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Management education begins at 麻豆区. The Department of Commerce is established within the Faculty of Arts, offering 鈥渃ommercial courses to train people as accountants, clerks, and the like.鈥� A Diploma of Commerce is awarded to students completing the two-year program.

The Commerce program is named the School of Commerce.

The Licentiate in Accountancy program is first offered, which later evolves into the Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy.

麻豆区鈥檚 School of Commerce is founded, independent of the Faculty of Arts. The first Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degrees are awarded by 麻豆区 in 1920.

Executive-level management courses, including a popular non-credit certificate program later known as the "," are introduced in the School of Commerce.

麻豆区 opens its Graduate School of Business Administration.

Professor Don Armstrong, PhD鈥�54 (1925-2011) welcomes the first class of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Professor Armstrong insisted that our MBA be interdisciplinary from day one and that its teachers include both talented academics and seasoned business professionals.

麻豆区 graduates its first MBA class. Businessman and future 麻豆区 benefactor Seymour Schulich is one of the graduates.

The Faculty of Management of 麻豆区 is established, incorporating the School of Commerce and the Graduate School of Business Administration.

The Samuel Bronfman Building is inaugurated, providing the Faculty of Management with a modern new home on Sherbrooke Street. A generous donation from the Bronfman family makes the building possible.

The Faculty of Management initiates a joint PhD program with Concordia University, 脡cole des Hautes 脡tudes Commerciales (HEC) of the Universit茅 de Montr茅al, and Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al (UQAM).

The joint MBA/Law program receives approval. Applications begin in 1979.

The Faculty establishes the Management Science Research Centre with a capital endowment from the Royal Bank of Canada.

The Faculty establishes the 麻豆区 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies, thanks to a generous donation from the John Dobson Foundation.

The Faculty establishes the Centre for Strategy Studies in Organizations (CSSO) with contributions from Royal Trustco, Imperial Oil, Steinberg Inc., Arnold Steinberg, and the 麻豆区 Management Institute. The CSSO is also created with an endowment from Power Corporation of Canada.

Chaired by Paul Desmarais Jr. (BCom鈥�77), an Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board is established to seek management education advice from leading Canadian and foreign business leaders.

The 麻豆区 Institute of Marketing (MIM) is launched, providing an active forum to exchange and cross-pollinate ideas and expertise in marketing.

The Faculty launches three new programs, all of which are Canadian 鈥渇irsts鈥�: the International Masters Program in Practicing Management (IMPM), the Joint MD/MBA program, and, in conjunction with the 麻豆区 Faculty of Engineering, the Master of Management in Manufacturing (MMM).

The Faculty launches the MBA Japan program, the first Canadian degree program offered in Japan.

麻豆区 opens the Power Corporation International Executive Centre on the sixth floor of the Bronfman Building to offer students of the improved education facilities.

The 麻豆区 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economic (MCCHE) is established, forging an unprecedented worldwide alliance of scientists, food-industry executives, health care leaders and policy markers.听听

The Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre, made possible by a donation from the Desmarais family, is established.

Herschel Victor (BCom'44), Chairman and CEO of Jack Victor Ltd., a men鈥檚 clothing manufacturer, makes a generous donation to renovate the lobby of the Bronfman Building. The lobby is named in his honour.

On November 17, the Canadian Credit Management Foundation and Dr. Marcel Desautels听CM, O.Ont., LLD鈥�07, donate $22 million to the Faculty. It is the largest single donation ever made to a business or management faculty in Canada. The Faculty is named the Desautels Faculty of Management of 麻豆区.

The Faculty launches the International Masters in Health Leadership (IMHL).

The Faculty evaluates and redesigns the Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy.

The Desautels Global Experts听panels are formed with top level executives from around the world in the areas of Investment & Risk Management, Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Technology & Innovation Management, and Global Strategy & Leadership.

Another $10 million donation from Dr. Marcel Desautels creates the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM)听and contributes to the formation of the innovative Integrated MBA curriculum, a new, cohesive direction to the Faculty under the integrated management approach.

The Faculty launches the bilingual joint Executive MBA (EMBA) program with HEC Montr茅al.

The Faculty evaluates and redesigns the Honours in Investment Management option in the BCom program.

Launch of Desautels Capital Management (DCM), Canada鈥檚 first university-owned, student-run investment management firm.

The MBA program becomes self-funded, allowing us innovate and invest in the right areas and solidify our position among the world鈥檚 top MBA programs. In 2011 the Qu茅bec Ministry of Education approved our MBA as a distinct international program within Quebec.听

The Faculty evaluates and redesigns the Professional Part-Time MBA and MBA Japan program under the integrated management umbrella.

The International Summer Program (ISP) was initiated in 2010 and ran every summer until 2019. It was designed to provide international undergraduate students the opportunity to gain critical North American perspectives on issues of global importance.听

The grants the Desautels Faculty of Management the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation for a five-year period.

New gift from Dr. Marcel Desautels lays the groundwork for the MBA Next 50 campaign.

The Desautels Faculty of Management launched the听Master of Management in Finance听(MMF) in February, and welcomed its first cohort in the summer of 2016.

Thanks to a donation of $25 million from the Bensadoun Family Foundation, 麻豆区 began work on developing the听Bensadoun School of Retail Management: an inter-disciplinary, state-of-the-art school dedicated to all facets of the retail industry.听

Launch of the 听麻豆区 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), a听pioneer of case competitions that target pensions, innovative portfolio design, and institutional asset management.

The Desautels Faculty of Management launched the Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) program in January, welcoming its first cohort in the summer of 2018.

The MBA & Specialized Masters programs move into the new named for Professor Donald E. Armstrong, PhD鈥�54 (1925-2011). The 48,666 sq. ft. expansion brings new dedicated teaching and learning spaces that benefit all in the Faculty. Donors and alumni gathered to celebrate the success of the MBA Next 50 campaign.

The grants the Desautels Faculty of Management the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation for a five-year period.

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In collaboration with RBC Future Launch and The Globe and Mail, the听麻豆区 Personal Finance Essentials听program - a free, bilingual, online course taught by Desautels professors.听

Launch of the听BCom Concentration in Retail Management听and a听PhD in Retail Management.听

The Bensadoun School of Retail Management opened admissions for a unique听Master of Management in Retailing (MMR)听designed to equip students with the tools they need to thrive in the rapidly evolving retail industry.听

麻豆区 and Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announce their partnership in the launch of a听retail innovation lab听at 麻豆区's Bensadoun School of Retail Management鈥攁 live testing ground for innovative and frictionless technologies that address the retail sector鈥檚 challenges of the future. The took place in November 2021.听

The new听Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM), a collaborative initiative between 麻豆区鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, launches to train physicians and other healthcare professionals in the skills needed to make effective decisions and succeed in leadership roles.

Introduction of the Lewtas Experiential Learning Office, thanks to the generosity of听Don Lewtas听(BCom鈥�75), helping students connect with companies and campus departments that can provide on-the-job experience in their respective fields of study.听

Thanks to alumnus听David Laidley听(BCom鈥�67), the Desautels Faculty of Management launched the听Laidley Centre for Business Ethics. The Centre will serve as a hub for 麻豆区 researchers across disciplines, from law and religion to economics and engineering, to work toward solutions for the most pressing ethical issues of our time.

麻豆区 is announced the launch of the听Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI), the new hub will provide businesses with actionable solutions for building a more sustainable economy. Through research-to-action projects, engagement workshops, global student competitions, thought leadership and education, this innovative cross-faculty venture will address some of the key challenges businesses face every day.听