Queen's in Forbes MBA Rankings

Forbes Magazine has come out with their 2007 MBA rankings.The business schools ranked by Forbes for the best one-year non-US MBA programmes were: IMD (Switzerland), INSEAD (France), Cambridge (Judge, UK), Instituto de Empresa (Spain), Cranfield (UK), SDA Bocconi (Italy), Oxford (Said, UK), Lancaster (UK), City (Cass, UK), Queen's (Canada) and HEC-Montreal (Canada).

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Queen's MBA Information Session in India

Here are the dates:
-Delhi, September 29, 2007
-Chennai, October 1, 2007
-Bangalore, October 4, 2007
-Mumbai, October 6, 2007

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AMBA students turn creative.

The Accelerated MBA program at Queen's have got createive. As a part of the course, they have come up with a 20-second Commercial for the creative course.. Herez one of them. Itz called "AMBA, the AMBASSADOR of Energy!"

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Queen's MBAst student in BWeek.


Alison Borrajo, PhD MBA
Project Manager, Engineering & Physical Sciences
University Technologies International
Queen's School of Business, Queen's University at Kingston, Canada. MBA for Science & Technology,
Class of 2004

Facilitating Technology Transfer :An MBA in science and technology helped this Queen's graduate realize she wanted to champion the business side of scientific research
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Queen's Introduces Canada's First Masters of Global Management Program

Program answers corporate Canada's call for deeper international
perspective

KINGSTON, ON, June 26 /CNW/ - Queen's School of Business today introduced
Canada's first-ever Masters of Global Management (MGM) program, further
strengthening the School's mission to prepare future business leaders for
success on an international scale.
"In our ongoing dialogue with leaders of national and multinational
corporations in Canada and abroad, Queen's School of Business identified the
need for managers with first-hand knowledge of cross-cultural business
practices," said Dean David Saunders of the program.
The curriculum and structure of the 12-month MGM were designed based on
input from recruiters and students. To apply, students are required to have an
undergraduate degree in business. This puts Queen's a stride ahead of most
European and international MGM programs, which typically spend one year on
business fundamentals followed by one year on cross-cultural components. With
its first class starting in September 2007, Queen's MGM students begin and end
the program with four months at Queen's campus in Kingston, Ontario. In
between, they spend a four month long placement at one of ten partner
institutions around the world. All partners are top-tier business schools in
their own countries, including Mannheim, Maastricht, Peking University, and
Helsinki School of Economics.
The need for global business knowledge was so pressing that Procter &
Gamble, the leading consumer products company in Canada, funded the start of
the program with a grant of $150,000. "Today more than ever, successful
managers require a first-hand, international perspective," says Tim Penner,
President, Procter & Gamble Canada. "The Queen's MGM program will help instill
this in current and prospective business leaders, which is why we were
instrumental in its founding."
"The MGM is gaining traction around the world, particularly in Europe,
and with the introduction of this new program at Queen's, we're aiming to put
Queen's - and Canada - on the MGM map," said Dean Saunders, who also sits on
the board of the International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB) and the European Foundation for Management Development
(EFMD).
For more information on the Master of Global Management at Queen's School
of Business, visit business.queensu.ca/grad_studies/mgm/index.php.

Eye-Tracking Device Lets Billboards Know When You Look at Them

A Queen’s University Computing professor’s invention – to be unveiled today at Google’s corporate headquarters in California – provides a unique, affordable way for advertisers to track the effectiveness of their messages by measuring how many people are looking at their billboards and screens.

Billboards that know when you're looking at them will soon be a reality, if new eye-tracking gear from a Canadian startup makes good on its maker's claims.

The eyebox2 from xuuk is a palm-size video camera surrounded by infrared light-emitting diodes. It can record eye contact with 15-degree accuracy at a distance of up to 33 feet. A simple glance from a passerby scores an impression, providing a tally that enables new Google-like measurement metrics that real-world advertisers could only dream about until recently.

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Queen's School of Business Opens Dubai Campus

First Canadian b-school with executive education facility in United Arab Emirates

May 25, 2007
KINGSTON, ON, May 25, 2007 – Queen’s School of Business today became the first Canadian business school to open an executive education facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Courses at the facility, run in collaboration with the Dubai International Finance Center (DIFC), will begin in October 2007.

“As a world leader in business education, we are pleased to bring the Queen’s School of Business approach to managers and executives in this high growth region of the Middle East,” said David Saunders, Dean of Queen’s School of Business. “Queen’s Dubai participants will benefit from the academic excellence, exceptional experience and international reputation that are the hallmarks of every Queen’s program — be they in Canada or with one of our strategic partners around the world.”

Queen’s Dubai will begin by offering programs in strategy, leadership, finance, marketing, human resources and governance. Taught by award-winning Queen’s School of Business faculty, the courses are designed for managers in Dubai seeking professional development.


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Queen's Best in Canada for Open Exec Ed Programs: Financial Times Ranking

KINGSTON, ON, May 14 /CNW/ - Executives have spoken, and they've ranked Queen's School of Business as the best in Canada, and 15th in the world for open enrolment executive education programs, according to the prestigious UK-based Financial Times annual ranking.

The 15th place world ranking positions Queen's above well-known schools such as Wharton, London Business School and MIT/Sloan.The school's world-class service model was recognized as third in the world for "Follow-up," which measures each school's diligence in providing "after-sale service" and networking opportunities when participants return to their workplaces. The school came second in the world in the category of "Repeat Business & Growth," a key indicator of participant satisfaction. In both cases, Queen's School of Business received the best score in NorthAmerica.


"The executive education marketplace is fiercely competitive and increasingly global, and we're proud that today's business leaders continue to view Queen's among the world's best," said Dr. David Saunders, Dean of Queen's School of Business. "The high marks Queen's received for customer service, repeat business and revenue growth demonstrate that when it comes to running a business, we practice what we preach."


Since 2000, Queen's School of Business has been ranked within the top 25
in the world for open enrolment executive education programs every year by the
Financial Times.

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Queen’s School of Business joins Forté Foundation

Queen’s School of Business is pleased to announce it is the first Canadian business school to join Forté Foundation, a consortium of major corporations, top business schools and influential non-profit organizations dedicated to directing women towards business education and business leadership roles, and to enabling corporations to more effectively attract and retain female talent.

Forté’s membership is comprised of 26 leading multinational corporations, such as Eli Lilly, Goldman, Sachs & Co., IBM and Kraft Foods, 27 top international business schools, including Harvard, INSEAD and London Business School, and the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC)

Queen’s School of Business has just named its first Forté Fellows: Sarah Milton and Yan Chen for the Class of 2007 and Rupa Gudiseva and Sanyu Kiruluta have been selected for the incoming Class of 2008. More here