Queen’s School of Business (QSB) recently signed the university’s first student exchange agreement with a Colombian university.

“We are excited to partner with the Universidad de los Andes School of Management (UASM), which is among the top business schools in Latin America,” says Angela James, Director, QSB’s Centre for International Management. “With the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement coming into effect last summer, this is a great opportunity for Queen’s Commerce students to make connections in a key emerging market.”

QSB students applying for the exchange must have a strong command of Spanish as they will be integrated into UASM classes. While in Colombia, they can draw on the academic and personal support offered by UASM and its students.

UASM and QSB students can apply for the Scotiabank Group Scholarship of the Americas, which QSB established in 2006 to help foster and support international exchange with institutions in the Americas. UASM students at Queen’s can also apply to the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program scholarship program.

Up to two Queen’s Commerce students can spend a semester at the Bogota-based university beginning in the 2012-13 academic year, with the same number of Colombian students coming to Kingston.

Over 93 per cent of the second-year Commerce class has applied to go on an international exchange in 2012-13. QSB continues to expand its exchange opportunities for Commerce students as it guarantees every student a spot on exchange. Last year QSB signed exchange agreements in the Czech Republic (University of Economics in Prague), India (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore), Spain (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), Russia (St. Petersburg State University) and Turkey (Sabanci Business School).

Toronto, February 8, 2012 - The Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada) is pleased to welcome Queen’s School of Business (QSB) as a partner in education.

The specific focus of this MOU will be the educational preparation of students to access the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) certification program within the Queen’s School of Business MBA programs. The programs included in this arrangement are – the full-time Queen’s MBA, Queen’s Executive MBA National Program, Cornell-Queen’s Executive MBA, and Queen’s Accelerated MBA for Business Graduates.

All interested students must sign adherence to CMC-Canada’s Uniform Code of Professional Conduct. Required certification courses include The Essentials of Management Consulting and Professional Conduct and Ethics: Best Practices and Professional Standards. Students may receive exemption from three other required courses — Proficiency in Project Management and Proficiency in Interpersonal and Personal Skills provided the applicant meets equivalency requirements. Student memberships are automatically upgraded to CMC Candidate status the year following graduation.
 
“The Canadian Association of Management Consultants offers the highest standard of training for management consulting in Canada and we are thrilled to partner with them on all of our MBA programs,” said David Saunders, Dean of Queen’s School of Business. “We are united in our commitment to advance learning for future business leaders and recognize the tremendous opportunity available to Queen’s School of Business students through this relationship.”
 
“The CMC designation is the management consulting profession’s only international certification mark and is recognized in over 50 countries,” said Glenn Yonemitsu, MBA, CMC, Chief Executive Officer of CMC-Canada. “The designation represents a commitment to the higher standards of consulting and adherence to the ethical guidelines of the profession. We are delighted to be working with Queen’s School of Business to offer this new path to our designation for all their MBA students.”

A total of 3600 hours of consulting experience is required to qualify for the CMC designation. Students may submit experience gained through the MBA program towards this criterion. After the applicant has completed the required courses and achieved the consulting experience, they begin the certification process that involves an oral assessment, engagements summaries, references, and other deliverables.

CMC-Canada
The Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada) fosters excellence and integrity in the management consulting profession as a whole. CMC-Canada administers, and its provincial Institutes confer, the CMC designation in Canada. The Association and its members advocate for the CMC designation and are dedicated to advancing the profession and delivering the benefits of those efforts to the client community. CMC-Canada is a founding member of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). For more information, please visit cmc-canada.ca

Queen’s School of Business
Queen’s School of Business is one of the world’s premier business schools – renowned for exceptional programs, outstanding faculty and research, and the quality of its graduates. Canadian executives regard Queen’s as Canada’s most innovative business school, offering students academic excellence and a superior overall experience. Queen’s School of Business – where Canada’s first Commerce program was launched in 1919- is located at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. The School also delivers programs at locations across Canada, as well in the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates.

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Delegates from across Canada and around the world hone business skills in international business, marketing, entrepreneurship and the sports industry

QEC 2012 Delegates

Kingston, February 9, 2012 – Commerce student organizers hosted three conferences and one competition in January, attracting delegates from across Canada, the US and overseas, including teams from Bangladesh, South Africa and the Netherlands. All aspects of the planning and delivery of these conferences are spearheaded by Commerce students who gain invaluable leadership experience in the process.

Each of the four conferences are summarized below:

QMAC – Queen’s Marketing Association Conference welcomed 130 Canadian and international delegates at its event held Jan. 12-14. A highlight – the QMAC Challenge marketing case competition – tested delegates’ critical thinking and creativity. Commerce students Jia Zhen and Hemani Kamdar, both Comm’14, won the top prize: a seat at The Body Shop’s table at the Canadian Fragrance Awards. Speakers included Alfredo Tan, a Senior Director at Facebook Canada; John Betts, the CEO of McDonalds Canada; and Marc Boderke, VP of Marketing at Mercedes Benz. Unilever shared the weekend’s title sponsorship with The Body Shop.

QEC – Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition’s move to Toronto attracted a stellar group of 16 finalist teams representing 14 universities at the Jan. 19-21 event. QEC founder Meredith van Binsbergen, BCom’90, attended and remarked: “The international reach, high number of participating teams and sophistication of the business ventures put forward reflect that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive among today’s University students.” Sponsors included Queen’s Centre for Business Venturing, Queen’s MBA Class of 1970 Entrepreneurship Fund, CVCA (Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association), Manulife Bank, LoyaltyOne, Corplex Canada, Clean-Mark Industries, JCM Capital, Inceptive Solutions, Unilever, and Bounce Entertainment. Keynote speakers included Chris Hodgson, Head of Industry Retail for Google Canada; John Poulos, President and CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, and Ted Zittell, President at Ted Zittell & Associates. For complete results, visit QEC.

QCIB – Queen’s Conference on International Business focused on ‘Celebrating Innovation by Gaining First Mover Advantage’ with a diverse line-up of speakers, including Betty DeVita, CEO and President of MasterCard Canada, former federal cabinet minister Pierre Pettigrew, Austin McGhie, President of Strategy at Sterling Brands, and Richard Ross, Inmet Mining’s former CEO. The Toronto event, held Jan. 19-22, brought together delegates from 12 universities and featured a case competition sponsored by LG. Commerce students Vladana Zlatic and Sarah Marion were members of the winning team that presented options for LG to reclaim market share in developed countries and penetrate more developing markets.

QSIC – Queen’s Sports Industry Conference held Jan. 26-28, welcomed 120 delegates to explore the theme ‘Dream. Believe. Achieve.’ In addition to hearing from such speakers as Ian Clarke, CFO, Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment and Anthon Thun of MFIVE Sports Management (NHL star Vincent Lecavalier’s agent), delegates competed in the Case Classic Competition to solve a business problem facing the Toronto Argonauts CFL team.

Kingston, February 3, 2012 – The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) has awarded Queen’s School of Business EQUIS re-accreditation. The European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) is the leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration.

Queen’s School of Business (QSB) is also accredited by the U.S.-based Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the other leading global academic quality assessment organization.

“EQUIS accreditation is yet another validation of the quality educational experience Queen’s School of Business offers,” says Dean David Saunders. “Being a member of this exclusive group speaks to QSB’s reputation as an innovative global leader in business education.”

QSB received its initial accreditation for a five-year term in 2006 and, following a thorough review process in the fall of 2011, its re-accreditation was confirmed in December.

To be accredited, institutions must demonstrate high academic quality and professional relevance, as well as a high degree of internationalization in keeping with the increasingly global business and educational environment. EQUIS also looks for innovation, especially in program design and pedagogy.

The fundamental objective of EQUIS is to raise the standard of management education worldwide. EFMD’s diverse membership of international academics and professionals form the pool from which the international peer review teams are drawn. As of December 2011, 133 business schools in 38 countries have been awarded EQUIS accreditation.