There were 18 award submissions judged from universities around the world including Harvard Business School, Colorado State University and George Washington University. The finalists included Vaxjo University in Sweden and the University of Arkansas. The award was judged by leaders in entrepreneurship education and sponsored by Irwin McGraw Hill publishers. The award was accepted by the faculty teaching team that includes Mr. Brian McKenzie, Dr. Ron Mitchell, Dr. Eric Morse, and Dr. Brock Smith. At UVic, we have redefined entrepreneurship education.
Successful entrepreneurs have specialized expertise.
We have identified these key expertise components and we help students master them for themselves. Students enter UVic's full immersion summer entrepreneurship program in the fourth year of their four-year business degree. Founded in 1990, the UVic Faculty of Business is an established leader in entrepreneurship education and is home to the International Centre for Venture Expertise. Students receive international business experience at both the bachelors and masters levels. The Academy of Management, with 11,000 members worldwide, comprises business executives and management professors and researchers in universities, colleges and research institutes.