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Business happens beyond boardrooms, markets, and borders. Cultural shifts, geopolitical changes, technology innovations — it all impacts business. At Smith we anticipate the rapidly changing business landscape and prepare you for it.
8th in the world, 4th year in the top 10
2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
Learn More about Queen's ranking1M gift to Smith will support women in AI and Indigenous initiatives
Gift from Smith alumnus, Ian Friendly, BCom’83, will help address the gender gap in the AI sector, support faculty members advancing Indigenous reconciliation through their research.
Financial Times ranks Smith MIB No. 1 in Canada
Smith's Master of International Business ranked among top 100 programs globally, the sole Canadian school to make the list.
Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics awarded $1.18 million in research funding
New grant to Smith researchers will help move analytics and AI adoption to its ‘next level’ in Canada.
Smith welcomes five Team Canada athletes this winter
Athletes will join Smith's Full-time MBA, Accelerated MBA and Master of Management Analytics programs in January.
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Creating new knowledge is a central tenet of the Smith School of Business mission. Our research success is the product of the commitment and knowledge of faculty, students, and staff, and our collaborations and partnerships with external organizations.
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Our annual Research Excellence Awards celebrate the outstanding research progress of professors and students in a number of categories.
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Our research centres concentrate on specific areas of focus including sustainable finance, analytics, social impact, business venturing, governance, and more.
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Smith’s professors and PhD scholars are active in all areas of business and management research, regularly publish in top journals, and are globally renowned.
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Smith MSc and PhD programs offer students the opportunity to develop critical thinking and research skills and delve deeply into specific topics.