Global
Canada’s Global Business School with Global Partnerships and a Global Alumni Network of 32,000+ alumni working and living in over 90 countries.
1988
East/West Enterprise Exchange Program established 1988
1988
MIT/York Enterprise Forum Established
1991
York – Wharton – Recanati Program established (first Global Leadership Program)
1996
Second Global Leadership Program established with Denmark
1996
Schulich partners with University of Ottawa and McGill University to establish CIDA-funded Southeast Asia PhD Program
1998
Schulich partners with the World Bank and the Canadian Government to establish the Toronto International Leadership Centre for Financial Sector Supervision
1998
Schulich partners with York’s Faculty of Fine Arts to establish Joint MBA/MFA and MBA/MA degrees
2000
Dual MBA degree established with SASIN, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (SASIN MBA) delivered by Kellogg and Wharton
2001
Joint Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA (EMBA) Program established
2005
Peking University Partnership established for Dual MBA Degree, Undergraduate and Graduate Exchanges and joint Executive Education programs
2007
Schulich partners with Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management to create Dual MBA Degree Program
2008
Bata Shoe Foundation establishes the Thomas J. Bata Lecture Series on Responsible Capitalism commemoration of the late Thomas J. Bata, a joint annual collaboration between Schulich and Thomas Bata University in Zlin, the Czech Republic
2008
Scotiabank awards dual MBA degree program between Schulich and Guanghua School of Management at Peking University $1-million endowed scholarship program to create the Scotiabank Scholarships in International Business
2009
Schulich partners with Scotiabank and HDFC Bank, India’s second-largest privately owned bank, to create loan program for Indian students pursuing a Schulich MBA degree
2010
Schulich and GMR Group sign Memorandum of Understanding to create a Schulich campus in India pending passage of the Foreign Education Institutions Bill and approval by the Boards of York University and GMR Group
2011
Joint announcement with Export Development Canada (EDC): a major new national initiative – an agreement to create a National Curriculum in Integrative Trade for undergraduate business students across Canada. A new undergraduate Certificate Program in Managing International Trade and Foreign Investment will be offered exclusively at Schulich beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year
2013
The Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC) and China’s top-ranked Beihang University (BUAA) signed an agreement to offer, starting in 2014, open enrolment and custom executive education programs in China
2013
The Schulich School of Business in collaboration with the Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic, held the third annual Thomas J. Bata Lecture Series on Responsible Capitalism in February 2013, with Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer of Unilever, as the keynote speaker. A commemorative book was subsequently published.
2017
Schulich and Deloitte announced plans in October to jointly establish the new Deloitte Cognitive Analytics and Visualization Lab
1995
Faculty of Administrative Studies (FAS) renamed Schulich School of Business in honour of Distinguished Benefactor Seymour Schulich, O.C.
1996
Downtown Campus established in 1994 and renamed The Miles S. Nadal Management Centre
2003
Seymour Schulich Building Complex opens
2004
New Schulich Executive Learning Centre
2004
Schulich International Satellite Centre opened in Beijing, China
2005
Schulich International Satellite Centre opened in Mumbai, India, and Seoul, South Korea
2006
Schulich International Satellite Centre opened in Shanghai, China
2011
Schulich International Satellite Centre in Mexico City opens
2012
Schulich International Satellite Centre in São Paulo, Brazil opens
2014
Schulich-GMR Campus in Hyderabad, India opens
2019
The Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building completed. The new building is one of the most environmentally sustainable academic buildings in North America 2018, classes begin in 2019.
Under Dr. Horváth’s leadership, Schulich has risen steadily in various global MBA and EMBA rankings. The following are some ranking highlights from over the past two decades.
2003
Schulich’s MBA program is consistently ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the top 10 two-year MBA programs outside the US since 2003.
2009
Schulich’s MBA program is ranked among the world’s top 10 by The Economist magazine (2009)
2012-2016
Schulich’s MBA program is ranked #1 in the world in the field of Responsible Business by two major global surveys: the Aspen Institute, a Washington, DC-based think tank (2009) and Corporate Knights, one of the world’s largest circulation magazines with an explicit focus on responsible business (2012-2016).
2013
The Schulich School of Business was named one of the “50 Most Beautiful Business Schools in the World” by TopManagmentDegrees.com in 2013.
2013, 2015, 2018
Schulich’s EMBA program is ranked #1 in the world by The Economist (2013) and among the top 10 EMBA programs in the world (2013, 2015 & 2018)
2017
A global survey by eFinancialCareers ranked Schulich’s MBA program one of the best in the word for investment banking. Schulich placed 21st overall and was the only Canadian business school to make the global ranking in 2017.
2018, 2019
The School’s EMBA program is also ranked among the top 10 in the world among joint programs by QS EMBA (#6 in 2018 and #4 in 2019).
2019
Schulich is jointly ranked 2nd in the world by Forbes magazine among all non-US 2-year MBA programs in terms of “Years To Payback” – the length of time it takes a business school’s graduates to recoup their investment in an MBA degree.
Innovative
1992
Erivan K. Haub Program and Chair in Business and Sustainability is established
1992
Ethics Program and George R. Gardiner Professorship in Business Ethics established
1994
Financial Services Program and CIBC Chair in Financial Services established
1996
Nigel Martin Chair in Finance established
1997
Pierre Lassonde Chair in International Business established
1997
Royal Bank Professorship in Nonprofit Management & Leadership established
1998
Scotiabank Professorship in International Business established
1998
Newcourt Chair in Financial Services established (renamed CIT Chair in 2001)
1999
Anne & Max Tanenbaum Program and Chair in Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise established
2002
Henry J. Knowles Chair in Organizational Strategy established
2003
Hewlett-Packard Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility established
2003
Gordon Shaw Professorship in Management Science established
2003
Chair in Global Business History established
2003
CTV Chair in Broadcast Management established
2004
Newmont Chair in Business Strategy established
2006
Jarislowsky-Dimma-Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance established
2010
Ann Brown Chair established by the Seymour Schulich Foundation
2010
Ron Binns Chair established by the Seymour Schulich Foundation
2011
Export Development Canada (EDC) Professorship in International Business established at Schulich
2011
CGA Ontario Chair in Global Competitiveness for SMEs established
2011
Bob Finlayson Chair established
2013
Kraft Foods Canada Chair in Marketing established
2013
Inmet Chair in Global Mining Management established
2014
Scotiabank Chair in Finance established
2016
Timothy R. Price Chair in Real Estate and Infrastructure established
1995
Centre for Teaching Excellence established
2009
The Hennick Centre for Business and Law established
2012
Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business (COERB) established
2013
Centre for Global Enterprise (CGE) established
2016
Brookfield Centre in Real Estate and Infrastructure established
2019
Centre for Customer Centricity established
Diverse
Schulich has one of the most diverse student bodies on any business program in North America with students coming from more than 40 countries. More than 60% of the Schulich Faculty are international, coming from 30 countries and speaking in excess of 35 languages.
1990
Canada’s first International MBA (IMBA) program established
1992
Real Property Program, now Real Estate and Infrastructure established
1992
Direct-entry BBA program established
1996
Masters of Public Administration (MPA) redesigned and offered jointly with the Faculty of Arts
1998
MBA/MFA and MBA/MA established in partnership with the Faculty of Fine Arts (now Arts, Media, Performance, and Design)
2000
CIDA-funded Canada-Russia Program in Corporate Governance established
2000
International BBA (iBBA) Program established
2009
Schulich India MBA Program officially launched in India and Toronto
2013
The Schulich MBA in India program commenced in conjunction with the newly established GMR School of Business
2020
To date, the MBA Program has 18 specializations: Accounting, Business & Sustainability, Entrepreneurial Studies, Financial Risk Management, Real Estate & Infrastructure, Social Innovation & Impact, Health Industry Management, Global Mining Management, Marketing, Organization Studies, Arts, Media & Entertainment Management, Business Consulting, Finance, Financial Services, Global Retail Management, International Business, Operations Management & Information Systems, and Strategic Management
2020
Schulich is home to eight one-year Masters Programs that include: Master of Finance (2009), Master of Accounting (2012),Master of Business Analytics (2012), Master of Management (2016), Master of Real Estate & Infrastructure (2017), Master of Marketing (2018), Master of Supply Chain Management (2019), Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence (2019)
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on business and a focus.
Special Moments
1991
Inaugural “CEO Back to Campus” event held
1992
The Schulich Alumni Recognition Awards are established to recognize the outstanding professional, personal and community achievements of graduates and friends of the Schulich School of Business
2000-2002
“CEO Back to Campus” event celebrated 10th anniversary
2001
Taking the Lead – Schulich in the 21st Century Fundraising Campaign Launched
2004
CONNECT, established in 2004, is a senior alumni conference that brings together Schulich alumni from around the globe for a day of discussion, debate and above all discovery of new ideas and concepts.
2005, 2007, 2010
CONNECT The Schulich Alumni Forum goes global. Shanghai 2005, New York, 2007 and Beijing 2010
2006
Schulich School of Business hosts 33rd Annual Partnership in International Management (PIM) Conference
2010
Schulich hosts Inaugural Thomas J. Bata Lecture Series on Responsible Capitalism featuring Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons Limited
2016
Leading Change Fundraising Campaign Launched
2017
Schulich’s Erivan K. Haub Program in Business and Sustainability celebrated its 25th Anniversary
2019
Schulich’s Arts, Media & Entertainment Program celebrated its 50th Anniversary in April
2019
Schulich’s Brookfield Centre in Real Estate & Infrastructure hosted the inaugural Sustainable Infrastructure Fellowship Program in June, in partnership with Investor Leadership Network, to educate senior-level private and public sector infrastructure professionals from emerging economies on how to address many of the key challenges of 21st-century infrastructure development. Sixteen infrastructure professionals from ten countries took part in the Program, a special G7 initiative
1996
Tanna H. Schulich Chair in Strategic Management established and awarded to Dean Dezsö J. Horváth, C.M.
1997-1998
Schulich East/West Enterprise Exchange Program in 1997 and the Schulich International MBA Program in 1998 wins AUCC-Scotiabank Award for Excellence in Internationalization
2001
Schulich received Beyond Grey Pinstripes for Global Business School Innovation and Commitment to Social Impact Management award and Business School Innovation and Commitment to Management for Sustainability
2003
Beyond Grey Pinstripes Award for Innovation in Environmental Stewardship and Social Impact Management
2004
Dezsö J. Horváth receives 2004 Academy of International Business (AIB) Dean of the Year Award
2005
Beyond Grey Pinstripes Award in Recognition of Achievements in Educating MBAs to Manage Business for Social, Environmental and Economic Performance
2005
Schulich Building Complex receives honourable mention in City of Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Awards and is named one of the world’s Eight Most Noteworthy Projects in UAE-based Identity magazine
2006
Schulich awarded Ontario Government Research Chair in Global Competition & Public Policy
2006
Schulich School of Business complex awarded a 2006 Governor General’s Medal in Architecture
2017
In June, Schulich received a second consecutive five-year EQUIS accreditation from EFMD (The European Foundation for Management Development).
2019
In November, architectural firm Baird Sampson Neuert and York University won the Canada Green Building Award for Schulich’s Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building. The building won the award in the category of Green Building Excellence-New Construction, presented to the team responsible for a new commercial or institutional project that “demonstrates optimal building operations, performance, and occupant satisfaction”. In selecting the winning building, the Canada Green Building Council evaluated a number of criteria, including energy and greenhouse gas reduction features; occupant health and wellness; water conservation resources; and innovation
Publications
Based on a collaboration between the Schulich School of Business at York University and global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, this unique volume brings together accomplished and notable scholars, business and community leaders, who share their insights, actions and suggestions of what a long-term oriented, responsible model of capitalism should look like and how it can be achieved.
2012
The Schulich School, in partnership with McKinsey & Company held “Capitalism for the Long Term”, a forum for ideas and dialogue that brought together a select group of CEOs, policymakers, and industry leaders in 2012 that led to the publication of the book Re-Imagining Capitalism.
2016
Schulich and McKinsey & Company jointly hosted the Canadian launch of a thought-provoking new book, Re-Imagining Capitalism, on October 5th at a special event held at the King Edward Hotel
2017
Schulich hosted the global launch of the Re-Imagining Capitalism book that the School produced in collaboration with McKinsey & Company at the 2017 World Economic Forum – Davos, Switzerland
2017
Re-Imagining Capitalism Panel in London, UK
2017
Re-Imagining Capitalism SHAPE North America Summit Panel – Ottawa, Ontario
2017
Re-Imagining Capitalism Session – Yokohama, Japan
2017
Re-Imagining Capitalism Forum – Mumbai, India
2017
Re-Imagining Capitalism Panel – Hyderabad, India
2017
Expansión, the leading business magazine in Mexico, together with Schulich released the results of its 4th annual responsible business ranking of the top companies in Mexico in October. The ranking rated the best performing companies using a unique methodology that Schulich developed. The survey assessed corporate performance in the areas of economic, environmental and social impact management – or what is commonly referred to as the triple bottom line. The publication also featured an opinion column the Dean wrote that highlighted some of the key findings of the book Re-Imagining Capitalism, including compelling evidence that countries in which the stakeholder…
2018
Re-Imagining Capitalism Forum – Beijing, China
2018
Schulich and Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), Brazil’s leading business school, co-hosted a book panel discussion on Re-Imagining Capitalism, which our School produced in collaboration with McKinsey & Company – São Paulo, Brazil
2019
Re-Imagining Capitalism Book Panel – New York, USA