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The International Career Mentorship Program is a career mentorship program for Telfer School of Management international students in their 3rd and 4th year of study. This program is designed to help international students make the transition into careers in Canada after graduation. Mentors work with students on a variety of topics in professional development such as, but not limited to, job search tools and strategies, resume building, interview techniques, workplace culture, professional terminology and communication skills, leadership and confidence building, etc.
The program was launched on October 29, 2013, with a meet and greet event which allowed students and mentors to network. The event was a great success.
The Telfer School of Management is actively seeking new mentors for the 2014-2015 academic year. If you are interested in being a mentor, please contact Kimberley Barclay, Relationship Manager, Career Centre at
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Sophia Leong, Director of the Telfer Executive MBA program, represented the Telfer School at Startup Canada Day on the Hill on November 21, 2013. The theme of Startup Canada Day on the Hill - Entrepreneurship Empowers Everyone – was amplified by the line-up of prominent speakers at yesterday’s event. This event was hosted in partnership with Minister of State for Small Business, the Honorable Maxime Bernier, and drew closed to 800 attendees throughout the day. The day started with Sir Terry Matthews and punctuated throughout the event with discussions on all aspects of entrepreneurship by leaders from three main pillars of entrepreneurship – government, industries and academia. The evening culminated with lessons from Brett Wilson, one of the dragons from the CBC’s hit series ‘Dragons’ Den’. Three words unified the ideas throughout an intense day of activities - movement, collaboration, and culture.
“Entrepreneurship needs to be a movement”, and reinforced by Telfer Executive MBA Director Sophia Leong during the afternoon panel. She emphasized a call to action, “Let’s stop just talking and let’s start doing”.
Entrepreneurship needs collaboration. The focus of Startup Canada is to bring together all innovative activities and innovative hubs to collaborate on an unified platform with a focus on creating an effective entrepreneurial ecosystems where entrepreneurial activities are well supported and promoted by the three main pillars of entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship needs to be a culture. Start Up Canada is a step in the right direction for getting the movement started. In order to promote the culture, conversations on entrepreneurship needs to start at a young age. Children need to be empowered with an entrepreneurial mindsets at school and around dinner tables. Furthermore, children need to see entrepreneurship as a viable ‘occupation’ as they grow into young adults.
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Professor Sandra Schillo’s collaboration with the research organization Fraunhofer is translating into new opportunities for knowledge exchange between Canada and Germany on science and innovation systems. Schillo, assistant professor in innovation and entrepreneurship at the Telfer School of Management, and her counterpart Rainer Frietsch of the Fraunhofer ISI, were co-organizers of the workshop “Science Systems in Canada and Germany: Structures, Policies and Changes” in Berlin on November 29. It was hosted by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research and held at the Canadian Embassy in connection with the 22nd Meeting of the German – Canadian Commission for Scientific and Technological Cooperation.
Workshop participants heard presentations from, among others, Mona Nemer, Vice-Dean Research at the University of Ottawa; Elizabeth Dowdeswell. O.C., President and CEO of the Council of Canadian Academies, Mo Elbestawi, VP Research and International Affairs at McMaster University; and experts from the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft and the German Science Council. The panel discussions led to valuable dialogue on what makes Canada and Germany similar or different – or even distinctive – with regard to research environments, science in universities, assessment of science and innovation, science and technology priorities and science policy, and technology transfer. Also on the agenda were the models of collaboration that Canada and other countries have developed with the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft – Europe’s largest applied-research organization, with institutes spread throughout Germany.
The workshop identified the paramount importance of internationalization strategies and joint programs; framework conditions for research organizations; optimization of existing partnerships; adaptation to new frameworks for innovation within the academic system, and new approaches to the assessment of science and innovation. The opportunity to share knowledge on these issues and to further develop the Fraunhofer-Telfer School of Management-University of Ottawa partnership will be explored in a follow up workshop planned for spring 2014 in Ottawa.
Sandra Schillo joined the Telfer School in 2012 and her work focuses on the challenges of public research systems. She completed her doctoral studies at the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, University of Kiel, Germany. She obtained her Masters' degree in Engineering Management from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany.
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The International Youth Fellowship Program, sponsored by AKFC in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), is designed to develop leadership and management skills and promote learning for outstanding young Canadians who have a desire and an aptitude to work effectively in a global environment. The International Youth Fellowship Program builds on twenty-four years of success in which more than 250 university graduates have received focused study and practical experience that has enabled them to pursue leadership positions in their chosen fields. The program, designed as a stepping stone for careers in international development, has proven attractive to young Canadians from a wide variety of disciplines—including law, engineering, journalism, education, business and public administration, and development studies—wishing to embark on global careers. Each Fellow will spend eight months in a country in Africa or Asia working with agencies and partners of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the world’s largest and most respected international development agencies. Potential host countries include Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Deadline for applications to the program is February 1, 2014.
For more information on the program, please visit the Aga Khan Foundation Canada website.
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Professor Doug Angus participated last month in a workshop on “Franchising in Health” at the Centre for Innovation in Health Management (CIHM) at Leeds University in the U.K. The complexity and variety of services offered within a health organisation point to the need for business models to support them effectively. This workshop is part of a new program of work exploring the potential of franchising – an idea mostly experienced in the retail sector –as a model for ensuring quality and spreading innovation. A follow-up workshop is planned for spring 2014.
Full Professor at the Telfer School of Management with expertise in health economics and health policy, Doug Angus teaches in the M.H.A. and M.Sc. Health Systems programs. He has research activities at the international, national, provincial and regional levels in areas related to health economics, health policy, program evaluation and health care management.
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- A Hundred Answers
- Avison Young
- BMO – Bank of Montreal
- Canada Post
- CGI
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Deloitte
- Ernst & Young, LLP
- Export Development Canada
- Gartner, Inc.
- IBM
- Independent Planning Group
- International Datacasting
- Nordicity
- Office of the Comptroller General of Canada
- PPP Canada
- RBC – Royal Bank of Canada
- Scotiabank
- Shopify
- TD Bank Group
- Telfer School of Management MBA Alumni Association
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A unique initiative to develop and make use of our francophone MBA students’ marketing know-how to support the economic growth of developing countries has recently led to the presentation of an export marketing plan for a Honduran company. Members of the Honduran embassy, including Her Excellency the Ambassador, Sofia Cerrato, Consul Hector Ramirez and the Ambassador’s spouse, Mr. Alfonso Fonseka, honoured us with their presence during the presentation of the marketing plan for the Honduran company Fabrica Especias Don Julio, developed by the MBA team tasked with studying the potential of their spicy sauces in Canada.
Over the last twenty years, students taking part in the strategic marketing course of the francophone MBA program have contributed their skills to job creation and poverty relief in developing countries, applying advanced marketing concepts to real business situations. Initiated in 1993 by Professor Georges Hénault, now Professor Emeritus at the Telfer School of Management, a collaborative partnership was established between the strategic marketing course offered as part of the francophone MBA at the Telfer School of Management of the University of Ottawa and TFO Canada (This non-governmental non-profit organization facilitates access to the Canadian market and shares Canadian business expertise to benefit small exporters in developing countries).
Providing appropriate Canadian market penetration strategies
This unique collaborative venture presents students with cases of real businesses operating in developing and emerging economies that wish to export to Canada. As part of their term project, students develop an export marketing plan that consists of: 1) acquiring a good understanding of the company’s skills and context; 2) preparing a thorough analysis of the Canadian market for the targeted goods and services through a study of relevant documents and interviews with importers, wholesalers and retailers; 3) developing a Canadian market penetration plan for the company that includes a segmentation, targeting and positioning strategy appropriate for the goods or services as well as tactics of the marketing mix; 4) proposing an implementation plan and control measures.
Fruitful partnership, enriching learning experience
Taken over in 2006 by Professor Martine Spence after the retirement of Professor Hénault, this partnership has existed for two decades thanks to the vision of TFO Canada representatives, especially Lidia Karamaoun who has been involved since the very beginning as a project manager, and of professors who saw it as both as a unique learning opportunity and as a way for students to gain experience while at the same time contributing to the economic and social development of these countries. Although there has not always been systematic follow-up with the companies involved, some have clearly benefited from implementing the students’ recommendations.
Over the years, various goods and services from a number of Latin American, Asian and African countries have been studied. This year, marketing plans have focused on spicy sauces from Honduras, honey from Indonesia, handmade embroidered bead bags from Haiti and cut roses from Ecuador.
Photo: Mr. Alfonso Fonseka, Professor Martine Spence, Geneviève Boudreau, Her Excellency Sofia Cerrato Ambassador of Honduras, Judith Ferreira Cunha, André Breault, Esther Brice, Christian Beaulé, Mr. Hector Ramirez, Consul of Honduras.
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It’s not just business as usual for the Telfer BCom program this fall. Our first year students will be given the opportunity to get great practical insight from leaders, and to meet CEOs as part of their studies. The Telfer School is pleased to welcome the following 7 CEO’s in Residence:
Mark Farrell
CEO, The Futura Loyalty Group Inn
Pat McFadden
Director, Quelmec Loss Adjusters
Bernie Ashe
CEO, KOTT Group
Dwight Mihalic
President, Effective Managers Inc
Paul Vallée
Founder and Chairman, Pythian
François Bouchard
President, The Country Grocer
Jean-Pierre Kingsley
International Consultant
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- Early risers are often more successful: having a plan for your day will allow you to be productive. Know what your day has in store and make checklists.
- Focus: know what needs to be done and be ready to drop everything to focus on your business.
- Seize the opportunities: someone else may also have the same idea. When an opportunity presents itself, don’t be afraid to commit. It's important to think big, but start small.
- Learn when to say no: if you don’t have the time, say no. You can and will say yes the other 97% of the time.
- Be transparent: treat your clients with respect, be open with them and make sure that they know what they should know.
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It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Paul Desmarais, a great friend of the University of Ottawa and one of our most illustrious alumni.
A true giant of Canadian business and Canadian society, Mr. Desmarais was deeply committed to giving back to his country and community. He will be missed.
Paul Desmarais maintained a strong personal relationship with his alma mater. He was honourary chair of the University’s first capital campaign and supported several professorships at the Telfer School of Management. His contribution to the Desmarais Building is a tribute to his generous and innovative spirit.
Mr. Desmarais always spoke proudly of the family’s strong ties to the university where his father, wife, siblings and grandchildren also studied. On behalf of the entire University of Ottawa community, I am joined by our Chancellor, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, in expressing our most heartfelt condolences to the Desmarais family in this sad time.
Sincerely,
Allan Rock
President and Vice-Chancellor
The University’s flags are being flown at half-mast in honour of Mr. Desmarais.
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The 2013-14 MHA class recently had is its first Bear Pit session with Deputy Minister Saäd Rafi. This presentation, from the perspective of the highest organizational level of our health system, provided students with insights into these foundation competencies through a better understanding of the vision of the Ontario Government for Health and the challenges it faces in implementation. It aimed not only to create a better understanding of our healthcare system and its future but also to allow students to refine their knowledge and better focus their own career plans and professional development activities in Health Leadership and Management.
About Deputy Minister Saäd Rafi
Saäd Rafi was appointed Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, effective Feb. 16, 2010. Most recently, Mr. Rafi was Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. Previously, he was National Infrastructure Advisory and Project Finance Practice Leader at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Rafi formerly served the Ontario Government as the Deputy Minister of Transportation and the Deputy Minister of Community Safety. He was seconded to the Ontario SuperBuild Corporation, Ministry of Finance, as Vice President, Public/Private Partnerships. He has held a number of senior management positions in the Ministry of Transportation, Cabinet Office, and the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism.
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On September 19th, Telfer’s Centre for Executive Leadership successfully hosted the launching event for the Ottawa Chapter of the Latin American MBA Alumni network (LAMBA).
The event congregated distinguished panelists such as: Sylvain Fabi, Director of North American Relations & Policy Division for the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development; Alvaro Pombo, MBA (Telfer), CEO & Founder of Pronto Forms, Nadia Avila Lopez, Senior Associate, International Business Development Group, South America for Export Development Canada (EDC) and Sophia Leong, Director of the Telfer Executive MBA Program. The panel was moderated by the Telfer School's Executive in Residence and Professor, Marvin Hough, MBA.
The conference was organized by the MBA team leading the Ottawa Chapter of LAMBA: Angela Valdes, Ana Cerrato, David Serpa, Diego Aguirre Orué and Rodrigo Delgado. Besides that, two of LAMBA’s Vice Presidents were present at the event to supporting the launch of the first chapter of the association in Canada.
The occasion brought together approximately 70 guests from various educational, professional and cultural backgrounds with an interest in learning about Canada-Latin America commercial relations. The subsequent networking session allowed participants to meet each other and interchange perspectives on career success in Canada and potential trade opportunities in Latin America.
This event was kindly sponsored by Telfer’s Centre for Executive Leadership, Telfer’s EMBA program, CIBC, TD, KPMG, RBC, as well as Scotiabank.
About LAMBA: The Latin American MBA Alumni Network (LAMBA), based out of Toronto, is a professional association seeking to connect Latin American MBA graduates with one another and with corporations in Canada. Its focus is to integrate and provide networking opportunities among Latin American MBA graduates in Canada; to provide assistance to Latin American MBA graduates in their professional and career development; and to foster relationships between leading Canadian companies and Latin American MBA graduates.
About LAMBA Ottawa Chapter: The newly organized LAMBA Ottawa Chapter follows the mission of LAMBA while leveraging the resources and networks found in Canada’s capital. It is the goal of the Chapter to provide value to its members by supporting their career development efforts and by supporting the promotion of Latin American-Canada trade relationships.
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Professor Umar Ruhi was the Keynote Speaker at the International Research Conference on E-Business Management (IRCEBM 2013) held in Dubai, UAE. Professor Ruhi is currently on an international research trip delivering keynote lectures and plenary talks at various conferences in the Middle East and Europe.
His talk in Dubai was titled “Unraveling the Next Generation Enterprise: Emergent Operating Models & Technology Architectures”.
Professor Ruhi’s talk focused on the current reality for Next-Generation Enterprises that comprise a sophisticated landscape of post-digital technologies such as social computing, mobile technologies, cloud infrastructures, and advanced analytics applications.
His presentation provided a synopsis of the evolution of these technologies and guiding principles for their effective implementation in organizations. During his talk, he also highlighted the strategic and tactical impact of these technologies on business models, workflow processes and technology architectures. Professor Ruhi highlighted his own perspectives on the subject matter and also talked about objectives and outcomes of related research initiatives currently in-progress. Industry examples and vignettes were used to demonstrate compelling benefits and results from various organizations and to underscore key takeaways for various business functions and management practices.
The presentation concluded with a proposed agenda for academic research. A preliminary list of key research questions pertaining to the purposeful prioritization, implementation and sustainability of new technologies were outlined.
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Dean Francois Julien is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Dan Moorcroft as Chair of the Telfer Dean’s Advisory Board. Dan is a graduate of the EMBA program and the founder and CEO of QMR Consulting and Professional Staffing. Outgoing Chair Michael McFaul, a partner at Deloitte, ended his mandate in May 2013.
In addition, Warren Bell, a graduate of the School’s BCom program and Executive Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Officer at OMERS has been appointed Chair of the Toronto Regional Advisory Board. The Toronto Board welcomes new member Audrey Robinson, Chief Investment Officer, WaterStreet Family Capital Counsel Inc. In Montreal, Frederic Michel, MBA graduate and Director, Risk Assessment and Operational Audit, Yellow Media Inc. will be Chair of the Montreal Regional Advisory Board. In Montreal, we welcome three new members of the Board, Darcy Ferron, Vice-President, Trade Finance, BMO Capital Markets, Mathieu Cloutier, Vice-President & General Manager, TANK and Suzanne Benoit, President, Aéro Montréal.
Our recently created Hong Kong Advisory Board is comprised of three initial members, Chair Joe Attrux, CEO, Harris Fraser, Joseph Lau, Director, Rockhound Limited and William Chan, Managing Director, ScotWork.
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Professor Richard Clayman is the host of a new TV series, that he designed himself, as part of the Rogers-TV 22 new Fall 2013 line-up community programming. The series, entitled “Unlocking the Leadership Door”, features interviews with some of Ottawa’s most respected leaders from all walks of life focusing on leadership success in medicine, education, family-owned business, sports & entertainment, governance and high-tech innovation. It was designed on the concept that effective leadership – regardless of whether the organization is private business, not-for-profit or other – is fueled by certain essential ingredients. Utilizing interviews with successful Ottawa leaders, the goal of the series to showcase a wide array of those leadership behaviors and attitudes, and present them in such a way as to make them transferable lessons for any viewer.
Professor Clayman first started to contemplate launching his TV show when he heard about Rogers’ MyShow project, which invited member of the audience to submit ideas for new shows. He understood this would enable him to go beyond his usual classroom setting and reach a wider audience. He decided to do some research on TV proposals and got in touch with Rogers to discuss his idea.
When asked about what he is hoping to achieve with this new initiative, he admits that “too often these days, we hear disparaging news about leaders of all types. Rogers-TV believed in a project that not only teaches, but showcases the many successful leadership stories that are right here in our community. Hopefully, it will inspire leaders of all stripes to recommit to what it takes to demonstrate effective, sustainable leadership”.
The series started on September 26 with guests from the Ottawa Heart Institute.
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Award-winning columnist and author Roy MacGregor shared his perspectives and stories on Canada and the multi-faceted Canadian identity as a special guest in the Father Edgar Thivierge Speaker Series on September 10. Mr. MacGregor provided an insightful and entertaining presentation on Canada based on his experiences of Canada, its contradictions and identity and his many years of visiting, reporting on and learning about Canada from coast to coast to coast. Mr. MacGregor focused on “resourcefulness” as a key aspect of Canadian identity, and also the notion that we are more Canadian – and united – when away from home.
The lecture was followed by a lively question-and-answer session with the audience. In response to a question, Mr. MacGregor, who is also an acclaimed sportswriter who has received many awards for his hockey books, gave his prediction on which countries would reach the medal podium in hockey at the Sochi Olympics: Russia, U.S.A, and Canada.
About the speaker:
Author of nearly 40 books, Mr. MacGregor was made an Officer in the Order of Canada in 2005. The Order of Canada citation called him “one of our most gifted storytellers… renowned for evoking the subtle nuances of our Canadian identity in his columns and books.” Mr. MacGregor’s many books include A Life in the Bush, winner of the U.S. Rutstrum Award for Best Wilderness Book and the CAA Award for Biography, and the best-seller, Canadians: A Portrait of A Country and Its People. His highly-praised political book, Chief, examines the James Bay Cree’s struggle against the James Bay hydro-electric project.
Mr. MacGregor has won numerous awards for his journalism. He is a regular columnist with the The Globe and Mail who has also worked for the National Post, the Ottawa Citizen, Maclean’s, and the Toronto Star, including many years covering Parliament Hill.
About the Father Edgar Thivierge Speaker Series:
The series provides an opportunity to learn about the historic contexts that shape Canada with the support of the Father Edgar Thivierge Chair in Business History at the Telfer School of Management held by Professor Cheryl S. McWatters. Past speakers in the series were the Right Honourable Paul Martin, Dr. Dilfuza Kasimova of Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo and Dr. Frank Tough of the University of Alberta.
The Thivierge Chair was created in 2011 thanks to an anonymous donation to the Telfer School. The Chair has enabled Dr. McWatters to develop of new curricula for students to add historical context to their exploration of management and to lead a research program in Canadian business history as it applies to management in the private, public and non-profit sectors.
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The Telfer School is proud to be the lead sponsor for the Best Ottawa Business Awards. The event is organised by the Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and will take place on November 21, 2013 at the Ottawa Convention Centre.
Each year, companies are nominated for their contributions to Ottawa’s success. Companies from all sectors are honoured. Recipients are linked by their innovation, drive, creativity and their passion for doing business in Ottawa. Over 500 awards have been presented so far, in the proud presence of peers and senior political leaders representing Ottawa
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The IBM Centre for Business Analytics and Performance (CBAP) at the Telfer School of Management and IQAnalytics host an evening of discussion on the topic of analytics on September 11. This event offers a forum for anyone interested in applying analytics in organizations to discuss ideas, present solutions, and receive feedback and advice.
Professor Greg Richards, Director, IBM Centre for Business Analytics and Performance (CBAP) and Eduardo Rodriguez Taborda, Principal, IQAnalytics will lead off the evening with their introduction, “What Is Analytics? An Amorphous Monster.”
This will be followed by a presentation by Albert Simard, “Competitive Intelligence: An Island of Structure in an Unstructured Ocean.” Dr. Simard is Knowledge Manager for the Centre for Security Science in Defence Research & Development Canada. His previous roles have included Director - Modeling Framework at Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Director, Knowledge Strategies Natural Resources Canada; and Director, Knowledge Management and NRCan Science Advisor.
CBAP, a collaboration of the University of Ottawa and IBM, supports research and curriculum development in the domains of Business Analytics (BA), Business Intelligence (BI), and Performance Management (PM).
Time and location: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Telfer School of Management, Desmarais Building, DMS 7170. Please register online by September 9.
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Canadian companies were encouraged to route through Hong Kong to the vibrant and rapidly growing Chinese and Asian markets at the 2013 National Hong Kong Canada Business Forum held in Ottawa on June 14th.
About 300 people attended the “Think Asia, Think Hong Kong” business forum organized by the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (HKCBA) and supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO). Participants included delegates from the eight sections of the HKCBA, from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax and Ottawa as well as visiting officials from Hong Kong and Mainland China.
The Telfer School was a prominent participant as one of the Forum’s sponsors and collaborators. Marvin Hough, Executive in Residence and HKCBA Ottawa’s Vice President spearheaded the Telfer School’s participation by assisting in organizing the Forum and moderating one of the Panels. Sophia Leong, Director of the Executive MBA program and Mike Miles, Director of the MBA program each played key roles as panelists at the Forum underscoring that the Telfer School is closely monitoring and engaging in the Hong Kong and Mainland China markets.
The Telfer School’s participation also included attendance by 18 of our first year Executive MBA class who will undertake their international business consulting projects in Guangzhou next spring. The Forum served as an excellent window into the opportunities and challenges in doing business in Hong Kong and the broader Pearl River Delta region encompassing Guangzhou As Marvin Hough noted “our key messages at the Telfer Executive MBA is that our program is global, practical and relevant. Hong Kong exemplifies all of these factors as we look ahead for our students, graduates and Canadian executives and therefore we are very excited about being engaged with Hong Kong”
At the Forum, Alain Doucet, Assistant Dean, External Relations also carried the message that Hong Kong represents an important destination for the Telfer School’s experiential learning initiatives and that growing opportunities for student placements and exchanges are materializing as the School continues to leverage key alumni and other relationships in Hong Kong.
Over the past two decades, the Hong Kong economy has more than doubled in size with the GDP growing at an average of 4.5 per cent for the past 10 years in real terms.
A key message at the Forum was that Hong Kong is the right platform to access the fast growing markets in Mainland China and other parts of Asia, as well as a gateway for Mainland enterprises to go global. There are now 737 Mainland companies listed on Hong Kong stock exchange, while more than 800 Mainland companies have set up regional operations or local offices in Hong Kong.
Marvin Hough emphasized that Hong Kong “is a world city in Asia and a hub for trading, logistics and financial services in the region. It is not just a trade middleman, but a multiplier for capital and services in the region.”
The Forum also highlighted the advantages of Hong Kong including – common law legal system, independent judiciary, financial system, clean government, independent anti-corruption authority, level playing field, simple and low tax regime, as well as strong protection of intellectual property rights.
Canadian businesses were urged not to miss the boat with the rapidly growing wealth in Asia. By 2025, it is projected that the Asian consuming class will increase to more than two billion people who will account for one third of global consumption.
The messages at the Forum were endorsed by Chinese Ambassador Zhang Junsai in his speech at the business forum. The Ambassador said that the Canadian Government has made Asia a “key priority” in its trade and economic diversification strategy. “Hong Kong has naturally attracted greater attention here as a financial, trade and shipping centre,” he said.
The Ambassador said Hong Kong is expected to play a bigger part in China-Canada Strategic Partnership. “The increasing market integration between Hong Kong and the Mainland has provided good opportunities for Canadian companies targeting the Mainland,” said Ambassador Zhang. “Canada can team up better with Hong Kong in participating in the economic transformation of Mainland China.”
The Telfer School was very pleased to play a prominent and multi-faceted role at the Forum and will continue to recognize and draw on the pivotal role that Hong Kong plays in the Asian region’s continued economic development.
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It is with immense sadness that the Telfer School of Management announces that Professor Peter Koppel passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2013 leaving his wife Ann Koppel to honour his legacy.
The Telfer School hosted a Memorial Service on Monday, June 24. We would like to thank all those who attended the service and who shared their many fond memories of Professor Koppel.
About Peter Koppel
In 1984 Professor Koppel entered the teaching profession on a full-time basis after thirteen years in the financial services industry. Having taught on a part-time basis prior to 1984, he began to realize that his true passion in life was not sitting in an office, but rather in the academic community where he felt he could truly make a difference in peoples’ lives. He left his senior management role and entered academia. For twenty-seven years, Professor Koppel taught in the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. He has instructed over 60,000 students, consistently maintaining one of the highest evaluation rankings from students in the School and has, in fact, been named by McLean’s Magazine as one of the University’s best liked professors for eight consecutive years. In 2007, he was named one of the finalists in TV Ontario’s Lecturer of the Year Award Competition in the Province of Ontario.
In addition to his full-time teaching, Professor Koppel has served as the Director of the Undergraduate Program at the Telfer School of Management for thirteen years and also served as the School’s Assistant Dean of Student Services during the last eight years before his retirement. He is remembered for establishing the Telfer School’s Mentorship Program for first-year students, designed to ease the transition into university life, creating a Teaching Assistant Program to assist students in first and second year Management courses, being one of the founders of the local chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the honour society of AACSB accredited management schools, the Mindtrust Leadership Program held in partnership with Carleton University, and the National Leadership Challenge.
In addition to the above programs, he founded and was the visionary behind the Telfer School of Management’s student funded Career Centre, which has been actively assisting students in the development of their careers for more than a decade. This Centre now employs ten professionals and is recognized as one of the most successful and innovative University Career Centres in all of Canada.
Professor Koppel felt strongly about developing a well-rounded management graduate. He stressed the need for the manager to understand the dynamic environment within which he/she will do business. Ethics and social responsibility, honour, integrity, and trust are values he professed. While encouraging his students to be involved in community and social issues, he himself was actively involved both on the stage and behind the scenes while participating in the management students’ charitable organization, CASCO in its annual fund-raising show for CHEO. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Youth Centre, has sat on the Province of Ontario’s Courts Management Board and was a member of the selection committee for Justices of the Peace. He was active in teaching senior police administrators from all over the world for fifteen years at the Canadian Police College.
Professor Koppel retired in 2011 after twenty-seven years of devoted service to the University of Ottawa.
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Professor Frank Tough delivered the May 2013 Father Edgar Thivierge Speaker Series Lecture to a packed audience of students and professors from the University of Ottawa — the Telfer School of Management, the Department of History, the School of Political Studies, and the Faculty of Law — and guests from the Federal Government. Professor of Native Studies and adjunct professor with the Department of Rural Economy at the University of Alberta, Professor Tough provided a fascinating historical perspective on the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark ruling in Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013. Tough discussed how the historical background can be examined to assess the “honour of the Crown” in reconciling the assertion of Canadian sovereignty/the settlement of the prairie west with Métis entitlements. The lecture was followed by a lively question-and-answer session with the audience.
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Telfer’s Centre for Executive Leadership is pleased to announce that it is now accepting registrations for its third cohort of “Improving Quality and Patient Safety: The Physician Leadership Program”. The Centre will be celebrating the second cohort of graduates in May of 2013 and is very pleased with the success of the program and the feedback received from past graduates. The program is the result of a partnership between the Telfer School of Management and The Ottawa Hospital.
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The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting. AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education, and has been earned by less than five percent of the world's business programs. Today, there are 650 business schools in 50 countries and territories that maintain AACSB Accreditation.
"This is absolutely fantastic news and I and thrilled and very proud! On behalf of the Telfer School of Management, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the AACSB re-accreditation process and to this success." said François Julien, Dean of the Telfer School. "Maintaining our AACSB accreditation confirms that the Telfer School of Management meets the highest international standards of excellence and continuous improvement. Successfully maintaining our triple crown of international business school accreditations – AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA – is also a clear demonstration of our passion for excellence and of the commitment of all the members of the Telfer community."
"It takes a great deal of commitment and determination to earn and maintain AACSB Accreditation," said Robert D. Reid, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB International. "Business schools must not only meet specific standards of excellence, but their deans, faculty, and professional staff must make a commitment to ongoing continuous improvement to ensure that the institution will continue to deliver the highest quality of education to students."
Having also successfully maintained the EQUIS accreditation last December 2012, the Telfer School remains one of only two business school in Canada to have achieved the triple crown of business school accreditations. There are only 50 schools worldwide that have obtained this prestigious recognition.
The Telfer School of Management was initially awarded AACSB accreditation in 2003.
To learn more about AACSB International accreditation, visit the accreditation section of the AACSB International Web site and see our other accreditations and rankings.
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The Telfer Career Centre was created in 2003. It is dedicated to providing career development support to students and alumni at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The career development programs are tailored to each group as well as the additional services offered to enhance their personal and professional growth.
On Tuesday, March 19, 2013, the Telfer Career Centre celebrated its 10th year anniversary with 196 employers, alumni, faculty and staff and current students of the Telfer School of Management that participated in several programs of the Career Centre.
During this event, Dean Julien highlighted the hard work and enthusiasm of a dedicated Career Centre team, including the founder of the Career Centre, Peter Koppel, who retired two years ago.
The Career Centre Commitment Award were also presented to six alumni who have made a meaningful contribution over the last 10 years by participating in a combination of activities such as the Career Centre Advisory Board, Telfer conventions, mock interviews, résumé critiques, workshops, as well as mentoring students and contributing to the development of unique initiatives like the Capital Markets Mentorship program
The Career Centre Commitment Award recipients were:
- Sébastien Dignard, Xerox Canada
- Tuan Nguyen, Health Genie Group
- Greg Tarasco, Blue Print Energy
- Angela Vanikiotis, Pêches et Océans Canada/ Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Gene Villeneuve, IBM
- François Villeneuve, Exportation et développement Canada/Export Development Canada
A special thank you was given to all employers that actively participate every year in various activities as part of the Career Development Program such as information sessions, workshops, career conventions, mentoring, and other recruiting activities.
The twenty-five dynamic and motivated students that volunteer at the Career Centre, the students who have successfully completed the Career Development Program, the Connexions Program, the Internship Program and Capital Market Mentor Program were also highlighted.
The presentations ended by blowing the candles of a three-tier Anniversary cake and presenting Sylvie Séguin-Jak, the Director of the Student Services Centre/Career Centre with a bouquet of flowers and a commemorative frame.
The rest of the evening was reserved for networking among guests.
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The Telfer School of Management is happy to announce a new partnership for its International Exchange Program with the:
The University of South Australia (UniSA) is the largest university in South Australia with over 34,000 students. Approximately a third of these students are from international locations. UniSA offers the most diverse educational menu in South Australia. The City West campus on North Terrace is located at the western edge of Adelaide’s central business district, an area famous for its hip cafes, eclectic live music venues, alternative fashion, and bookstores.
The Division of Business offers programs across business and management disciplines and houses five schools: Commerce, Law, Management, Marketing and the International Graduate School of Business.
It is also one of only eight business schools in Australia accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and is home to UniSA’s prestigious five-star ranked MBA program.
For more information, please visit www.unisa.edu.au/Business and the Student Services Centre, DMS 1100.
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The Telfer School of Management is happy to announce a new partnership for its International Exchange Program with:
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is the third-largest university in New Zealand and the fastest growing located in Auckland, considered one of the best cities in the world to live in. AUT is a contemporary university, with a distinctive approach to teaching and learning, focused on providing student-centred, innovative and responsive learning experiences.
The Bachelor of Business is designed to turn today’s students into tomorrow’s sought-after business professionals, and prepares graduates well for further study. Students can spend a semester studying one of 14 majors, including: Advertising, Design, Economics, International Business and Employment Relations, Retailing, Sales and Tourism.
The AUT Business School is placed in the top 5% of business schools globally for having received the AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation.
For more information, please visit www.aut.ac.nz and the Student Services Centre, DMS 1100.
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The University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management has received EQUIS re-accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). The Telfer School remains one of only two business school in Canada to achieve the triple crown of business school accreditations. There are only 50 schools worldwide that have obtained this prestigious recognition.
The Telfer School of Management was initially awarded the accreditation in November 2009 and it was renewed in December 2012 for a period of 3 years.
“Obtaining an international accreditation confirms that the Telfer School of Management meets the highest international standards of excellence and continuous improvement. This achievement contributes to strengthening the School’s reputation as a world-class institution. I am particularly proud of this accomplishment and of this recognition”, said François Julien, Dean of the Telfer School. “Successfully maintaining our triple crown of international business school accreditations is also a clear demonstration of our passion for excellence and of the commitment of all the members of the Telfer community. On behalf of the Telfer School of Management, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the EQUIS re-accreditation process and to this success!”
EQUIS is the leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration. EQUIS is run by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and its fundamental objective, linked to the mission of the EFMD, is to raise the standard of management education worldwide.
Institutions that are accredited by EQUIS must demonstrate not only high general quality in all dimensions of their activities, but also a high degree of internationalisation. With companies recruiting worldwide, with students choosing to get their education outside their home countries, and with schools building alliances across borders and continents, there is a rapidly growing need for them to be able to identify those institutions in other countries that deliver high quality education in international management.
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On November 28th 2012, the MHA Alumni Association held its annual AGM, which includes a presentation of its annual report and a keynote presentation from healthcare leaders. This year, the topic for discussion was: New Leadership, New Opportunity: Your Career Path.
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We are pleased to announce that the Telfer School of Management has agreed to be a business school partner with the Latin American MBA Alumni Network (LAMBA). LAMBA is a professional association seeking to connect Latin American MBA graduates with one another and with corporations in Canada.
The network was born in response to the need of corporations, business schools, students and graduates to connect with a growing community of MBA professionals with a Latin American background living in Canada. What started in late 2009 as networking events among Spanish speakers who share culture, MBA degrees and successful careers, became a platform for multiple organizations to connect with business professionals with Latin American roots. Since its launch in 2010, LAMBA has welcomed more than 400 members.
The Telfer School has chosen to partner with LAMBA in support of our MBA’s, past, present and future. This professional network has already proven to be beneficial in connecting our recent MBA graduates with other business professionals. As it continues to build, it will no doubt serve as a great business network.
We invite you to visit LAMBA’s website to learn more about this organization and how to take advantage of this partnership.
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The Telfer School of Management is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Kaplan to provide candidates with discounted GMAT prep classes and free GMAT practice tests. Telfer candidates are now eligible to receive 10% off the price of a Kaplan prep class and are provided with the full GMAT test day experience.
Each prep class includes 13 sessions with Kaplan GMAT’s top faculty featuring Flex Sessions, revised GMAT materials prepared for each exam and free make-up sessions—in person and through their video-based Lessons-on-Demand. It offers the most Integrated Reasoning preparation of any major GMAT prep provider, with a dedicated teaching session, a Lesson-on-Demand, and full-length, scored Integrated Reasoning sections in all 9 CATs. On top of this, you will receive over 160 hours of instruction and practice, including over 5,000 practice items and 9 full-length computer adaptive tests (CATs) in the format of the GMAT.
Kaplan encompasses three pillars in which it was founded on:
- Proven Leader in GMAT prep: More people get into business schools after taking a Kaplan prep class than any other prep course.
- Personalized Learning: Kaplan uses Smart Reports and Flex-Sessions to provide students with customized recommendations and added convenience.
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High Score Guarantee: Kaplan has the most comprehensive guarantee in the industry. – Satisfaction, Readiness, or your money back!
The following GMAT Classes are starting soon at University of Ottawa:
GMOT13002 - January 12 – March 9, 2012 – Saturdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Desmarais Building)
GMOT13001A – February 9 – April 6, 2012 – Saturdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
For more information or to register for the prep classes, please contact Suzanne Wiseman by e-mail at
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The name of the University of Ottawa is synonymous with that of Father Roger Guindon. A man of commitment and vision, Father Guindon gave a new meaning to altruism. But altruism doesn’t just happen; it is born of love. Love of people. Love of the challenge of opening up new horizons.
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On October 27 and 28, Enactus uOttawa welcomed Enactus teams from all across Eastern Ontario and Quebec to the organization’s annual leadership retreat. In close partnership with the Telfer Student Council, the University of Ottawa was granted the chance to host this weekend event because of the rapid increase in the team’s growth and success within the past year. This was an unprecedented opportunity to showcase the Telfer School of Management to students from all over Ontario and our neighboring province Quebec.
As a result, ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurs) and over 60 participants were brought to our campus and city. This allowed ACE to teach and provide Enactus members with tools, knowledge, and training to better create and run effective projects that help improve the quality of life for the less fortunate in the community. Erin Sheel, from College Pro, was also present to do a seminar about leadership and how to manage a team successfully.
The retreat allowed for attendees to network, share ideas, and socialize with the other Enactus teams. Most importantly, it was an opportunity for participants to receive useful training that would allow them to enhance their local program and thoroughly incorporate the triple bottom line: create projects that have an economic, social, and environmental impact on our local community.
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Queen’s University Archives is pleased to announce that Dr. Cheryl McWatters will be presenting the 30th Annual Queen’s University Archives Lecture, entitled, “The news of our failure is almost in every child’s mouth: Accounts, tales, and travels through the archives.”
This year’s lecture will take place:
When: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Room 202, Robert Sutherland Hall (formerly known as the Policy Studies Building), located on Union Street, Kingston, ON.
Parking is available, above ground, off of Union Street, next to the playing field.
Dr. McWatters, who is currently the Father Edgar Thivierge Chair in Business History (with cross appointment with the Department of History), at the University of Ottawa, will be basing her lecture largely on her doctoral research, which was carried out in the Reading Room of Queen’s University Archives, and which involved the records of the Calvin Company, located on Garden Island though the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All are welcome, and refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the Lecture.
More information: http://archives.queensu.ca/news/30thlecture.html [This link is no longer available]
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On October 23 2012, Enactus uOttawa hosted its second annual Dragons’ Den competition for 75 high school business students. This event gave high school students in the National Capital Region the opportunity to compete in an academic university-level competition, where they pitched business ideas to a panel of judges. In addition to the competition, students enjoyed hearing from guest speakers including Angella Goran from Jokwear and Brennan Loh from Shopify. The students were also able to network with Telfer students and professionals from the community.
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Deakin University joins the Yale School of Management, Nanyang Polytechnic University in Singapore and the Telfer School of Management as the fourth university in an academic alliance to establish a global Centre of Excellence. Professor Richards and Professor Yeoh (Deakin University) have been collaborating for the past two years on business analytics research projects and they are working on building joint cases where Australian and Canadian students would collaborate.
You can read IBM’s news release to find out more.
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The Telfer School of Management has been recognized as an outstanding business school by The Princeton Review. In fact, the organization featured 296 leading business schools out of which only 16 are located outside of the United States. As a result, this recognition highlights the Telfer School international outreach and its strong world-wide reputation. Read more about the Telfer School’s accreditations and its position in the latest rankings.
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We recently celebrated some of our outstanding alumni by awarding them Trudeau medals, the Young Achiever's Award and the Dean's Philos Award who made a difference in their community. The 2012 Gala of Excellence was held at the Ottawa Convention Centre on September 29, 2012. This was also an opportunity to collectively celebrate our alma mater and highlight the graduation anniversary of the classes of 1962, 1972, 1987 and 2002.
Trudeau Medals
The Trudeau Medal is the highest honour given by the Telfer School of Management to its alumni. It recognizes leadership, initiative and contributions to the business world, the community and their alma mater.
John King, MHA 1979 [This link is no longer available]
Janet LeBlanc, MBA 1990 [This link is no longer available]
Charles-Antoine St-Jean, BAdm 1975, BCom 1976 [This link is no longer available]
The Young Achiever's Award
The Young Achiever's award was created to honour the individuals (under 40) who have been able to achieve greatness in their lives within an exceptional period of time.
Frédéric Michel, MBA 2004 [This link is no longer available]
The Dean's Philos Award
The Dean’s Philos Award recognized individuals who have demonstrated outstanding philanthropic achievement and social commitment.
Brian Radburn, BAdm 1981, BCom 1982 [This link is no longer available]
Photo: Brian Radburn, Charles-Antoine St-Jean, Janet LeBlanc, Dean François Julien, John King and Frédéric Michel
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MSc Health Systems candidates Emmanuel Kabura and Seyed Izadshenas on Friday gave presentations describing the valuable hands-on experience they gained as research interns at the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Accreditation Canada, respectively. The three-month internship component of the MSc enables students to apply their knowledge of innovative research methodologies and tools while working with experts on leading-edge research projects. This prepares students to be meaningful contributors to health systems delivery after graduation while promoting linkages between research and practice.
Emmanuel developed a geostatistical tool at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) capable of converting health data into geo-spatial intelligence for use in specific projects. Seyed delved into Accreditation Canada data to analyse possible relationships between governance in healthcare organizations and specific patient safety outcomes.
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The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA-Canada) has signed a gift agreement with the Telfer School of Management to support research development by a Telfer School research centre. The grant is provided to the CGA-Canada Accounting and Governance Research Centre (CGA-AGRC) for the year 2012-13 to fund current and upcoming research activities in the area of corporate governance, risk management, business and finance.
“CGA-Canada values research development and is known for our leading edge research on broad accounting, social and economic issues of the day,” says Anthony Ariganello, president and CEO of CGA-Canada. “We are proud to support the Telfer School’s research centre as part of our ongoing commitment to advancement of research that increases public awareness and adds value to the existing body of knowledge.”
“The Telfer School is very grateful to CGA-Canada for their generous gift. Their contribution demonstrates the association’s desire to invest in relevant, timely and influential research” said Dean François Julien. “We are proud to work with CGA-Canada to support our professors’ research and we look forward to continuing our mutually beneficial relationship in the years ahead”.
Through the CGA-AGRC, CGA-Canada will continue to support and work collaboratively with the Telfer School of Management.
For more information visit: www.cga.org/canada/research or www.cga-agrc.com
ABOUT CGA-CANADA
Founded in 1908, the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada serves 75,000 Certified General Accountants and students in Canada and more than 90 countries. Respected accounting and financial management professionals, CGAs work in industry, finance, government and public practice. CGA-Canada establishes the designation’s certification requirements and professional standards, offers professional development, conducts research and advocacy, and represents CGAs nationally and internationally.
Visit us online:www.cga.org/canada
Find us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/cgacanada [This link is no longer available]
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cgacanada
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May 27, 2012, marked the beginning of the 8th Annual Canadian Leadership Orientation Program hosted by the Telfer School of Management. This initiative is a week long program on Canada for top MBA students from across the U.S. and Mexico. Also, 14 Telfer MBA students and 4 uOttawa Political Science Students will be participating.
Funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and TD Bank Financial, this year's program will examine current North American economic, business, and political linkages from a Canadian perspective and explore some of the challenges and issues on the horizon. The program will feature a number of senior officials, diplomats, politicians and academic experts from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, as well as senior executives from Canadian companies doing business in North America.
This year's program will include sessions by Senator Pamela Wallin, Dr. Jeff Turnbull, Chief of Staff, Ottawa Hospital, Harley Finkelstein, Shopify, Francis Bailett, UBISOFT Montreal, Rob White of IBM and Louise Wendling of COSTCO Wholesale Canada.
Some of the schools represented in the program are:
United States
- Harvard Business School, Harvard University
- Yale School of Management, Yale University
- Haas School of Business, University of California-Berkley
- The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
- Thunderbird School of Global Management
- Georgia Tech College of Management, The Goerogia Institute of Technology
- Poole College of Management, North Carolina State University
- SMU COX School of Business, Southern Methodist University
- Broad College of Business, Michigan State University
Mexico
- ITESM, Monterrey Institute of technology and Higher Education
- EGADE Business School, Monterrey Institute of technology and Higher Education
- IPADE Business School, universidad Panamericana
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Professors Jonathan Calof and Gregory Richards will both act as panelist during the “Wrangling the Future: Strategic Foresight and Competitive Intelligence” open discussion on May 30 at the Annual APEX Symposium hosted at the National Arts Centre. Click here to see the two-day event's complete program.
About Professor Calof
Professor Calof is recognized as one of the leaders in intelligence and foresight. An associate professor of International Business and Strategy at the Telfer School of Management at University of Ottawa, Dr. Calof combines research and consulting in competitive intelligence, technical foresight and business analytics. As well, he is a Board member for CASIS (Canadian Association of Security and Intelligence Studies, co-director of the Foresight Synergy Network and Co-director of Telfer’s performance management/business analytics strategic area group.
About Professor Richards
Professor Richards is currently Professor of Performance Management at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. In this role, he is conducting research into best practices related to the use of performance information systems and processes. He is also developing Corporate Performance Management courses which integrate the use of Business Intelligence tools.
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This series of articles focuses on the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management Executive MBA class trip to Brazil. The trip is part of the EMBA curriculum and included a consulting project and holding meetings with various stakeholders.
Greg Matthews, maryam Awan, Mirella Athanassiadis and Peter Georgariou are EMBA participants and they wrote blog entries about their experiences.
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Mission Accomplished in Brazil
By: Greg Matthews, Telfer EMBA Candidate
Brazil Is a Major Global Economic Player
By: Maryam Awan, Telfer EMBA candidate
Niche Market Intelligence in the Medical Industry
By: Mirella Athanassiadis, Telfer EMBA candidate
It’s All About Human Relationships
By: Peter Georgariou, Telfer EMBA candidate
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Our University is a key driver for business, innovation and investment in the region and contributes to the reputation, growth and high quality of like in our region, our province and our country.
Since 1848, the University of Ottawa has been Canada's university: a reflection, an observatory and a catalyst of the Canadian experience in all its complexity and diversity. Located in the heart of the National Capital Region, our university makes three major contributions to the local economy:
- We are an engine of job creation and a major purchaser of goods and services.
- Our graduates earn more thanks to their postsecondary education and
- As a major research engine, and source of innovation, the University contributes to productivity gains in the Ottawa-Gatineau economy.
Click here to access the full University of Ottawa's 2012 Economic Impact Study.
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This year’s Bromley Memorial Event was a huge success. Hosted by the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) at the University of Ottawa, the event welcomed as its keynote speaker one of North America’s leading thinkers on science policy. It laid the groundwork for a new science, technology and innovation community with its secretariat at ISSP, the Ingenuity G20 + network. And it brought together almost 30 international visitors including faculty and graduate students from 14 countries for three packed days of research enrichment, policy discussion, and networking.
The team behind the conference, May 14-16, included Jonathan Linton, Power Corporation Professor in the Management of Technological Enterprises at the Telfer School of Management and an ISSP Core Member, Nicholas Vonortas, Professor of Economics and International Affairs and Director of the Center for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University, and Marc Saner, Director of the ISSP.
The centrepiece of the event was the D. Allan Bromley Memorial Lecture presented by William Bonvillian, “Bringing Advanced Innovation to The Manufacturing Sector.” Bonvillian is director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Washington, D.C. office, where he works to support MIT’s strong and historic relations with federal R&D agencies and its role in national science policy.
On May 14, Dr. Howard Alper, chairman of the Science, Technology and Innovation Council, and the Hon. Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, addressed the conference and there were also discussions of science and technology policy in Canada, Israel, and Turkey. Policy dialogue on May 15 centred on China, France, U.K. and the U.S. May 16 featured presentations by Gilles Patry, President of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, and Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Executive Vice-President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, as well as policy talks on Germany, India, Taiwan, Mexico, Russia and South Africa.
Providing another focal point was the Ingenuity G20 + network. Faculty discussed how this new initiative based at the Institute for Science, Society and Policy will be used to promote international collaboration and advance relationships between universities and national government policymakers.
About the Bromley Memorial Lectures
Since 2005 the University of Ottawa has collaborated with George Washington University in holding a series of annual lectures in memory of Dr. D. Allan Bromley.
For more information about the event and this year’s lecture, visit: www.issp.uottawa.ca/eng/bromley and www.issp.uottawa.ca/eng/bromley/bonvillian.html
The website of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy is: www.issp.uottawa.ca/eng/
Photo:
Nicholas Vonortas of George Washington University
William Bonvillian of MIT
Jonathan Linton of the Telfer School
Marc Saner of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy
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Historians have begun to make inroads into business schools, demonstrating that past business decisions can offer valuable lessons for the present. Their research is proving that businesspeople face the same fundamental challenges as their historical counterparts – finding partners, establishing commercial networks, making investments, generating profits. In that vein the Telfer School welcomes Dr. Dilfuza Kasimova, who is interested in both the history of accounting practices and Japanese management accounting.
An assistant professor at Hitotsubashi University’s Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Dr. Kasimova presented her research titled “Early Management Accounting Practices in Japan – the Case of the Mitsubishi Mail Steamship Company” on May 16. Dr. Kasimova is here on a two-month research stay at the invitation of Cheryl S. McWatters, Father Edgar Thivierge Chair in Business History, and Daniel Zéghal of the CGA Accounting Research Centre.
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This series of articles focuses on the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management Executive MBA class trip to the Silicon Valley. The trip is part of the EMBA curriculum on "Innovation and Entrepreneurship," which includes a consulting project and holding meetings with Valley firms on behalf of client organizations, as well as special events and discussions at key Valley innovation centres, such as the San Jose BioCenter, US Market Access Centre, IBM Almaden Research Center, Cisco, Google, Oracle and Stanford University.
Anthony P. Sheehan, Ejibola Adetokunbo-Taiwo, Martin Lacelle, Rodrigo Delgado and Thanh Nguyen are EMBA participants and they will be writing daily updates to share their experiences and lessons learned in the Silicon Valley.
Day one: Silicon Valley – The Entrepreneurial Perfect Storm
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, By Anthony P. Sheehan
Day two: Innovation in the Valley: Visiting Microsoft and IBM
Wednesday, May 9, 2012, By Ejibola Adetokunbo-Taiwo
Day three: Carpooling to Sucess in Silicon Valley
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Day four: Entrepreneurship Hollywood
Thursday, May 10, 2012, By Rodrigo Delgado and Thanh Nguyen
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The Telfer MBA program focuses particular attention on high performance organizations. The trip to Europe is designed to provide MBA students with a perspective on what high performance organizations look like in a European environment. With this in mind, the Telfer School has arranged for the MBA students to travel to Brussels, Antwerpen, Leuven and Paris to meet with executives from Nike, Google, Accenture, l’Oréal, Sodexo, Deloitte, Alcatel Lucent and Ivanhoe Cambridge Europe. Students from the Telfer MBA program will be blogging about their experience on this trip.
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Arriving in Leuven and Touring AB Inbev
By Karim Sultan, PMP, CPIM, Telfer MBA candidate
Telfer MBA Students visit Nike and the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
By Pier Martin, Telfer MBA Candidate
Learning more about Alcatel-Lucent, Deloitte and Accenture
By Sabaah Choudhary, Banreet Garcha and Marco Tascona
The Importance of Brands and Self-Reflection
By Maria McKay and Ashley Walker, Telfer MBA candidates
Telfer MBA Students Visit Google France and Ivanhoé Cambridge
By Constance Robertson, Telfer MBA Candidate
Visite de L'Oréal Paris, Sodexo et l'ESCP (in French only)
By Kim Benoît, Telfer MBA candidate
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On April 16th, Professor Cheryl S. McWatters launched the Father Edgar Thivierge Speaker Series with an engaging and wide-ranging dialogue with the Right Honourable Mr. Martin. It was a rare opportunity for students to meet informally with Mr. Martin to discuss Aboriginal education, business, and entrepreneurship.
Mr. Martin served as Canada’s 21st Prime Minister from 2003 to 2006; our Minister of Finance from 1993 to 2002, and represented Lasalle-Émard, Quebec as its Member of Parliament from 1988 until his retirement from politics in 2008. Since his retirement from politics, he has devoted his energies, through the Martin Aboriginal Initiative, to working with our First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to enhance their quality of life, educational and economic outcomes, while respecting and protecting their identity and traditions. Beyond our borders, Mr. Martin co-chairs the Congo Basin Rainforest Fund, sits on the advisory council of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa, and is a member of the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Regional Advisory Group.
Discussions of post-colonial legacies in Dr. McWatters’ MBA course,The Global Context of Business: Merchants, Traders, Capitalists and Profit Seekers, provided the impetus to invite Mr. Martin to meet with her students to share his insights into one of the most critical challenges facing our nation – and future business leaders – how to ensure our Aboriginal peoples reap the social and economic benefits enjoyed by other Canadians. We were honoured to have our University President, Mr. Allan Rock, in attendance to introduce Mr. Martin and to participate in the discussions.
Mr. Martin opened with comments on the importance of business history, and linked understanding of the past with many of the issues we presently face around the globe and within Canada. For the next 90 minutes, he spoke passionately about the UN’s mandate on The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and how we, as Canadians, need to reflect on its meaning with respect to our own treatment of Aboriginal peoples. He offered wisdom in terms of how we might move ahead with our Aboriginal communities to ensure their participation as equal partners, recognising, embracing and celebrating their cultures. Mr. Martin also spoke on very practical terms of the need for education, funds for entrepreneurial activities, and specifics such as set-asides for procurement for Aboriginal businesses.
Those in attendance came from many parts of the globe, which played to Mr. Martin’s vast experience and work with global agencies and governments. We could have extended the discussion much longer; yet when we had to bring it to a close, we did so leaving much enriched for the experience.
For further information:
The Martin Foundation:http://www.paulmartin.ca/
The Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative (MAEI): http://mai-iam.ca/
The UN’s Mandate on The Responsibility to Protect: http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/adviser/responsibility.shtml
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This year marks the 5-year anniversary of the Telfer School’s transformative naming gift. A reception will be held on May 12, 2012 at the Château Laurier in Ottawa to celebrate the occasion with special guests Ian Telfer and his wife Nancy Burke.
On May 8, 2007, the University of Ottawa announced that Ian Telfer, Chairman of Goldcorp Inc. and a 1976 graduate of the school’s MBA program, had pledged a $25-million naming gift to the School of Management. In recognition of his donation, the school was renamed in his honour.
“The reason I am so proud to support the School of Management at the University of Ottawa is because I have experienced firsthand the positive impact the School can have on the lives of its alumni. Over 30 years ago the School of Management made an investment in me ─ now it's my turn to return the favour and make an investment in the School” said Mr. Telfer at the time of the donation.
To this day, Mr. Telfer’s donation is the largest gift in University of Ottawa history, the most generous donation ever granted in the National Capital Region and the biggest private gift ever made to name a Canadian business school.
"It is hard to believe it has been five years since I re-connected with the University of Ottawa” said Mr. Telfer. “I am very fortunate to have this wonderful association with the incredible students, faculty, and staff that make the Telfer School of Management such a great institution."
Since Ian Telfer’s unprecedented gift and the move to the Desmarais Building in 2007, the Telfer School has celebrated many accomplishments.
In 2009, the Telfer School of Management receives EQUIS accreditation, thus achieving the triple crown of international accreditations. Today, the Telfer School is one of only 2 business schools in Canada and one of about 50 in the world to have achieved this.
In 2010, the Telfer School, in collaboration with IBM, created the IBM Centre for Business Analytics and Performance. As of today, the total investment by IBM to close to $12 million.
In the past 5 years, students from the Telfer School have excelled in student competitions:
· Champions for three consecutive years at the HRM Symposium case competition
· MBA TATA Cup Champions in 2008 and 2011
· Happening Marketing Champions in 2010
· Jeux du commerce Champions in 2009 and 2012
· Winners of the Academic Cup at the Jeux du commerce for 5 consecutive years, from 2008 to 2012
“We are indeed celebrating 5 years of success” said Dean François Julien. “We are celebrating the success of our innovative programs, our professors’ research and the outstanding student experience that we offer.”
Students, alumni and friends of the Telfer School are invited to attend a special reception to celebration of this milestone event.
· Saturday, May 12, 2012
· 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
· Château Laurier – the Laurier Room (1 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 8S7)
Tickets are $ 35 and can be purchase online at the Telfer Store.
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The Telfer School of Management is pleased to announce that it will launch a renewed formula for its French MBA program in the Fall of 2012. The Telfer School is also working on the creation of two new Management graduate diplomas in French.
The MBA program (en français) offers flexibility that will enable candidates to maintain a balance between their personal and professional activities and their studies. Hence, they will be able to complete the program while working.
For more information, please visit the french MBA page.
Prospective students should contact our team at
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The Telfer School of Management, already considered an internationally known “TOP Business School / 4 Palmes” by Eduniversal, has now reached a new level of excellence. In fact, Eduniversal recently created an innovative ranking system that carefully assesses each individual program rather than business schools’ overall performance. Because of its programs’ strong reputation, the superior salary during first employment of its alumni and its high student satisfaction, the Telfer School stood out as one of the most competitive business schools not only in Canada, but in North America as well, in the new ranking system.
More precisely, The Telfer M.Sc. in Management stood out as one of Canada’s top 5 graduate General Management programs and secured a place in North America’s top 10, among other world leading business schools from Canada and the United States.
Furthermore, the Engineering Management Program (MEng) an interdisciplinary program combining Engineering and Information Technology Project Management jointly offered through the Telfer School and the Faculty of Engineering was recognized as the best graduate program in the Engineering and Project Management category in Ontario, 2nd in Canada and it placed in the 11th position in North America, making this innovative program a reference in the country.
To find out more about the Telfer School of Management accreditations and rankings, please click here.
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The Management Library and the Telfer School of Management have partnered in order to offer you Bloomberg Professional. Two dedicated workstations are located in the Management Library (DMS 2141) and are available on a sign-up basis.
This powerful multi-functional tool is used by market mavens around the world and now you too can have access to current and historical financial information. Bloomberg is the world's best-known interactive, financial information network. The service seamlessly integrates live, up to the minute data, news, analytics and multimedia reports into a single platform.
Get familiar with this resource and get ahead of the competition!
Take the Bloomberg Essentials Online Training Program which will signal to prospective employers that you have attained a standard level of competency in using the Bloomberg Professional Service. Four Bloomberg Core videos will familiarize you with basic Bloomberg functionality, while supplemental Market Sector videos will introduce you to major market fundamentals. Test your knowledge by taking the Core Exam along with any of the Market Sector exams, and earn an Acknowledgement of Completion with an 75% grade or better (1 retake of each exam will be allowed).
Stay tuned for further announcements about workshops and training dates!
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This online simulation tool was designed to help give prospective and current students a snapshot of their personal Telfer BCom Experience. At the end of the Telfer BCom Experience they are able to share their individual maps with friends and family.
The three components that make up the Telfer BCom Experience:
- Academic development - Shows prospective and current students how different course and activities can contribute to their overall academic experience.
- Professional development – Shows prospective and current students the different programs that are offered at the Telfer School that are specifically designed to help them excel at a professional level.
- Personal development – Shows prospective and current students the different clubs, association and activities that will enhance their personal development at the Telfer School.
Check it out today at https://telfer.uottawa.ca/en/bcom/the-telfer-bcom-experience/!
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The Telfer School of Management, with the support of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and Michel’s colleagues, is proud to create the Michel Bilodeau MHA Award for excellence in the Master’s of Health Administration (MHA) Program, in recognition of Michel’s outstanding career in healthcare.
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India, of course, represents a multi-faceted opportunity for Canada: a huge export and investment market, a cost effective outsourcing destination, an investor into Canada and a partner for third country projects.
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At the start of a new year, many of us set resolutions for the months ahead. With Recyclomania 2012 on its way, the Telfer School of Management and the Faculty of Social Sciences have come together to adopt a “Waste Watchers” pledge: trimming the Desmarais Building’s waste line! And with the help of the Office of Campus Sustainability, both faculties have the perfect plan to make it happen.
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Students, faculty and alumni of the MHA Program are asked to submit nominations for the 2012 Preceptor’s Award. This award, joint between the Program and the Alumni Association, was inaugurated last year when Michel Bilodeau was honoured as the first recipient. At the same time, Garry Cardiff was honoured for his work in the past as a preceptor.
For 2012, we are asking you to nominate a current preceptor who has demonstrated excellence and has provided residents will exceptional learning opportunities, both within the residency program and in the classrooms during special presentations. Please send your nomination to MHA Program Director Brian Malcolmson at
Nominations for the award will be reviewed by a Selection Committee chaired by Brian Malcolmson and with representation from the Alumni Association Board. The Selection Committee will then make a recommendation to the MHAAA Board to ratify a winner.
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We are pleased to announce a new partner with ESCP Europe Madrid Campus.
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The Telfer School of Management has been ranked in the category “Top Business School / 4 Palmes” by Eduniversal, recognizing the school as “internationally known”.
The Eduniversal Ranking is described as a unique service providing students, professionals, HR executives and academic officers with a panorama of the best educational opportunities worldwide.
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The Telfer School of Management is happy to announce a new partnership for its International Exchange Program with BEM Management School, Bordeaux.
BEM was founded by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1874, and is one of the oldest “Grandes Ecoles” in France. The school is a member of the “Conférence des Grandes Écoles”.
SUP'TG Bordeaux and the Business School is a place of exchanges and encounters between professors, students, members of the BEM community, managers, company leaders, consultants, and personalities from the world of economics, political, social, scientific and cultural. Professors contribute to teaching in all programmes (MSc, Specialised Masters, WINE MBA, executive education…); they also have a student support role, and contribute to the development and diffusion of research at BEM.
BEM has joined the prestigious circle of business schools holding the "Triple Crown”: EQUIS, AMBA and the AACSB.
For more information, please visit their site or the Student Services Centre, DMS 1100.