The Western University of Ontario is located in right in the economic grandeur of Forest City. It is one of the oldest and most respected universities in Canada. It was founded in 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth and the Anglican Diocese of Huron. The 155 hectares of land area down the banks of Thames River. The teaching faculty is composed of about 1,164 members. There are approximately 29,000 students enrolled in the undergraduate and graduate studies. The university has over 60 various degree programs and diploma programs from its 12 faculties and schools and 3 affiliated colleges.
Situated in the campus of Western University of Ontario, the Richard Ivey School of Business offers a different kind of learning experience. The university gives more than a learning experience but offers the fundamentals of living and socializing combined all together. It is a community that builds a bond that lasts a lifetime. It is the mission of the school to mold future business leaders that can think globally and act deliberately in order to promote business development and otherwise. It ranks second to Harvard Business School as the biggest producer of case studies and tops the world in Asian case studies. This is only proof that the school is committed to quality education and produces top-notch graduates.
The Richard Ivey School of Business will integrate the new method of management education known as the Cross-Enterprise Leadership in 2006. The objective of the aforementioned method is to enable students to develop the ability to foresee, evaluate, and plan on the acts of going through and solving certain issues of the entire business. Among these issues are globalization, competition, productivity and innovation. The Cross-Enterprise Leadership gets away with the traditional method of management education that puts emphasis on the functional discipline such as the finance, accounting, marketing and strategy. It promotes simulations and field projects to allow students to think and act strategically on business decisions. It promotes a decision based on the entirety of the business issue and not as individual bits and pieces.
Also, in 2006, the MBA program will be offering its students a one-year program available in the months of May and October. The MBA program of Ivey was considered by Business Week in August 1, 2005 as among the 4 best MBA programs in “creativity and innovation” with a “nontraditional approach urging students to learn business from all angles”. Such recognition encourages the university to continue and improve their MBA programs and make them more competitive and practical for the real world. The new MBA program is suitable for a cluster of students with great performance with a management experience. It is also ideal for students that can cope up with the demanding one-year program. International exposure and a career management-training module are included in the MBA curriculum. The regular in-class learning take up to 4 hours, it can be at 8 am to 12 noon or 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The period for learning team sessions out of the class are scheduled.