The Sauder School of Business of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada is one of the top Business Schools in Canada and also has high ranking in the global context. Professor Dr. Rahim B. Talukdar, Adviser of BRAC Business School went to Sauder on 11 August 2016 and had valuable interactions with some of the senior management people of the School. He had a meeting with the Director of the International Exchange Program and discussed about BRAC BBS Programs and possible linkage with the School in future.
The UBC Business School “embodies a uniquely international perspective “. They have partnership with academic and industry around the world and thus have cultivated a global mindset for the students. The Programs of the School include, among others, undergraduate program, full time and part time MBA, specialized Executive MBA in Strategic Mining Management and in Health Care, Dual MBA/JD, M.Sc. in Business Administration and a PhD Program. The School also offers some Diploma Programs in Accounting and Marketing and Sales Management. Under the Global Executive Education, the School has Chinese and Korean Executive Programs and collaboration with countries like Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, Denmark and the UK. There are study abroad facilities for both undergraduate and graduate students. But one of the special features of Sauder is the Global Immersion Experience that is mandatory for full time MBA where candidates have to gain consulting experience in countries such as the UK, Chile, and Japan. The University has students from 85 countries.
BBS can establish linkage with the Sauder Business School in the future and learn from the experience for preparing a ‘transformative and global mind set’ of the students.