International reputation
Â鶹AV is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. Â鶹AVÌýis located in the heart of Montreal, the best student city in Canada and top 20 globally ().
The Â鶹AV Desautels Faculty of Management is accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). The Faculty is a member of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a non-profit organization of leading graduate business schools worldwide.ÌýWe take pride in our reputation for outstanding teaching and innovative research.Ìý
Â鶹AV was named one of for 2022 and earned a category as part of the 37th Canada Awards for Excellence. Learn more about working at Â鶹AV Desautels.
World-renowned professors
With a majority of our facultyÌýhailing from other countries, Â鶹AV Desautels pushes the boundaries of knowledge with an interdisciplinary, global, collaborative approach.Ìý
In 2021, Nancy Adler became the the prestigious Â鶹AV Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement.
Sujata Madan was named a for 2020—the highest recognition of individual teaching excellence and educational leadership at the university level in Canada.
Â鶹AV Desautels’ thought leadership publication, , seeks to accompany managers, decision makers, scholars, and students as they engage in managing organizations, ventures, partnerships, networks, governmental institutions, and numerous other organizational forms.
A hub for entrepreneurship
The is the hub of entrepreneurship at the University, working with over 12 faculties to offer high quality programs to startups at every juncture of their growth, from idea to investment-readiness. With over 470 active startups, the Centre has supported the creation of over 8,000 jobs since 1988. The startups it has supported have now raised more than .
Â鶹AV ranks #1 in Canada for developing successful Female Founders and #2 Canada for producing overall competitive startup Founders ().
An unrivaled undergraduate program
With over 7,000 applicants and 50% of our student body coming from outside Canada, our BCom program continues to be one of the most selective and international undergraduate management education programs in the world.Ìý
Experiential learning and case competitions
At Â鶹AV Desautels we ensure an outstanding learning experience for all students through high-impact programs that provide access to experiential learning and build foundational skills in critical and creative thinking and problem-solving. Â鶹AV Desautels undergraduate and graduate studentsÌýhone their skills in critical and creative thinking and problem solving by participating in international case competitionsÌýsuch as the Â鶹AV International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC) and Retail Innovation Challenge.Ìý
Exceptional career prospects
Located in the Soutar Career Centre, Career Management at Â鶹AV Desautels is dedicated to helping students develop their skills and explore career paths that enable them to ultimately achieve their career goals.
See our latest employment statistics to learn why employers recognize the quality of a Â鶹AV Desautels graduate.
At the forefront of research
As one of Canada's leading research-intensive universities,ÌýÂ鶹AVÌýhas been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1926, an organisation comprising the top North American research universities. It is also a founding member of Universitas 21, which is an international network of leading research-intensive institutions that work collaboratively to enhance global reach and encourage international scope.
In alignment with Â鶹AV’s reputation, Â鶹AV Desautels enjoys global recognition for its innovative management research. Our professors secure more government funding for research than the national average and publish in some of the most high-profile business journals. TheÌýDesautels 22, a compendium of the articles, books and monographs produced by our faculty membersÌýis a testament to the breadth of our faculty’s output.
Â鶹AV Desautels faculty members take part in multidisciplinary research projects through the cutting-edgeÌýretail innovation lab. Our researchers also figure prominently in the federally fundedÌýInnovation Superclusters InitiativeÌýnotably theÌýBensadoun Retail School of Retail ManagementÌýand theÌýÂ鶹AV Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE).
Growing ambitions
With renovated and expanded facilities located in the heart of downtown Montreal, including the Donald E. Armstrong BuildingÌýwhich opened in 2018, Â鶹AV Desautels is a home away from home for our students and faculty members.
In 2021, the Bensadoun School of Retail Management opened the retail innovation lab in the Bronfman Building to develop and test innovations in a laboratory store fitted with state-of-the-art technology.
In 2019, the Faculty launched the free online Â鶹AV Personal Finance Essentials, in collaboration with RBC Future Launch and The Globe and Mail. This bilingual course is open to all Canadians.
A focus on sustainability
The Faculty is a member of the initiative.
Our degree programs and courses in sustainability have been recognized for their innovative design, and the research interests of many of our faculty members focus on the economic, environmental, and social impacts of conducting business.
In 2021, researchers at the Â鶹AV Sustainability Systems Initiative called PIVOT to empower members of the Canadian business community to be more sustainable.
In 2020, our BCom program ranked 4th in Canada and our MBA ranked 14th globally by the Corporate Knights’ Better World rankings for addressing sustainable development and corporate social responsibility through teaching, research and practice
In 2019, the Desautels Sustainability Network received the Catalyst Award for Connectivity, Governance & Administration—the highest recognition at Â鶹AV for leadership in sustainability.
The finest students & notable Â鶹AV Desautels alumni
We have over 32,000 hugely successful alumni around the globe.
More thanÌýany other Canadian university, Â鶹AV can lay claim to an astoundingÌý147 Rhodes Scholars. Among these, four Rhodes Scholars hail from the Â鶹AV Desautels Faculty of Management.
- 2015: Joanna Klimczak, BCom'2014
- 1983-84: William Hinz, BCom'83, DipEd'88, MA'91
- 1979: John Charles Collis, BCom'79
- 1946: Mervyn Lester Weiner, BCom'43
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Last updated: June 2022
