Gustavson news

June 20, 2019, Victoria, BC - Earlier this month, the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business was honoured to see its dean, Dr. Saul Klein, recognized by his peers and named to the Board of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)​.

Vancouver, BC – On June 12 2019, the BC Indigenous Youth 3C Challenge announced the commitment of $3.3 million from Service Canada. Co-developed by the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC), the National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development (NCIED), and the University of Victoria, Gustavson School of Business, the initiative is designed for Indigenous youth to discover business ownership while honouring their traditional values.

June 2, 2019, Victoria, BC – Gustavson professor Heather Ranson was awarded the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UN PRME) Chapter North America Excellence Award in Teaching at the PRME’s regional conference in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 2. Ranson is an assistant teaching professor and the associate director of Gustavson’s Centre for Social and Sustainable Innovation.

May 30, 2019, Victoria, BC – Kidovate Victoria 2019, a youth entrepreneurship initiative created by the UVic’s Gustavson School of Business, was held on May 25 at The Bay Centre. Thirty young entrepreneurs ranging in age from 10 to 16 sold a variety of handcrafted items including animal “stuffies,” jewelry, greeting cards, plants, bath bombs, soap, cookies, snow cones and more.

May 16, 2019, Victoria, BC – The Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (ACE) program, developed in partnership with Tribal Resources Investment Corporation (TRICORP), provincial and federal governments and the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business has been honoured with the 2019 Excellence in Practice Gold Award in the special category of Ecosystem Development. Bestowed on the program by the world’s largest association in the field of management development, the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the international recognition honours ACE’s commitment to in community learning and development opportunities for Indigenous entrepreneurs across BC.

May 2, 2019, Victoria, BC – Gustavson is excited to honour and thank Dr. David Black for his long-time support of the business school. From serving as the School’s first board chair in the early nineties to his engagement with students today through business case analysis, Dr. Black has been a valued friend of the School’s.

May 01, 2019, Victoria, BC: The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria has unveiled the fifth annual Gustavson Brand Trust Index, with key trends suggesting that consumers are more willing to place a brand in positive light when a crisis is responded to with honest and authentic remedies.

January 29th, 2019 – Innovator and entrepreneur Sue Paish, QC, CEO of Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster is the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2019 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year (DEYA).

Dec. 17, 2018, Victoria, BC: Listed on the Eduniversal international business school ranking since 2014, Gustavson moved up the list in 2018 from three Palmes of Excellence to four. This unique designation, undertaken by Eduniversal as part of their 1000 Best Business Schools ranking, indicates how a school stacks up against global competitors as a “Top Business School with Significant International Influence.”

December 11, 2018 - Earning its third international award of 2018, the innovative MBA for TELUS program received bronze in the Best University-Employer Partnership category from the QS Reimagine Education Awards. The customized MBA for TELUS program is the result of an ongoing collaboration between the Gustavson School of Business and TELUS.

December 4, 2018, Victoria, BC: University of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business will be investing in carbon offset projects that have been chosen by its students; emphasizing once again, that it is a leader in environmental sustainability. With this investment, the School will be offsetting its Scope 3 travel and commuting emissions – which make up the vast majority of its carbon footprint.

November 27, 2018, Victoria, BC – Gaining real-world experience is crucial in the rapidly-changing world of management education, and the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria is leading the way with its student-run Applied Portfolio Management Program, with over $1 million in investment funds.

Nov. 1, 2018, Victoria, BC: The “Whistler Experience”, a service excellence program developed in partnership between the Whistler Chamber of Commerce and the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria, has won First Place among medium sized Chambers in North America at the 2018 Chamber Innovation Awards Competition.

Nov. 09, 2018, Victoria, BC – The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business has ranked First among business schools in Western Canada in the annual Corporate Knights Better World ranking of MBA programs, which assesses the integration of sustainability practices, research, and teaching among the world’s leading business schools.