MONTREAL/January 23, 2008—
Concordia University ranks first in Canada when it comes to preparing its students for business leadership, according to a world-wide ranking by the École des Mines de Paris. This European educational institution re-calculated its initial published standings after receiving supplemental data, which now places Concordia at the top of the Canadian University rankings.
Among Canadian universities, Concordia has the highest number of graduates holding a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position in a leading Global Fortune 500 company, as listed by Fortune magazine in 2006. They include André Desmarais, President and co-CEO of Power Corporation, Dominic D’Alessandro, CEO of Manulife Financial and Gerald T. McCaughey, CEO of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
The study looked at the performance of educational training programs at 338 universities throughout the world, based on the business and professional career accomplishments of their graduates.
Concordia’s President Michael Di Grappa welcomed the announcement saying, “This study is another public recognition of the quality of education Concordia offers its students. We prepare them for careers at the highest levels of the corporate world and they make us proud.”
According to the study, the top three educational institutions with graduates occupying Fortune 500 CEO positions are Harvard, Tokyo University and Stanford.
Eleven Canadian universities were ranked and were rated as follows (out of 338 world-wide): Concordia (33), Queen’s (35), Manitoba (84), Toronto (84), Sherbrooke (89), Western Ontario (89) British Columbia (214), Ottawa (318), McGill, (318) Carleton (318) and Windsor (318).
Results of the study are available at: Professional ranking of world universities
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Tanya Churchmuch
Senior Media Relations Advisor
Concordia University
