Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business & Management - Twelve Business Deans from Canadian Universities visited GGFBM

Dec. 27, 2012

A delegation of business school deans from twelve Canadian universities visited the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management GGFBM last week to explore potential collaboration, summer programs/exchange, and to learn about the "Start Up Nation" story.

The Delegation is jointly sponsored by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the CIJA Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the "advocacy agent of Jewish Federations of Canada – UIA.

The Deans met with GGFBM Dean, Prof. Arie Reichel, BGU VP Prof. Amos Drory and with faculty members who presented topics of mutual interest.

The visiting business deans hailed from from Memorial University of Newfoundland, McGill University, Simon Fraser University, University of Ottawa, Ryerson University, University of the Fraser Valley, University of Guelph, University of Regina, Dalhousie University, University of Manitoba, University of Calgary, University of Winnipeg.

Though Canada is one of the largest physical countries in the world and Israel one of the smallest, they share certain demographic similarities, explained Vice President for External Affairs Prof. Amos Drory as he welcomed a delegation of 12 deans from Canadian business schools.

“Both countries have the majority of their populations focused in a very small area,” explained Drory, incumbent of the Ernest Scheller, Jr. Chair in Innovative Management and the founding Dean of the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management. “And we both have indigenous populations living in periphery that pose similar educational challenges,” he said.

The week long tour was hosted by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) out of Canada and included visits to Israel’s leading universities and some of its most innovative companies. The participants came to the country to learn about Israeli business schools in general, explore potential collaboration, summer programs/exchange, and to learn more about the "Start-Up Nation" phenomena.

During the morning’s discussions at the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, the group heard presentations by the GGFBM’s acting dean, Prof. Arie Reichel and members of the Faculty. BGU’s Director of Marketing from the Office of International Academic Affairs Ainav Derkson outlined the areas for potential cooperation.

Member of the delegation and Dean of the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba Dr. Michael Benarroch spoke about his School’s successful exchange program with BGU. Noting that they have far more applicants than they can accept, the Thorsteinson Student Exchange Program effectively introduces students to the global business environment while developing their management savvy through a special course that includes targeted business meetings with leaders in both Canada and Israel.

“It is a very good model of a global course that encourages collaboration,” he said.

All the participants agreed that the visit was a good starting point to explore future opportunities for both research and student exchange programs.

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