Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
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The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business is a business school
at the University of Victoria
located in the municipality of Oak Bay, British Columbia
. There are currently 3,500 alumni in Canada and around the world.
Originally named the UVic Faculty of Business, on October 22, 2010 the school was renamed to the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, coinciding with the donation of a $10 million endowment by Gustavson.
On October 7, 2011, Sardul S. Gill gave a $5 million gift to the Gustavson School and the graduate school was renamed as the Sardul S. Gill Graduate School at the Gustavson School of Business.
The school provides diploma
, bachelor
, masters
, MBA, Ph.D.
and Executive Education
programs. These include:
, Sauder School of Business
at the University of British Columbia
, Telfer School of Management
at the University of Ottawa
, Faculty of Business Administration
at Simon Fraser University
, HEC Montreal
and Laval University as one of only seven business schools in Canada that is double-accredited by both AACSB and EQUIS
, two of the international accreditations of management education.
The Peter B. Gustavson School was first awarded accreditation in February 2007 and has since maintained the EQUIS
Quality label.
On December 17, 2010, Gustavson was awarded accreditation to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
.
Gustavson has a "2+2" program structure, meaning students take pre-commerce coursework and a number of required courses in the first two years of their degree. The cohort structure enables students to experience real-world working environments through co-op work terms, case competitions and management simulations.
Gustavson does not use the traditional business curriculum and, instead, uses three fields of specialization: international business, service management and entrepreneurship. Gustavson is the only business school that teaches all specializations in an “integrative” manner with collaborative/team-based instruction.
The Gustavson School of Business is also the only business program in Canada that has a mandatory co-op mandate for all undergraduates.
The Gustavson MBA at the Gill Graduate School can be completed in either Daytime or Evening schedules. Students have the option of studying at an international partner institutions in more than 12 different countries. Each student also participates in an international integrated management exercise (IME), at which time the students travel to Asia, Europe or Latin America to experience doing business in a foreign country.
The MGB program is primarily located at the University of Victoria campus in Victoria, BC, with components delivered by Gustavson faculty at overseas partner institutions in both Asia, at National Sun Yat-Sen University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and Europe, at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria.
The Gill Graduate School at the Gustavson School of Business' PhD program in International Management & Organization offers students the opportunity to develop the skills and capabilities to enable them to contribute to the cutting edge of management thought. The program is designed to develop an individual’s competence in research as well as in teaching to prepare candidates for a productive academic career.
The Gustavson PhD in International Management and Organization is closely tied to the established vision and strategy of the Gustavson School of Business, which emphasizes an international, integrated, innovative, and socially responsible/sustainable approach to education.
The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship (GCE) program focuses on theories, concepts, thinking and behaviours needed to be a successful entrepreneur. Students work through the entrepreneurial process from idea generation to start-up planning. After completing the Certificate program, students continue their learning and experience by completing an entrepreneurial internship and directed studies course to earn a Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship.
Offered to mid-career professionals, Gustavson offers 24 executive programs. Executive Programs offers specialized management development opportunities that are designed and delivered by leaders in business research and practice, the programs combine academic rigor and practical relevance with the latest in cutting‐edge thinking, strategy, and tactics.
The school is host to a number of specialized research centres that serve collaborative initiatives between faculty, students and the wider community such as government, industry, alumni and NGOs. These Centres serve to promote the research environment, and are homes for major research grants and projects.
Centres include:
The Business Career Centre at Gustavson is a hub for career-related activities. The Centre helps students develop life-long career management skills and career success using career workshops and seminars, interview preparation sessions, career fairs and networking events, online job postings, and professional and alumni connections.
Students participating in the exchange program spend one semester in their final year studying at one of 70 partner universities in 34 countries learning the local language and business practices. At Gustavson, 80 per cent of undergraduate students participate in an international exchange.
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 Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
located in the municipality of Oak Bay, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. There are currently 3,500 alumni in Canada and around the world.
Originally named the UVic Faculty of Business, on October 22, 2010 the school was renamed to the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, coinciding with the donation of a $10 million endowment by Gustavson.
On October 7, 2011, Sardul S. Gill gave a $5 million gift to the Gustavson School and the graduate school was renamed as the Sardul S. Gill Graduate School at the Gustavson School of Business.
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.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
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)
- Master of Global Business (MGB)
- PhD in International Management & Organization
- Graduate Certificate and Diploma in Entrepreneurship
- Executive Programs
About
Founded in 1990, the Gustavson School of Business is part of one of Canada’s universities. Its faculty is claimed to be known nationally and internationally for the impact of their research. The Gustavson School of Business has received many awards for its programming and for faculty research.Accreditation
The Gustavson School of Business is joined by the Queen's School of BusinessQueen's School of Business
The Queen's School of Business is located in Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Since 2006, the Queen's School of Business MBA program has been ranked by Business Week number one internationally, outside the United States. The school of business became its own faculty in 1963 with its...
, Sauder School of Business
Sauder School of Business
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...
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...
, Telfer School of Management
Telfer School of Management
The Telfer School of Management is a business school located at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school is named in honour of one university alumnus, Ian Telfer , who made a significant donation to the University of Ottawa...
at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
, Faculty of Business Administration
SFU Business
The Beedie School of Business is the Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1965, SFU is home to the first Executive MBA program in Canada, and is now the largest business school in Western Canada...
at Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
, HEC Montreal
HEC Montréal
HEC Montréal , is the independent affiliated business school of the Université de Montréal, and the oldest management School in Canada. It holds accreditations from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, one of three schools in North America to hold triple accreditation in management education...
and Laval University as one of only seven business schools in Canada that is double-accredited by both AACSB and EQUIS
Equis
Equis may refer to:*European Quality Improvement System an international system of assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration run by the European Foundation for Management Development....
, two of the international accreditations of management education.
The Peter B. Gustavson School was first awarded accreditation in February 2007 and has since maintained the EQUIS
Equis
Equis may refer to:*European Quality Improvement System an international system of assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration run by the European Foundation for Management Development....
Quality label.
On December 17, 2010, Gustavson was awarded accreditation to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...
.
History
The business school, which celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2010, was established as the UVic School of Commerce in 1990.- 1982 – UVic's senate approves a proposal to establish a School of Business.
- 1989 – Dr. J.A. Schofield is appointed acting director of the new School of Business
- 1990 – The UVic School of Business officially launches a "3+1" format BCom program with 158 students, a co-operative education component and three specializations: entrepreneurship, international business and tourism/hospitality management. Dr. David Boag is appointed as the school's first director.
- 1991 – The School of Business' appoints dedicated faculty members including Dr. Ali Dastmalchian, Dr. Ignace Ng, Dr. Dale Deckman and Dr. Peter Murphy. A board of advisers is established and chaired by Mr. David Black. The International Programs office is established and 71 students participate on exchange in North and Southeast Asia.
- 1992 – The MBA program launches with an inaugural class of 32 candidates. The UVic School of Commerce welcomes its first class of incoming exchange students from National Sun Yat-sen UniversityNational Sun Yat-sen UniversityThe National Sun Yat-sen University is a public university located in Kaohsiung, Republic of China . The university is known as NSYSU ....
in Taiwan. The Commerce Students' Society is founded.
- 1993 – The Commerce Students' Society creates the first ever Greater Victoria Business Banquet to connect the regional business community and future leaders.
- 1994 – The School of Business celebrates its first convocation when 61 BCom students and 26 MBA students receive degrees.
- 1995 – The university grants the School of Business faculty status and establishes a Faculty Business, with Dr. Roger Wolff as the first Dean. While maintaining its official name for ceremonial purposes, the Faculty re-brands itself as UVic Business.
- 1997 – Construction ends and the Business and Economics Building, home of the Faculty Business, officially opens in September.
- 1998 – The MBA program introduces Canada's first International Integrative Management Exercise (IIME).
- 1999 – UVic Business' entrepreneurship specialization is recognized by the Academy of Management with an Innovation in Entrepreneurship Pedagogy Award. UVic Business hosts the National Conference on Youth Entrepreneurship with 500 delegates attending.
- 2000 – UVic Business wins three awards: Model Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program; Award for Excellence in Internationalization; and Outstanding Program in International Education Award.
- 2001 – UVic Business is ranked Number 1 for entrepreneurship, international business and alumni satisfaction in Canadian Business magazine.
- 2002 – Dr. Ali Dastmalchian is appointed Dean. The first two UVic Business alumni chapters are launched in Victoria and Vancouver. The hospitality and service management specialization receives a Teaching Innovation Award.
- 2003 – Business Class, UVic Business' alumni magazine debuts. A Calgary alumni chapter is launched.
- 2004 – The Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year (DEYA) event is established, with Jeff MallettJeff MallettJeffrey Mallett is best known for building internet giant Yahoo! from its start-up phase into the global franchise it is today...
, former COOChief operating officerA Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
of Yahoo!Yahoo!Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
honoured as the inaugural recipient. Global alumni reaches 2,500 members and a Toronto alumni chapter is launched. The RBC Internal Case Competition is established for the BCom program.
- 2006 – The National Chair in Aboriginal Economic Development is established jointly with the UVic Faculty of LawUniversity of Victoria Faculty of LawThe University of Victoria Faculty of Law is a law school at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The school grants JD, LLM, and PhD degrees in law.-Reputation:...
. UVic Business signs its 50th exchange partnership agreement with the Norwegian School of Economics and Business.
- 2007 – UVic Business receives EQUIS accreditation. The UVic Innovation Centre for Students is established.
- 2008 – The Faculty of Business signs its first dual degree agreement with France's EDHEC Business SchoolEDHEC Business SchoolEDHEC for Ecole De Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord is one of the main business schools and grandes écoles of France and Europe. It is a highly selective and top-ranking business school, among only 50 institutions worldwide EDHEC for Ecole De Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord is one of the...
.
- 2009 – The Faculty of Business receives UVic Senate approval to launch a new PhD program in International Management & Organization, accepting doctoral students for study in advanced business administration starting in 2010.
- 2010 – UVic Business celebrates its 20th anniversary. UVic Business receives approval for the Master of Global Business degree and graduate certificate and diploma in entrepreneurship.
- March 19, 2010 – UVic Business receives a $10 million donation from Gustavson, FCA, BCom, CA and his family.
- October 22, 2010 – UVic Business becomes the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business.
- December 17, 2010 – Gustavson School of Business was awarded accreditation to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of BusinessAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of BusinessThe Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...
or AACSB.
- October 7, 2011 – Sardul S. Gill donates $5 million to Gustavson and the school's graduate programs are renamed to become the Gill Graduate School at the Gustavson School of Business.
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Gustavson has a "2+2" program structure, meaning students take pre-commerce coursework and a number of required courses in the first two years of their degree. The cohort structure enables students to experience real-world working environments through co-op work terms, case competitions and management simulations.
Gustavson does not use the traditional business curriculum and, instead, uses three fields of specialization: international business, service management and entrepreneurship. Gustavson is the only business school that teaches all specializations in an “integrative” manner with collaborative/team-based instruction.
The Gustavson School of Business is also the only business program in Canada that has a mandatory co-op mandate for all undergraduates.
Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
The Gustavson MBA at the Gill Graduate School can be completed in either Daytime or Evening schedules. Students have the option of studying at an international partner institutions in more than 12 different countries. Each student also participates in an international integrated management exercise (IME), at which time the students travel to Asia, Europe or Latin America to experience doing business in a foreign country.
Master of Global Business (MGB)
The Master of Global Business (MGB) degree program offers those with undergraduate degrees in Commerce, Business Administration or Management, the opportunity to specialize in international business management and leadership at a graduate level.The MGB program is primarily located at the University of Victoria campus in Victoria, BC, with components delivered by Gustavson faculty at overseas partner institutions in both Asia, at National Sun Yat-Sen University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and Europe, at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria.
PhD in International Management & Organization
The Gill Graduate School at the Gustavson School of Business' PhD program in International Management & Organization offers students the opportunity to develop the skills and capabilities to enable them to contribute to the cutting edge of management thought. The program is designed to develop an individual’s competence in research as well as in teaching to prepare candidates for a productive academic career.
The Gustavson PhD in International Management and Organization is closely tied to the established vision and strategy of the Gustavson School of Business, which emphasizes an international, integrated, innovative, and socially responsible/sustainable approach to education.
Graduate Certificate and Diploma in Entrepreneurship
The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship (GCE) program focuses on theories, concepts, thinking and behaviours needed to be a successful entrepreneur. Students work through the entrepreneurial process from idea generation to start-up planning. After completing the Certificate program, students continue their learning and experience by completing an entrepreneurial internship and directed studies course to earn a Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship.
Executive Programs
Offered to mid-career professionals, Gustavson offers 24 executive programs. Executive Programs offers specialized management development opportunities that are designed and delivered by leaders in business research and practice, the programs combine academic rigor and practical relevance with the latest in cutting‐edge thinking, strategy, and tactics.
Research
The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business' research can be found in numerous Financial Times Top 45 Publications.The school is host to a number of specialized research centres that serve collaborative initiatives between faculty, students and the wider community such as government, industry, alumni and NGOs. These Centres serve to promote the research environment, and are homes for major research grants and projects.
Centres include:
- Centre for Sustainability and Social Innovation (CSSI)
- Innovation Centre for Student (ICS)
Business Co-op and Career Centre
The Business Career Centre at Gustavson is a hub for career-related activities. The Centre helps students develop life-long career management skills and career success using career workshops and seminars, interview preparation sessions, career fairs and networking events, online job postings, and professional and alumni connections.
International Programs
Students participating in the exchange program spend one semester in their final year studying at one of 70 partner universities in 34 countries learning the local language and business practices. At Gustavson, 80 per cent of undergraduate students participate in an international exchange.