Gustavson news

April 17, 2023, Victoria B.C. – The Victoria Forum, co-hosted by the University of Victoria and the Senate of Canada, has been named among the 2023 Innovations That Inspire by AACSB International, the world's largest business education network.

March 23, 2023, Victoria B.C. – Bobbie Racette, founder and CEO of talent-as-a-service platforms Virtual Gurus and askBetty, is the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2023 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award (DEYA) recipient.

January 16, 2023, Victoria B.C. – The Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria announces a new partnership with the Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI) to offer the internationally-renowned Biosphere Sustainable label. This new partnership will empower Gustavson Executive Programs with the rights to offer the certification program in non-Spanish speaking countries across the globe.

November 10, 2022, Victoria B.C. – The Gill Graduate School at UVic’s Gustavson School of Business is named the top MBA program in Western Canada by the Corporate Knights’ Better World MBA Index. This distinction places the UVic MBA program within the top five programs in North America for sustainable management education.

July 8, 2022, Victoria, B.C. – The University of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business is set to co-create and deliver the world’s first custom MBA in Advancing Reconciliation. This reflects the university’s commitment to build strong partnerships with local community social service agencies that are working in harmony to support Indigenous Peoples, listen to the needs of communities and rectify past injustices.

June 21, 2022, Victoria, B.C. – The Indigenous Advancement of Cultural Entrepreneurship (I-ACE) program celebrates the graduation of its 50th cohort this week, marking this milestone with a total of 714 graduated students and over 233 businesses launched since the founding of the program in 2013.

May 6, 2022, Victoria, BC – The Indigenous Advancement of Cultural Entrepreneurship program (I-ACE) has been recognized once again for the impact of its entrepreneurship training, and received the 2022 Economic Reconciliation Award (>20,000 population) from the BC Economic Development Association (BCEDA).

April 6, 2022, Victoria, BC – Nature’s Path Food co-founders and organic food visionaries Ratana and Arran Stephens are the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2022 Distinguished Entrepreneurs of the Year (DEYA).