University of Ottawa
Telfer School of Management
Since 1969, the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Telfer School of Management have been impacting our communities on a local, national and international scale through the quality of our research, the leadership of our graduates, and the involvement of our student body.
Everyone who joins the tight-knit community that makes up our management school is immediately engaged in the business of building a greener, healthier, happier, wealthier Canada for all – a better Canada. Our faculty devotes themselves to conducting leading-edge research that produces the insights and ideas that we use to shape our unique curriculum. While other business schools concentrate on building capital, at Telfer, we are devoted to building a better world.
The Telfer School of Management is one of only two business schools in Canada and one of fewer than 80 business schools worldwide to have attained the “Triple Crown” accreditation in business education. They have received accredited status through the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
As the world’s largest English-French bilingual university, the University of Ottawa offers countless opportunities by which its students can perfect their skills in each of Canada’s official languages.
Our programs
The Telfer School of Management is committed to transforming its student experience across its program portfolio in a way that is responsive to evolving market needs, inspired by research, and supported by the community.
The Telfer undergraduate program, Bachelor of Commerce, along with the large portfolio of graduate studies and professional certificates, are among the finest in the world:
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Executive MBA (EMBA)
- EMBA with Complex Project Leadership (CPL) concentration
- CPL Diploma
- CPL Microprogramme
- Masters of Health Administration (MHA)
- Master of Science in Health Systems (MSc HS)
- Master of Science in Management (MSc MGT)
- Doctoral Studies in Management (PhD)
- And more.
While the faculty represents a variety of disciplines within the field of Management, Telfer has identified four areas in which research and teaching excel: Globalization, Governance, and Sustainability; Health Systems Innovation and Management; Thriving Organizations and Societies; and Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Strategic Management. These areas, known as Areas of Strategic Impact (ASI), guide a wide range of the School’s activities. These activities range from basic and applied research, to program delivery and community outreach. While other business schools concentrate on building capital, Telfer is devoted to building a better world: a greener, healthier, happier, wealthier Canada for all.
The Telfer School exceeds the standards of the three most demanding international academic accrediting organizations. The Telfer programs are founded on faculty leadership, teaching excellence, and focus on real-life, offering hands-on learning in order to appeal to students with a wide range of interests and backgrounds.
Our city
Telfer’s hometown is the seat of the federal government, a hub of high-technology innovation, and the capital of a G7 country. Ottawa fuels the Telfer community with an incredibly rich supply of people and resources that enable the constant improvement of the quality of Telfer’s programs and research, and expand learning and career opportunities for its students.
According to Invest Ottawa, 77,000 people in the city work in the Information Communications Technology workforce within close to 2,000 knowledge-based businesses. With nearly 10% of the capital’s workforce in the technology industry, Ottawa ranks number two for concentration of tech. jobs after the Bay Area in San Francisco.
Ottawa offers great theatres, national museums, international cuisine, and world-renowned festivals and concerts in both English and French. Combining the best of big-city bustle and small-town serenity, Canada’s capital exudes a charm that is seldom found anywhere else in the world. It is no surprise that MoneySense has consistently ranked Ottawa as one of the best cities to live in Canada, including a first-place ranking, within the past two years.
Why study here?
Telfer is a leading international centre of management education and research, and the proud home of some 4,500 students, 200 faculty members, and 25,000+ alumni. The Triple Crown Accreditation places Telfer in the top 1% of the world’s business schools and validates its success in surpassing the highest-possible standards for management education.
Telfer takes a results-oriented approach to the realization of a Better Canada. The research and data analysis done at the School generates the very same knowledge that is shared with Telfer students and with key constituencies in Canada and around the world. Telfer is driven by a passion for delivering positive societal outcomes in line with what they value: people, the planet, and profit. The School measures its success in terms of how their actions align with macro-economical and societal outcomes. Telfer educates its students through course work and work experience to become better decision-makers. The Telfer faculty shares knowledge with current decision-makers to inform their policy choices, as well as illuminate the potential impacts of their options.
Telfer’s close ties with successful companies, key industry associations and vital public-sector organizations enable its students to learn directly from an array of brilliant executives and entrepreneurs. The Telfer School has more than 60 university exchange partnerships worldwide, generating global learning opportunities for its students.
Telfer School of Management at University of Ottawa
