Financial Times ranks Schulich #1 business school
Tolou Mahani
Contributor
For the fifth time, the Financial Times has ranked Schulich’s EMBA program as number one in Canada, and amongst the top 25 in other categories.
“Every third MBA graduate is coming from Schulich,” says Dezsö Horváth, dean of the Schulich School of Business.
The regular MBA program is a two-year program, and places a focus on global business relations and exposure to work with many award-winning scholars and entrepreneurs. The Kellogg-Schulich program is also a two-year executive program—better known as the EMBA program—to help the educational needs of managers
and executives.
First year iBBA student Nicholas Corradino feels the international ranking only proves that Schulich provides a high calibre of business education.
“As an undergraduate, it is great news because we share the same environment as the EMBAs,” he says. “Each of our individual successes reflect on our entire Schulich community, and serve as inspiration for continued excellence.”
Since its initial opening in 1966 and its renaming in 1995, the business school has made many improvements.
“Before the mid and late 1990s, the MBA program was isolated, it remained national and regional,” Horváth explains. “The United States ran its own schools, and
because of its good reputation, some went there.”
He says with the help of globalization, there was a need for graduates who could speak different languages and associate with various cultures. Though some of the significant obstacles the program has faced are competition and globalization, the high population of international students from all over the world acts as a huge strength, according to Horváth.
“Schulich has never been a traditional school,” he says. “There are different values and inspirations that clash, which creates a different dynamic, and the more different views with the combination of the private and public sector, the more the school strengthens.”
Although the school has been ranked high in many other prominent magazines, Horváth notes that there is always room for improvement.
“Every year we need to demonstrate we are better than the last,” he says. “The rankings have to be taken with a grain of salt, and are irrelevant. The real issue is how you improve on faculty, kinds of jobs students get, and non-profit organizations.”
