By Yusuke Muramatsu This post will introduce the benefits of taking a MBA in Vancouver, especially for international students with family, at various perspectives based on my experience with my wife and two-year old daughter. First of all, Vancouver is a very safe place for family to live. Except a certain area, there are very less crime. In particular, on-campus [...]

By Mike Rudzki In Thomas Friedman’s book, “The World Is Flat”, Friedman proposes that the global commerce environment is essentially accessible to anybody that has the desire and vision to create an organization or company that spans globally. It is my view that Friedman’s hypothesis is true, as it has been proven time and time again by companies that have [...]

Thoughts on Sheryl Sandberg’s new book “Lean In” from three of our MBA stdudents have recently been highlighted in the Globe and Mail. Liz Firer-Gillespie, Eve Hart, and Emily Graham share their views and reflections on Sandberg’s advice on women at work and the will to lead. Firer-Gillespie: I think the point Sandberg was trying to make was that yes, there are [...]

By Anisha Varghese The Sauder MBA’s celebrated Chinese New Year, albeit a month late; in style. Recovering from Global Immersion was no impediment to our determination to celebrate this festival with our Chinese counterparts. We ventured out to an authentic Chinese restaurant in Richmond called ‘Shanghai River’ and were able to experience first-hand the culture, history and amazing cuisine. The [...]

By Haley Shoemaker During our trip to Singapore, I was assigned to work and research the Retail Industry.  The most valuable insight about the industry came from our group sessions at Accenture because of the new mediums that the Accenture consultants showed to our class.  Accenture used Design Thinking techniques, which we have used throughout our MBA but until Accenture’s [...]

by Haley Shoemaker Before I moved from California to Vancouver I felt a strong connection to the other students and faculty because Sauder staff made such a strong effort to connect me with second year students and to make sure that the start of the program would go as smoothly as possible. When I arrived in Vancouver before our MBA [...]

by Haider Buholaigah What is your industry project? My industry project is to create a viable business plan of the following idea: creating an online community that cares about humanity. What does your industry project entail? The focus of this business is to capture the niche of the mass online users market that cares about humanity, try to grow the [...]

by Lewis Peattie What is your job title; who are you working with; and where are you based for the summer? I have had the title of ‘Summer Associate’ at Bain & Company, a strategy consulting firm. I have been working in Bain’s Nordic region (based out of the Stockholm office but also working in Helsinki, Finland.) How did you [...]

by Monica Bisal What is your job title; who are you working with; and where are you based for the summer? My summer internship is with Vancouver Coastal Health, Medical Imaging. My official title is “Business Analyst” but the role is more focused on communications and marketing. The internship project involves developing the first annual report that consolidates information from [...]

by Bell Maneewongwattana What is your job title; who are you working with; and where are you based for the summer? I am currently doing my internship as a Summer Associate at Scotiabank in Corporate Banking.  Corporate Banking is part of Scotiabank’s Global Banking and Market Group, providing financial products and services to corporate clients, institutions, and government entities.  The [...]