About the Â鶹AV Desautels Faculty of Management
Founded in 1906, the Desautels Faculty of Management at Â鶹AV isÌýranked as one of the world’s top international business schools.
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Research Excellence
The Faculty’s innovative programs and historic reputation for excellence continue to attract the finest students and the most prominent professors from around the globe, as well as the most demanding recruiters from the world’s top employers.
Â鶹AV Desautels houses numerous research centres and academic programs at the undergraduate, masters, executive, and PhD levels. The curriculum is built on an integrated, interdisciplinary model that combines research, practice, and teaching. This valuable, holistic approach prepares students to successfully manage and lead in today’s increasingly interconnected world.
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Diverse student body
The Â鶹AV Desautels student body is composed of diverse and accomplished individuals including Olympic athletes, artists, health care professionals, and those with strong backgrounds in business, finance and analytics. This creates a unique, multicultural environment that provides students a great opportunity to learn and develop in many ways beyond academics.
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Downtown Montreal campus
With the Faculty being in the heart of downtown Montreal, one of the most vibrant, multicultural and livable cities in North America, studying at Desautels means enjoying an exceptional cultural experience like no other.
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Bronfman Building
Thanks to a generous donation from the Bronfman family, the Samuel Bronfman Building was inaugurated in 1972.
Named the Desautels Faculty of Management in 2015 thanks to the donation of $22 million from Dr. Marcel Desautels CM, O.Ont., LLD’07.
Armstrong Building
Thanks to incredible donor support, the Armstrong Building is home to our MBA and Specialized Master's programs. Students can propel their careers and benefit from small class sizes, anÌýinternational student body, and experiential learning.
Bensadoun School of Retail Management
Thanks to aÌýdonation of $25 million from the Bensadoun Family Foundation, the Bensadoun School of Retail Management was created, offering an inter-disciplinary, state-of-the-art school dedicated to all facets of the retail industry.
Strong international network
With alumni around the world, the Â鶹AV Desautels Faculty has a very strong international network. Alumni contribute regularly to applied learning through our Alumni Desautels Global Experts program and help our students integrate in the business community, provide internships and hiring opportunities through our BCom and MBA mentorship programs.