling 100% of its own flour, which enhances the taste and nutritional value.
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Canada welcomes MBA students with open arms
Leading American business schools – traditionally the crème de la crème of MBA education - are seeing a drop in applicants in favor of other markets, particularly Canada.
Adam Halpert (MBA’10), Associate Director of MBA Career Services at Desautels explains what might be drawing applicants north of the border.
Why Canada is scoring the top MBA applicants over US schools
While applications to American MBA programs are falling and those in Canada are on the rise, many are wondering what factors are at play; Antoinette Molino, Assistant Director of MBA Admissions at the Desautels Faculty of Management, comments.
According to Molino, not only are applicants drawn to Montreal – a diverse and vibrant metropolis – but they are also seeking the small MBA class sizes available at the Faculty.
MBA alumnus named to Order of Canada
Congratulations to Darren Entwistle (MBA’88), President and Chief Executive Officer of TELUS, who was recently named to the Order of Canada.
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Why law firms fail at retaining Millennials
According to Ali Háji, joint McGill MBA-Law graduate, while law firms pour significant resources into recruiting the best talent to join the ranks of their associates, they are ultimately failing to retain millennial lawyers.
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A new head of consumer brands for Beiersdorf
Beiersdorf, the maker of Nivea skin creams, has appointed Asim Naseer (MBA’99), current P&G global marketing director for skin care, as head of consumer brands, effective January 1, 2019.
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THE/WSJ ranks Desautels MBA first in Canada
Times Higher Education/Wall Street Journal has ranked Desautels 48th in their 2018 Global 2 Year MBA Ranking.
Desautels also places 1st in Canada overall, and is 1st in Canada for Outcomes, which measures alumni salary, opportunities, perception of degree worth, network and social good. Desautels is also 1st in Canada for Environment – international student/staff and gender diversity.
Desautels MBAs sweep top spots at sustainable business competition
Congratulations to Desautels MBA students who won first and second place at the John Molson Sustainable Business Plan Competition, along with the two coach’s awards.
The competition unfolded on October 27 among eight teams from McGill, Concordia and HEC Montréal collectively.
Read a summary of the team members and their winning proposals below.
