MDIIM recognized by AACSB International for Driving Innovation in Business Education Worldwide
The second annual Innovations That Inspire initiative recognizes institutions serving as champions of change in the business education landscape. Of the 315 applications received across 33 countries, 35 innovations were selected and highlighted on February 6th at the in New Orleans, USA.
Managing for Sustainability
The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) was selected for its concentration and major entitled, Managing for Sustainability, which were launched together with 成人VR视频鈥檚 School of Environment and the Department of Geography in 2014. The program is designed to better prepare management students for the sustainability challenge confronting contemporary organizations across all sectors and equips management students for sustainability-focused careers in each of the private, public, and plural sectors.
For details on the winning submissions, visit
A Message from Thomas R. Robinson, president and chief executive officer of AACSB International
鈥淭his year鈥檚 Innovations That Inspire initiative has highlighted the groundbreaking and commanding influence that AACSB鈥檚 member schools can have on the world when they focus their attention on creating impactful ideas for all of society. We are honored to highlight the Desautels Faculty of Management and the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management鈥檚 innovation as a pioneer in the business education landscape, and use them as an example for how AACSB鈥檚 schools are facilitators for innovation and leadership.鈥
About AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
As the world's largest business education network connecting academe with business, AACSB provides business education intelligence, quality assurance, and professional development services to more than 1,500 member organizations across 97 countries and territories.聽Founded in 1916, AACSB accredits 780 business schools worldwide. Its global headquarters is located in聽Tampa, Florida, USA; Asia Pacific headquarters is located in聽Singapore; and its聽EMEA聽headquarters is located in聽Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit聽.