Gabe Mott is spending the summer in Mexico, where the company he's part of is trying to figure out how to industrialize the production of insects — or micro-livestock — to address global food insecurity.

Classified as: Desautels, MBA, Hult Prize, aspire food group, ctv news
Published on: 11 Jun 2014

I can still remember when I got into McGill University as an undergraduate in the Arts program. I couldn’t switch my status from “undeclared” quick enough. I knew what I was going to study—I was going to major in psychology. I had taken an AP Psychology (Advanced Placement) class in Grade 11 and had been itching for more ever since. Over time, many of my peers followed suit. In fact, in my year, for many students, psychology became that major you declared when you really weren’t sure what you wanted to do.

Classified as: MBA, alyssa wiseman, integrative thinking, LLD, topMBA
Published on: 9 Jun 2014

Mohammed Ashour dreams of a world where gourmet grasshoppers are devoured by urban professionals, where savoury palm weevils are slurped back as delicacies.

Classified as: MBA, aspire food group, bugs, Mohammed Ashour, start-up, startup
Published on: 6 Jun 2014

Not necessarily, argues economist Vangelis Tsiligiris, stating that leadership is all about understanding change and nurturing innovation.

Classified as: Henry Mintzberg, MBA, Leadership, leader
Published on: 4 Jun 2014

MBA programs are now a dime a dozen. B-schools are expanding at a dizzying rate and doubling their enrolments by packing their classrooms full of more and more students. This has prompted worries about a gradual dilution in the quality of the student body as well as meaningful networking opportunities. "An MBA is still valued, but a lot of people have it," says Jay Mintz, a second-year MBA student at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal.

Classified as: MBA, Master of Business Administration
Published on: 5 Mar 2014

Usman W. Chohan is a consultant with the World Bank Institute in the field of Social Accountability, and is pursuing an MBA at Desautels with a concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He was invited to the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council site at Fatehjang to analyze their sustainability initiatives, including their highly promising Solar-powered Irrigation Systems.

Classified as: MBA, Master of Business Administration, Usman W. Chohan
Published on: 12 Feb 2014
Classified as: Desautels, MBA, students, Hult Prize
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Published on: 25 Sep 2013

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