University of Alberta School of Business
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| Motto | Building on Our Strengths Investing in Our People |
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| Type | Business school |
| Established | 1916 |
| Affiliation | University of Alberta |
| Dean | Joseph Doucet |
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Administrative staff
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150 |
| Undergraduates | 2,025 |
| Postgraduates | 500 |
| Location |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 53°31′35″N 113°31′03″W / 53.526523°N 113.5175°WCoordinates: 53°31′35″N 113°31′03″W / 53.526523°N 113.5175°W |
| Website | www |
The Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1916, it is a research-intensive publicly funded institution, and is consistently ranked in the top 50 publicly funded universities for research by the Financial Times of London.
The Alberta School of Business was the first business school in Canada to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 1968 and maintained its accreditation in 2012 making it the longest accredited business school in Canada.
Dr. Joseph Doucet (Stanley A. Milner Chair in Leadership) was appointed Dean July 1, 2013, succeeding Dr. Mike Percy who was Dean of the Alberta School of Business from 1997 to 2011. The School is also supported by a 33-member Business Advisory Council.
The Alberta School of Business is divided into four award-winning teaching and research departments: Accounting, Operations & Information Systems; Finance and Statistical Analysis; Strategic Management and Organization; including the study of family business, and Marketing, Business Economics & Law which also houses the specialty areas of Energy Economics, Retailing and International Business.
The Alberta School of Business has a strong culture of excellence and engagement. Rigorous research is also supported by 11 relevant applied research centres with close industry linkages. The School’s signature community event is the Canadian Business Leader Award (CBLA).
The School has 2,025 undergraduate, 500 full and part-time MBA, and 60 doctoral students, as well as alumni of more than 23,000 throughout the world, who belong to a Business Alumni Association with national and international chapters and events. The School also houses over 20 student clubs.
The Alberta School of Business offers undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education and lifelong learning programs. A Masters in Financial Management was introduced in September 2011.
The Alberta MBA program offers specializations in Finance, International Business, Public Policy and Management, Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment, and Technology Commercialization. The Alberta MBA was ranked third in Canada for corporate social responsibility by Corporate Knights magazine.
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