In Quebec, thousands of small enterprises owe their very existence to the ability to access microcredit.
Much like in the rest of the world, microcredit has become an effective way of growing the economy and even combatting poverty.
As Executive Director of ACEM Microcr茅dit Montr茅al, Indu Krishnamurthy (EMBA鈥�15) shares her perspective on this vital economic resource. 聽
Eric Myles (EMBA鈥�11), Executive Director, Sport at Canadian Olympic Committee, recently sat down with RDS to discuss his take on leadership, the importance of bringing cohesion among key stakeholders, and some of his proudest accomplishments, including the recent unveiling of an immersive Olympic exhibition.
The average cost of a home in Montreal has increased by 5.9% from last year, far exceeding Canadian growth averages.
Dominic St-Pierre (EMBA鈥�15), Senior Director Quebec Region for Royal LePage, comments on what lies behind these numbers, stating that Quebec鈥檚 robust economy and employment market might have contributed.
Jean-Claude Tshipama (EMBA鈥�16), CEO of Broadband Africa for Eutelsat, sits down with CIO Mag to shed light on Konnect Africa, an initiative that aims to bring internet access via satellite to even the furthest reaches of Africa.
Looking for an evening out at one of Montreal鈥檚 best restaurants?
A list published in Forbes outlines which local spots should not be missed, including Dominic Bujold鈥檚 (EMBA鈥�13) popular eatery LOV.
A GMAC survey shows that, as compared to last year, companies are more likely to hire recent MBA graduates.
The experiences of Amy Dumoulin (MBA鈥�18) seem to coincide with this data, as she sits down with The Globe and Mail to discuss how her time at Desautels helped her land a job in a major Toronto consulting firm.
At the 2018 Social Innovation Challenge (SIC) held in Toronto on July 12, 2018, 麻豆传媒网站 team NutriPulse was adjudged the third place winner among eight finalists, with a $10,000 cash prize.
Health advocate Dr. Joanne Liu (MDCM鈥�91, IMHL鈥�14, DSc鈥�16) is among the 10 new inductees to the Walk of Fame, which honors Canadians who have excelled on the national and international levels.
As International President of M茅decins sans fronti猫res (Doctors Without Borders) Dr. Joanne Liu has worked with Malian refugees in Mauritania, helped people affected by the earthquake in Haiti and the tsunami in Indonesia, and tended to war-wounded patients in Syria.
Professor Karl Moore, in collaboration with Rachel Burk (BCom鈥�17), have compiled advice from young, self-professed introverts on how they are forging ahead in the workplace and getting noticed for their quiet accomplishments.聽聽
As one interviewee points out: 鈥樷�淲hen you are the 鈥榪uiet one鈥� in a group, your contributions can be overlooked, but it doesn鈥檛 mean they aren鈥檛 there 鈥� it just means that sometimes you need to be the one to point them out.鈥�
Markus Reubi (EMBA鈥�16) has been promoted within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland to become the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tokyo, Japan.
In addition to his responsibilities for the political work of the Embassy as head of the political section, he will also act as Chief Operating Officer within the Embassy and coordinate the diplomatic work in various bilateral cooperation areas such as economy, finance, commerce, culture, science & technology, education or tourism.
Jeune Afrique has featured Jean-Claude Tshipama (EMBA鈥�16), CEO Broadband Africa for Eutelsat, as his organization works to bring broadband internet to the far reaches of the African desert 鈥� zones that are not covered by fiber optic connections.
Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, recently visited the Gasp茅 and聽Perc茅 regions. Her visit included a series of meetings with officials from the region and non-profit organizations.
One such meeting included Manon Jeannotte (EMBA鈥�16), Chief of the Micmac de Gespeg, who presented the Right Honourable Payette with jewelry crafted by a local artist.
From the comfort of his Notting Hill flat, Imran Amed (Bcom鈥�97) started the Business of Fashion blog, which has very quickly become the undisputed source on the inner workings of the fashion world.
In a recent interview, he credits much of his success to Montreal and his alma mater.
The Canadian Olympic Experience (COE), of which Eric Myles (EMBA鈥� 11) is Executive Director, Sport, has announced the opening of a series interactive exhibits that will allow visitors to immerse themselves in the exhilarating experience of competing at the Olympics.聽
鈥淧eople who are coming to visit us will get a lot of fun, especially in Zone 1 where they can test themselves physically,鈥� Myles said.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of interactive fun and there鈥檚 a lot of footage that brings us back to 1936 and (the first Olympics in) 1896.鈥�
Canada鈥檚 Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, has appointed Marie Sen茅cal-Tremblay (EMBA鈥� 13) among a group of ten new citizenship judges who will serve for a three-year term.
The newly announced appointments bring the total of citizenship judges across Canada to 14.
