IMPM participant awarded North-South Prize
IMPM participant Dr Abbas Gullet, Vice President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Secretary-General of Kenya Red Cross Society, is one of two laureates of the 2017 North-South Prize of the Council of Europe.
This award honors individuals who have dedicated their lives to promote humanitarian work and foster human solidarity.
Abbas graduated from Cycle 1 of the IMPM.
Brazil鈥檚 BNDES promotes IMPM participant
Brazil state development bank BNDES appointed Ricardo Ramos (IMPM Cycle 18) to take over as chief executive, bringing his experience in capital markets monitoring to the new role.
Read more
Yokohama National University joins IMPM as partner institution
Founded 22 years ago by Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg, the International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM) has announced that Japan鈥檚 Yokohama National University (YNU) has joined as a partner institution to deliver the Collaborative Mindset Module.聽
IMPM alumna soars to new heights
Christina Foerster (IMPM, Cycle 16) has been appointed as the new CEO of Brussels Airlines, becoming the first woman to head a Lufthansa Group airline.
To her new role, Foerster brings considerable experience in the aviation industry, having served the Lufthansa Group in various roles, including general manager product management intercontinental, vice president network and fleet development, and senior vice president network, group & alliance development.
Do you understand the worth of having a global overview?
After 22 years of leading a company, Isabelle Graveline (IMPM鈥�17) attended the International Masters Program for Managers at Desautels to broaden her perspectives on management.
She discusses the importance of gaining hands-on experience in companies that operate in different countries and the lack of female representation in prominent positions.
IMPM alumnus named executive chair of board at Arianne Phosphate Inc.
Arianne Phosphate Inc. has named Dominique Bouchard (IMPM鈥�00) as executive chair of its board of directors. Mr. Bouchard has been a member of the company鈥檚 board since 2013 and his new position follows his previous role as executive vice-chair.
Executive education for a global mindset
A piece for Financial Times explores the value that EMBA programs bring to seasoned leaders looking to break out of their comfort zone.
One such leader is Isabelle Graveline (IMPM'17), who shares how the International Masters Program for Managers鈥� partnership with schools across the globe helped broaden her perspective on management.
Read more
The Desautels professor who is taking on the MBA
Henry Mintzberg is looking beyond the MBA. For years, the Desautels Professor railed against what many in the corporate world see as the ultimate form of business education.
Taking on a major drought with solar power
Farmers in the coastal Kenyan county of Kilifi are locked into a drought that has so far killed over 20,000 livestock. And now the Red Cross is coming to the rescue. A new, solar-powered water delivery system has been set up to tap the area鈥檚 major pipeline and deliver water to pumps in villages throughout the area. The system reduces delivery interruptions caused by power outages, as well as the long walks that residents had to take to access the old system鈥檚 collection points.
Au programme, d茅veloppement personnel et ouverture d鈥檈sprit
Learning through sharing in the IMPM聽Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg criticized the failures of MBAs in his 2004 book, Managers Not MBAs. And if that was his initial volley on the subject, then the International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM) is his manifesto.
IMPM student鈥檚 worldview changed in India
IMPM student Isabelle Graveline says that the programme鈥檚 Indian module has changed her approach to business 鈥� and life. She saw how Indian businesswomen were using micro-finance to improve their lives, and visited a $1.5 billion biopharm company, started in its founder鈥檚 garage in 1978, where 鈥渢he biggest stakeholders are the employees.鈥� For Graveline, 鈥渢he firm鈥檚 focus on meeting its workers鈥� expectations really resonated with me.鈥�
海角社区 named on list of 150 most international schools
海角社区 and four other Canadian universities placed in the top 50 on Time Higher Education鈥檚 The World鈥檚 Most International Universities list for 2017. The rankings heavily favour schools with a tendency to ignore borders when setting up research collaborations and to have large populations of foreign staff and students.
Minister Lebouthillier Announces Consultations with Charities to Clarify the Rules for their Participation in Political Activities
The Government of Canada recognizes that charitable organizations are valuable contributors to public debate and public policy, which is why the Government has made a commitment to clarify the rules that govern their participation in political activities.
Enriching Leadership Skills through Diversity of Experience
I remember it as if it were yesterday when my boss clapped me on the shoulders saying, 鈥渃ongratulations Martin, you are nominated for the聽IMPM!鈥� Frankly, that was the first time I鈥檇 heard about the International Masters in Practicing Management (editor鈥檚 note:聽This is a certificate program aimed at experienced managers, and in which participants can also complete master鈥檚 degree requirements for a qualification from聽海角社区聽or聽Lancaster University).
Parker: Farm upbringing grew Hunter's work ethic
Sharie Hunter says growing up on a Saskatchewan farm south of Cypress Hills nurtured a positive attitude that, with hard work and the pioneering spirit of family members, has greatly influenced her approach to business.
