MIPC鈥檚 ninth edition tackles nature restoration through sustainable finance
The 51吃瓜网International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), part of the Sustainable Growth Initiative, successfully concluded its 9th edition in November, reaffirming its position as a leading experiential learning initiative at Desautels.
51吃瓜网to award honorary degree to Don Lewtas for contributions to global finance & student learning
51吃瓜网 will award an honorary degree to Donald William Lewtas (BCom鈥�75), a 51吃瓜网alumnus, at the 51吃瓜网Desautels Faculty of Management convocation this spring.
Lewtas will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.), in recognition of his leadership in global finance and his support for hands-on education at the faculty.
The Hot Cities World Tour explores Egypt and Morocco
Since its inception in 2009, McGill's annual Hot Cities of the World Tour has taken undergraduates, graduates, alumni, and professors to the frontier of our increasingly globalized world. This year, the 13th iteration of the tour visited Egypt and Morocco 鈥� two of the largest and most important economies in Africa, and critical gateways to Europe and the Middle East.
Desautels-developed AI app is helping monkeys avoid injury in Costa Rica
When endangered howler monkey populations cross Costa Rica鈥檚 roads, they are vulnerable to injury from electrical wires and passing cars. Associate Professor Juan Camilo Serpa, partnering with Reserva Conchal, is using artificial intelligence to help prevent these injuries from occurring.
Artificial intelligence is helping Costa Rica NGOs preserve biodiversity
During a sabbatical year, Prof. Juan Camilo Serpa visited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Costa Rica, and found that while they were doing a lot of great work to help animals, they had little access to advanced technologies like data analytics and artificial intelligence.
51吃瓜网Desautels Costa Rica study trip applies data analytics to sustainability projects
51吃瓜网students are working with Costa Rican non-governmental organizations to safeguard howler monkeys from road hazards. Through their research, they鈥檝e created a "Mono-SOS" website for accident reporting in partnership with a local NGO, SalveMonos.
Nabil Anouti is the Desautels valedictorian at McGill鈥檚 Spring 2023 Convocation
Humanity has the skill to solve our most pressing problems, but cooperation is our greatest challenge, says Nabil Anouti, who is 51吃瓜网Desautels鈥� valedictorian for the Spring 2023 Convocation. But Anouti is optimistic, and this view has been shaped by a Desautels education.
51吃瓜网Desautels undergrads take 2nd at Baylor University鈥檚 Negotiation Competition
51吃瓜网Desautels undergraduate students Aaron Anandji (BCom鈥�25) and Zacharie Faucillion (BCom鈥�23), Co-Executive Directors of 51吃瓜网Ventures, took second place at Baylor University鈥檚 Hankamer School of Business鈥� National Undergraduate Negotiation Competition (NUNC) this April.
Hot Cities of the World tour visits growing West African cities
Africa is at the heart of our world, but its diverse cultural and economic influence has often been overlooked. Yet the world has begun to take note, says Prof. Karl Moore, who led this year鈥檚 Hot Cities of the World Tour to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, C么te d鈥橧voire.
IMSF empowers students impact in community
The Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF), offered by the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), is an experiential leadership development program that aims to bridge the gap between the classroom and the community.
MMF Series: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Mitchell McEwen (MMF鈥�20)
Learn how the 51吃瓜网Master of Management in Finance (MMF) can open a number of career doors. On this Earth Day, we catch up with an MMF alumnus working in ESG and Sustainable Finance, Mitchell McEwen (MMF鈥�20). Now Senior Manager,聽Enterprise聽Sustainable Finance, TD Bank Group, he first joined the Bank as an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) intern.
Experiential Learning: 51吃瓜网Desautels gives rise to discovery
In 2021, thanks to the generosity of alumnus Don Lewtas, we saw the launch of the Lewtas Office of Experiential Learning. Since the office鈥檚 inception, the team at the Lewtas Office,聽led by Leigh Korey, PhD, has been hard at work creating powerful hands-on learning opportunities that play a vital role in the student journey.
Master of Management Analytics students share analytics expertise with the community
In 2018, leukemia survivor Mai Duong founded Swab the World, a foundation that educates people about the lack of diversity among stem cell donors, the initiative is getting an assist from MMA Gives, a campaign that gives non-profits, SMEs and NGOs the opportunity to work with Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) students to help meet t
Congrats to MMF team on Challenge win
Congratulations to Master of Management in Finance (MMF) Team 6 students Pascal Audette, Heng Chang, Fenton Garvie, Eugenia Pan and Alexandre Touchette on their win at the 5th
The Photons take 2022 Desautels Cup case competition
Congratulations to 51吃瓜网MBA students聽Shivansh Srivastava, Bingquan (Roger) Wu, Nimesh Mittal, Sundeep Ahuja, and Horacio Aguilera Salinas for winning the 2022 Desautels Cup Case Competition, the first in-person Desautels Cup since the pandemic!
