Sauder School of Business
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The Sauder School of Business is a business school
at the University of British Columbia
located in the University Endowment Lands
, just west of the city limits of Vancouver
, Canada
. There are currently over 30,000 alumni in more than 70 countries.
Originally named the UBC Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, the school was renamed on June 5, 2003 to the Sauder School of Business, coinciding with the donation of a $20 million endowment by Dr. William Sauder. The $20 million endowment was, at the time, the largest single private donation ever made to name a Canadian business school.
The school provides diploma
, bachelor
, masters
, MBA, Ph.D.
and Executive Education
programs. These include:
Located in Vancouver, rated by the Economist Intelligence Unit as the world's top city in its 2009 global liveability rankings, the school draws from the internationalism of the city and its Pacific Rim setting to provide a unique global business perspective.
The school is situated in the heart of the UBC campus, home to forest, ocean and mountain vistas. A second campus, UBC Robson Square, is located in the heart of Vancouver's downtown peninsula.
In 2009, a significant new alliance was formed between the Sauder School and the Faculty of Management at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia. The new alliance provides increased opportunities for research, knowledge and resources sharing, career services, and student mobility.
The Sauder School of Business' MBA program was indexed as the 6th best in Canada and the 31st best in North America in the 2010 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report
.
The Social Science Research Network, a leading repository of business and management research papers, ranks Sauder 16th in Canada out of 771 international business schools, not including U.S. schools, for research downloads of all time.
The school is host to 14 specialized research centres that serve collaborative initiatives between faculty, students and the wider community such as government, alumni and NGOs. These Centres and “near-centres” (some called Research Bureaus) serve to promote the research environment, and are homes for major research grants and projects.
Centres include:
Sauder School of Business also actively explores other international opportunities, develops projects in various countries such as management education programs at partner schools, joint research activities, and executive training. Currently, the Sauder School of Business is engaged in the following international programs:
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
located in the University Endowment Lands
University Endowment Lands
The University Endowment Lands is an unincorporated area that lies to the west of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada surrounding the University of British Columbia...
, just west of the city limits of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. There are currently over 30,000 alumni in more than 70 countries.
Originally named the UBC Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, the school was renamed on June 5, 2003 to the Sauder School of Business, coinciding with the donation of a $20 million endowment by Dr. William Sauder. The $20 million endowment was, at the time, the largest single private donation ever made to name a Canadian business school.
The school provides diploma
Diploma
A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
, bachelor
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
, masters
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
, MBA, Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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and Executive Education
Executive Education
Executive Education refers to academic programs at leading graduate-level business schools worldwide for executives, business leaders and functional managers. These programs are non-credit and non-degree granting...
programs. These include:
- Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- International Master of Business Administration (IMBA)
- Master of Management in Operations Research (MM in OR)
- Master of Management - Early Career Masters (MM-ECM)
- MSc (Business)
- PhD
- EMBA in Healthcare (EMBA)
- Executive Education
- Business Families Centre
- Real Estate Division (RED)
- Diploma in Accounting
About
The Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia is a leading academic business school.Located in Vancouver, rated by the Economist Intelligence Unit as the world's top city in its 2009 global liveability rankings, the school draws from the internationalism of the city and its Pacific Rim setting to provide a unique global business perspective.
The school is situated in the heart of the UBC campus, home to forest, ocean and mountain vistas. A second campus, UBC Robson Square, is located in the heart of Vancouver's downtown peninsula.
In 2009, a significant new alliance was formed between the Sauder School and the Faculty of Management at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia. The new alliance provides increased opportunities for research, knowledge and resources sharing, career services, and student mobility.
History
The business school, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2006, was established as the UBC Faculty of Commerce in 1956.- 1929 – In response to lobbying by the business community, represented by members of the Vancouver Board of Trade, the university offers its first Bachelor of Commerce degree, through the Faculty of Arts and Science. A Department of Commerce (1939) and a School of Commerce (1950) are formed later.
- 1950 – Community outreach and executive education partnerships are forged with the establishment of the Sales and Marketing Executive Program. Soon thereafter, partnerships were established with C.G.S, C.A., C.M.A, Banff School of Management, Real Estate Institute and the Real Estate Council of British Columbia.
- 1952 – Graduate business education begins at UBC, with the introduction of the Master of Commerce, later replaced by the MBA (1955).
- 1956 – The university establishes a Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, with E.D. McPhee as the first Dean. While maintaining its official name for ceremonial purposes, the Faculty later re-brands itself as UBC Commerce.
- 1958 – The Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration reaches out internationally by helping to establish two key overseas business schools in Malaysia (1961), and Singapore (1962). This set the stage for a leadership role in business education in both China and Hong Kong.
- 1965 – The Henry Angus Building, home of the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, officially opens in September.
- 1969 – The Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration receives approval to launch a new PhD, accepting doctoral students for study in advanced business administration.
- 1992 – The David Lam Management Research Centre opens. Building construction was made possible through a gift from David See-Chai Lam, former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and his wife Dorothy. The building is home to the David Lam Management Research Library.
- 2001 – UBC celebrates the opening of its new downtown teaching facilities at UBC Robson Square, and new home of the business school’s Executive Education office.
- June 5, 2003 – UBC is the recipient of the largest single private donation ever made in support of a Canadian business school with a gift from Dr. William Sauder, BCom 1948, Chancellor Emeritus of UBC and Chairman of Interfor and his family. In recognition of his support, the business school is renamed the Sauder School of Business.
- November 2, 2006 – UBC announce the naming of the Robert H. Lee Graduate SchoolRobert H. Lee Graduate SchoolRobert H. Lee Graduate School is the graduate school of Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.In September 2005, a $15 million gift was received by University of British of Columbia in support of the graduate education at Sauder School of Business. The $15 million gift...
at the Sauder School of Business. The announcement is made in recognition of Robert H. Lee’s generous gift in support of graduate education at the Sauder School of Business and his long-term dedication to UBC.
- February 15, 2007 – B.C. business leader and longstanding UBC supporter Hari B. Varshney makes a $1 million gift to Sauder to establish the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre at the Sauder School of Business.
- March 15, 2007 – Canaccord Capital makes a $1.5 million gift to establish a new learning commons at the Sauder School of Business David Lam Management Research Library. The gift honours Canaccord chairman and founder Peter Brown, a Vancouver business leader and former chair of the UBC Board of Governors. The new facility is to be named The Canaccord Learning Commons.
- September 2, 2009 - MBA House, the UBC residence devoted to graduate business students and the first of its kind in Canada, is opened at Sauder's Robert H. Lee Graduate SchoolRobert H. Lee Graduate SchoolRobert H. Lee Graduate School is the graduate school of Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.In September 2005, a $15 million gift was received by University of British of Columbia in support of the graduate education at Sauder School of Business. The $15 million gift...
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- January 14, 2010 – The Sauder School of Business and the Robert H. Lee Graduate SchoolRobert H. Lee Graduate SchoolRobert H. Lee Graduate School is the graduate school of Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.In September 2005, a $15 million gift was received by University of British of Columbia in support of the graduate education at Sauder School of Business. The $15 million gift...
unveil the completed first phase of an $85 million renewal and expansion. Adding 50000 square feet (4,645.2 m²) to the existing 216000 square feet (20,067.1 m²) of the Henry AngusHenry AngusHenry Forbes Angus, was a Canadian lawyer and academic.Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he received a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in 1911. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford University in 1914. He was awarded the Vinerian Scholarship. He fought...
Building, the expansion provides a new facility for the Robert H. Lee Graduate School and a dedicated undergraduate centre.
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
The four-year BCom program provides graduates with the skills to work in a wide variety of disciplines. Students can choose from 10 options, including accounting, finance, management information systems, transportation and logistics, marketing, business and commerce, human resources management and urban land economics. Relevant lectures and case studies are used throughout the program to bring today's business issues into the classroom.Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
The 15-month MBA is an innovative educational experience that includes an integrated core, an internship and exchange opportunities. Students choose from eight areas of specialization: entrepreneurship, finance, information technology management, marketing, organizational behaviour and human resources, sustainability and business, strategic management and supply chain management, and 10 areas of sub-specialization, which also include business intelligence, accounting, and international business. The full-time MBA boasts one of North America's most culturally diverse student bodies, with 55 to 60% of students coming from outside Canada. In 2009, students came from 35 countries, speaking 42 languages. Sauder also offer a 28-month Part-Time MBA in Vancouver and a 20-month International MBA in Shanghai.The Sauder School of Business' MBA program was indexed as the 6th best in Canada and the 31st best in North America in the 2010 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report
QS Global 200 Business Schools Report
The QS Global 200 Business Schools Report identifies the most popular business schools in each region of the world. It aims to serve employers seeking MBAs at a regional level. It originated in the early 1990s under the partnership Quacquarelli Symonds. The TopMBA Career Guide was made in 1990, and...
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Master of Management in OR (Master of Management in Operations Research)
Designed for students with quantitative backgrounds, the 16-month UBC Master of Management in Operations Research (MM in OR) program provides outstanding preparation for solving problems resulting from operational challenges in today's leading businesses.Master of Management - Early Career Masters (MM-ECM)
The MM-ECM is an innovative new program that provides a practical foundation in business and management that is designed for individuals with bachelor's degrees in non-business disciplines. The program requires 9 months of intense, full-time study to complete. Candidates must complete 33 credits of study, which consists of 22 course modules, including Career Development Programming, a Community Business Project, and the ECM Capstone Course.MSc/PhD
Both the MSc and PhD programs are designed for students who intend to make significant contributions to knowledge in their fields of specialization. Students receive individual attention from the start and are often engaged in joint research with faculty members within one year in their programs. Sauder's PhD graduates go on to professorships at leading universities world-wide as well as positions in government and industry.Executive Education
Executive Education delivers a full spectrum of learning opportunities, from two to six day business management courses to project management certificates to full degree programs. Clients can partner with Sauder Custom Services to create custom programs for management needs or build leadership capacity with the Accelerated Leadership Program, designed to transform high-potential performers into outstanding leaders. Sauder's Executive Education program is the largest of its kind in Western Canada.Diploma in Accounting
DAP is a program designed to prepare university graduates who have limited training in accounting for entry into a professional designation program. For individuals wanting to broaden their business skills, the program also represents an excellent opportunity for professional development.Real Estate Division
RED programs deliver British Columbia's (and much of Canada's) real estate educational programming and include real estate licensing courses; an Urban Land Economics Diploma Program; a nationally-recognized Certificate Program in Real Property Assessment; and a national online education program for Real Property Appraisal. In addition, RED provides a variety of online continuing professional development courses for the real estate industry.Research
Sauder School of Business leads Canadian business schools with over $1.3 million in grants each year since 1995. The impact of this research on management thinking has resulted in over 400 research papers and 20 books since 1995 alone.The Social Science Research Network, a leading repository of business and management research papers, ranks Sauder 16th in Canada out of 771 international business schools, not including U.S. schools, for research downloads of all time.
The school is host to 14 specialized research centres that serve collaborative initiatives between faculty, students and the wider community such as government, alumni and NGOs. These Centres and “near-centres” (some called Research Bureaus) serve to promote the research environment, and are homes for major research grants and projects.
Centres include:
- Bureau of Asset Management
- Bureau for Research on Applications of Information Technology
- Business Families Centre
- Centre for International Business Studies
- Centre for Operations Excellence
- Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate
- Centre for Transportation Studies
- Centre for Healthcare Management
- Centre for CEO Leadership
- ISIS, (formerly the Centre for Sustainability and Social Innovation)
- KPMG Research Bureau in Financial Reporting Research
- W. Maurice Young Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Research Centre
- Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business
- Philips, Hager & North Centre for Financial Research
Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre
The Business Career Centre at Sauder is a hub for career-related activities. The Centre helps students develop life-long career management skills and career success. To help students choose their career path, career managers personally work with students and provide guidance through a comprehensive variety of services, including career workshops and seminars, career fairs and networking events, online job postings, and connections to the business community and alumni.David Lam Library
The David Lam Library's collection—both print and online—covers all facets of business management and administration and is an important resource for students and academic researchers as well as for members of the business community.International Opportunities
Sauder School of Business offers students learning experiences at world renowned business schools in over 20 countries. These international partnerships provide intercultural learning, networking and language studies for both graduate and undergraduate students. Each year, students can enhance their education by studying abroad.Sauder School of Business also actively explores other international opportunities, develops projects in various countries such as management education programs at partner schools, joint research activities, and executive training. Currently, the Sauder School of Business is engaged in the following international programs:
- China-Hong Kong Business Studies Network
- Korea University-UBC Joint Academic Program
- Master of Science in Business Administration (Finance)
- Tec de Monterrey-UBC Joint Academic Program
- UBC International MBA (Shanghai)
- Vancouver Summer Programs
- Youth International Internship Program
Notable alumni
- Bruce Birmingham, MBA 1971 Former President, Bank of Nova Scotia
- Greg Boland, BCom 1990 President and CEO, West Face Capital
- Yvan Bourdeau, MBA 1972 President and CEO, BMO Nesbitt BurnsBMO Nesbitt BurnsBMO Nesbitt Burns is a Canadian investment firm. Since its formation in 1912, BMO Nesbitt Burns and its predecessor companies have offered aid to investors in meeting their financial goals. In August 1987 the Bank of Montreal took advantage of new banking regulations to acquire Nesbitt Thomson,...
- Jeffrey Chen, MBA 1988 Board of Director, ASE Inc.
- Bill Dalton, BCom 1971 Chief Executive, HSBC BankHSBCHSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
- Martin Glynn, MBA 1972 President and CEO, HSBC Canada
- Frank IacobucciFrank IacobucciFrank Iacobucci, CC was a Puisne Justice on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1991 to 2004 when he retired from the bench. He is an expert in business and tax law.-Early career:...
, BCom 1961, Former Puisne Justice, Supreme Court of CanadaSupreme Court of CanadaThe Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts, and its decisions...
, and former Dean, University of Toronto's Faculty of Law - Robert (Bob) Lee, BCom 1956, President, Prospero Group
- V. Paul Lee, BCom 1987 Senior Vice President & COO, Electronic ArtsElectronic ArtsElectronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
Canada and World Wide Studios - George Malpass, BCom 1962, Vice Chairman, Interfor, and former President and CEO, Primex Forest Products
- Pedro Man, MBA 1981 President StarbucksStarbucksStarbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
Coffee Asia Pacific Ltd. - John H. McArthurJohn H. McArthurJohn H. McArthur was the seventh dean of the Harvard Business School. He served from 1980 through 1995. After that time he became the George F. Baker Professor of Business Administration Emeritus and Dean Emeritus. During his tenure, the Business School fundamentally redesigned its programs and...
, BCom 1957, Dean Emeritus, Harvard Business SchoolHarvard Business SchoolHarvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive... - Nadir Mohamed, BCom 1978, CEO, Rogers CommunicationsRogers CommunicationsRogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, home phone and internet with additional telecommunications and mass media assets...
- Dave Mowat, BCom 1978 President and CEO ATB FinancialATB FinancialAlberta Treasury Branches, doing business as ATB Financial, is a financial institution and crown corporation owned by the Province of Alberta. ATB operates in Alberta only, providing financial services to 680,000 Albertans and Alberta-based businesses. ATB has 167 branches and 130 agencies, serving...
- Henry McKinnellHenry McKinnellHenry A. McKinnell, Jr. is the former chief executive officer and former chairman of the board of directors of Pfizer Inc. He is also a director of ExxonMobil and Moody's....
, BCom 1965, Former Chairman & CEO, Pfizer Inc. - William L. SauderWilliam SauderWilliam L. Sauder, OBC was formerly the chairman of Sauder Industries Ltd. and International Forest Products Limited...
, BCom 1948, Chairman of Interfor and Sauder Industries - Ken Shields, BCom 1971, Rusty Goepel, BCom 1965, Founders, Goepel Shields
- Lindsay Gordon, MBA 1976, CEO of HSBCHSBCHSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - Ben RutledgeBen RutledgeBen Rutledge is a Canadian Olympic rower.In Seville, Spain 2002 he was a member of the first ever Canadian Men's 8+ crew to win a Gold Medal at a World Championship regatta...
, BCom 2006, Canadian rower and '08 Olympic gold-medalist
External links
- Website
- Twitter feed
- Commerce Undergraduate Student Society Website
- MBA Student Society Website
- UBC History Page
- Sauder Business Club of Toronto
- VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...