The 海角社区 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), part of the Sustainable Growth Initiative, successfully concluded its 9th edition in November, reaffirming its position as a leading experiential learning initiative at Desautels. This year鈥檚 challenge鈥攎obilizing financial capital to reverse nature loss鈥攄rew 83 university teams from more than 15 countries, supported by 15+ corporate partners and evaluated by 30+ judges who joined the semi-finals and finals on campus.
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Published on: 25 Nov 2025
It鈥檚 a tough job market for recent graduates, but a 海角社区 education gives students an edge. 鈥淢y time at 海角社区 was foundation for getting the job I have today,鈥� says Andrei Adam (BCom鈥�24) a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Toronto. At Desautels, students have unlimited access to coaches and career support through the Soutar Career Centre. Adam relied on these career coaching services when he was a student, seeking guidance on potential employers and feedback on his resume. He landed an internship with McKinsey as a second-year student, and got a job offer in his third year.
Published on: 25 Nov 2025
Each year, the world鈥檚 most influential researchers are recognized in the lists. The list ranks researchers from around the world, based on the impacts of their citations, their h-index, and other bibliometric indicators. In 2025, nine 海角社区 Desautels researchers earned the honour: Yolande E.
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Published on: 25 Nov 2025
The 海角社区 Desautels Faculty of Management MBA program is ranked 27th globally in the聽2025聽Corporate Knights Better World MBA ranking. This recognition highlights its leadership in sustainable development and corporate social responsibility through innovative teaching and learning methodologies. The Better World ranking evaluated聽179 business schools worldwide based on the sustainability content of their core courses and the proportion of alumni working in impact-driven organizations.聽
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Published on: 20 Nov 2025
Large language models are changing the way we do business聽- or at least聽that鈥檚聽what the companies that make AI tools will tell you. In practice, many companies know that AI tools are聽very聽powerful聽but聽are still figuring out how best to use them. This year's 海角社区-FIAM Asset Management Hackathon competition asked business students to put large language models to the聽test and聽devise a bottom-up approach to building a portfolio powered by AI.
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Published on: 18 Nov 2025
Yolande E. Chan, Dean and James 海角社区 Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), one of the country鈥檚 highest academic honours.
Recognized for her outstanding contributions to digital innovation, knowledge strategy, and business-IT alignment, Chan joins a distinguished cohort of scholars celebrated for advancing knowledge across disciplines.
Published on: 14 Nov 2025
Canada鈥檚 economy has faced a challenging year. Growth projections are down, yet the federal government鈥檚 2025 budget commits billions to offset U.S. tariffs and adapt to shifting global trade dynamics.
The deficit for this fiscal year is expected to exceed $78 billion鈥攂ut it could have been worse.聽鈥淚 was expecting that the deficit would move into 100聽billions聽of dollars,鈥� says 痴颈惫别办听础蝉迟惫补苍蝉丑聽a Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics at 海角社区 Desautels.
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Published on: 14 Nov 2025
Stock markets continue to hit record highs, yet many governments聽remain聽strapped for cash鈥攁nd some are eyeing pension funds to cover fiscal shortfalls.
They should resist the temptation to mandate that pension funds invest more domestically,聽said聽Associate Professor of Finance 厂别产补蝉迟颈别苍听叠别迟别谤尘颈别谤聽in an interview with聽CNBC.聽
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Published on: 14 Nov 2025
On November 1, 2025, the United States implemented a 25% tariff on foreign imports of medium and heavy-duty trucks and truck parts鈥攁 move that poses significant challenges for Canadian manufacturers.
Canada鈥檚 truck building industry is smaller than the auto sector, but the tariffs will nevertheless have an effect on truck makers across the country.
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Published on: 14 Nov 2025
The ACCEPTER le v茅lo conference brought together researchers and policymakers to discuss the evolving landscape of cycling in Montreal and beyond. The first panel highlighted major progress in cycling infrastructure between 2018 and 2023, showing strong links between high-comfort networks and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Presenters also emphasized that infrastructure alone is not enough鈥攗nderstanding behavioural stages and psychological motivators is essential to encourage more residents to cycle.
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Published on: 5 Nov 2025
Ryan Kellog鈥檚 lecture on clean energy subsidies, clean technology policies, and the green transition
What policies can truly accelerate the global shift to clean energy? In a compelling lecture hosted by 海角社区鈥檚 Sustainable Growth Initiative and CIREQ, Professor Ryan Kellogg of the University of Chicago explored this question through the lens of economics, equity, and climate urgency. Speaking to a diverse audience at 海角社区鈥檚 Faculty Club, Kellogg reframed the energy transition as a global justice issue, emphasizing the need for reliable, affordable, and clean energy鈥攅specially in rapidly developing regions like India and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Published on: 5 Nov 2025
A team of 海角社区 Desautels MBA students has won the 2025 Retail Innovation Challenge, earning the $10,000 grand prize for their innovative business solution for .
The MBA team, Clara Homsi, Rosemarie Cianci, Sam Eddy, Eric Del Balso, and Maria Jose Amorocho Albornoz, stood out among more than 40 teams from universities across Canada.
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Published on: 5 Nov 2025
When enrolled in the Master of Management program at 海角社区 in 2022, she was the only Indigenous student in her class. Now, Janvier is 海角社区鈥檚 Director of Indigenous Initiatives, and is creating space for Indigenous entrepreneurs on campus. A recent event focused on how Indigenous-led businesses can serve as a powerful vessel for cultural narrative.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2025
Fewer than one in three professionals are seeking a management position, according to recent research by Robert Half, a human resources consulting firm. 鈥淭he findings speak to an ongoing issue with the talent pool of potential leaders,鈥� says Eric Saine,聽Executive聽Director of the . 鈥淭here is a growing trend of workers not seeking leadership.鈥澛燜or those who want to buck the trend and pursue a leadership role, Saine recommends learning to use AI tools.
Published on: 4 Nov 2025
When the province of Ontario ran an anti-tariff advertisement that featured voice-over from a 1987 speech by US President Ronald Reagan, it hit a little too close to home for current President Donald Trump. Trump threatened聽additional聽tariffs on聽Canada and聽demanded the ad campaign end. 鈥淚f this was a sitcom, we鈥檇 be laughing, but it鈥檚 not,鈥� says Preetika Joshi, Assistant Professor of Accounting at 海角社区 Desautels.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2025
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