SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS Located in the heart of Montreal, Canada, École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM) delivers MBAs for both domestic and international executives. Tim Banerjee Dhoul takes a look at this recent recipient of AMBA & BGA joint accreditation
LOCATION
ESG UQAM is situated in the centre of Montreal, the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec. The city proper has a population of around 1.7 million as of 2021, with the wider metro area home to more than four million. Among these, roughly 69 per cent are bilingual in French and English. A cultural hotspot that forms the base of Canada’s French-language arts and media scene, Montreal is also an important centre for commerce and finance and regularly does well in international city rankings, placing 10th overall in the QS Best Student Cities 2025, for example.
HISTORY
COURSES
ESG UQAM is UQAM’s School of Management Sciences. The university was formed in 1969 by the government of Quebec in the context of a desire to make higher education more accessible in the province. Beginning life under the mantle of UQAM’s Administration/Economics faculty, all teaching and research activities in management sciences were grouped together within the School of Management Sciences in 1991. Today, the School of Management Sciences is one of eight faculties at UQAM, including the newly launched Faculty of Health Sciences.
ESG UQAM offers a French-language MBA in Montreal on a full or part time-basis , structured around weekend courses, with participants completing the qualification in less than two years. There is also a specialised MBA aimed at management consultants, offering access to the internationally recognised title of Certified Management Consultant (CMC). The school’s executive MBA, meanwhile, is a delocalised affair delivered in conjunction with partner institutions in Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Students undertake the degree in their home countries and so can take the programme in English, Spanish or French, depending on their location.
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