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Cree Nation Trust Fund part of bid to turn Bay Building into cultural centre

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:05:48 +0000

The Bay Building on Saint Catherine Street is one of Montreal’s most iconic retail locations. But after the Hudson’s Bay Company dissolved in 2025, is future is unclear. One of the bidders for it is the Cree Nation Trust Fund. Called James Bay Eeyou Corporation, they’re partnering with JHD Real Estate on a $400 million bid that would transform the 134-year-old building into a mixed use development that includes commercial space, housing, a hotel development, and a heritage hub with an Indigenous cultural centre and a museum.

PhD Thesis Defense Presentation: Anand Bhardwaj

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:56:39 +0000

Fifth Annual Integrated Management Student Fellowship Showcase Day

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:10:29 +0000

The Desautels Faculty of Management’s Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF) offers undergraduate students the unique opportun

Spiking oil prices will increase grocery prices

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:57:56 +0000

Oil is used for transportation, packaging and fertilizer. It is essential to the global economy, and when its price spikes, just about everything gets more expensive. With global supply throttled by conflict in the Middle East, Quebecers will likely feel the pinch, most noticeably at the grocery store.

Master of Management in Finance program gives ��VR��Ƶ a foothold in leading European financial centre

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:59:51 +0000

��VR��Ƶ has expanded to Luxembourg, where it will deliver finance training in one of Europe’s major financial centres.

“The Master of Management in Finance (MMF) program is designed for people who want to continue their careers in Luxembourg’s financial sector,” says Patrick Augustin, Associate Professor of Finance and the Academic Director of the MMF program in Luxembourg.

Generative AI adoption has knock-on effects within an organization

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:01:34 +0000

Generative AI has begun replacing tasks at work, especially the dull, repetitive and simple ones. But when a task—or an entire job—is replaced by AI, the change doesn’t stop there. The jobs of the people using AI-produced information change too. “The implications are much wider ranging and touch many more jobs than the initial job,” says Matissa Hollister, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour.

Curiosity is a practice, not a personality trait

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:02:43 +0000

Curiosity is not innate, it is a practice that you can learn and refine. “In leadership circles, curiosity is often treated as a personality trait,” Prof. Karl Moore writes in Forbes.com. “You either have an inquiring mind, or you do not. And if you do not, that is simply how you are.”

Professor Samer Faraj elected to France's Académie nationale de médecine

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:04:52 +0000

Prof. Samer Faraj has been elected Membre Associé étranger of the Académie nationale de médecine, one of France's most prestigious scientific institutions. The academy's foreign associate membership, limited to 60 scholars worldwide, recognizes researchers whose work makes a significant contribution to health and medicine internationally.

MMF Luxembourg Online Info Session: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:08:36 +0000

Join Professors Patrick Augustin (MMF Luxembourg, Academic Director) and Vadim di Pietro (Chief Investment and Comp

MBA Online Info Session: Thursday, April 9, 2026

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:21:54 +0000

Join us for a ��VR��Ƶ MBA information session, where you'll gain an in-depth understanding of the MBA curriculum, faculty expertise, and the unique features that set our program apart.

This International Women’s Day, focus on the work that still needs to be done

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:12:29 +0000

This International Women’s Day, Desautels researcher, Janani Ramesh is urging us to see the big picture—by focusing a little less directly on success stories of individual women. “Initiatives that celebrate how far women have come or single out women’s resilience do the opposite of what’s intended,” Ramesh told HR Reporter.

��VR��Ƶ Personal Finance Essentials course helps workers manage a changing labour market

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:14:59 +0000

Canada’s economy is shifting quickly, and RBC is working with a number of universities to deliver microcourses, short, targeted training to help users gain sought-after skills at no cost.

The ��VR��Ƶ Personal Finance Essentials course is one of them. Developed in collaboration with ��VR��Ƶ, Western University, and the University of Guelph, RBC Online Microcourses offer Canadians a faster, more accessible path to job-ready learning.

Saleh Bahrololoum to Lead Nakisa’s GCC Expansion

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:17:22 +0000

Nakisa has appointed Saleh Bahrololoum MBA’17 as Managing Director for the GCC region. In this role, Bahrololoum will shape Nakisa’s growth strategy, oversee regional operations, and deepen partnerships amid accelerating demand for AI powered enterprise solutions.

Since joining Nakisa in 2018, he has held several senior leadership roles, contributing to the company’s global expansion and enterprise platform scaling.

Lack of elite sport funding snuffing out Canadian Olympic dreams

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:10:52 +0000

At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, Canada finished eighth in the total medal count. It was the country’s lowest Winter Olympic medal tally since the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. The result is a failure of leadership; Prof. Karl Moore writes in Forbes.com. For many would-be Olympians, the costs are simply out of reach. Elite athletic programs don’t get sufficient funding, and according to the Canadian Olympic Committee, athletes are paying an average of $25,000 each year out of pocket just to compete.

MMA Online Information Session: Monday, April 20, 2026

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:04:56 +0000

Join the MMA team for a one-hour information session outlining the Master of Management in Analytics program at ��VR��Ƶ's Desautels Faculty of Management.