MONTREAL/December 10, 2008—
For the second consecutive year, 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.
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 2007. 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 350 universities throughout the world, based on the business and professional career accomplishments of their graduates.
Concordia’s President Judith Woodsworth welcomed the announcement saying, “We provide our graduates with the skills they need to rise to the highest levels of the corporate world. This study is an external validation of what we’ve always said: A Concordia degree can be the first step in a successful career in business.”
According to the study, the top three educational institutions with graduates occupying Fortune 500 CEO positions are Tokyo University, Harvard, and Stanford.
Eleven Canadian universities were ranked and were rated as follows (out of 350 world-wide): Concordia (33), Queen’s and Toronto (tied in 35th), Manitoba (88), Western Ontario (89) Sherbrooke and Wilfrid Laurier (tied in 212th), Carleton and Windsor (tied in 322nd) and Ottawa and McGill (tied in 347th).
Results of the study are available at: Professional ranking of world universities
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Tanya Churchmuch
Senior Media Relations Advisor
Concordia University
