The Jeffrey Skoll BASc/MBA Program brings together in a synergistic integrative manner, studies in Engineering and Management. The Program has been created to provide a fast track to a productive career as a technological entrepreneur, as a manager or executive in a technology-based business, or, indeed, as a technology-aware manager in any modern business.
In order to secure
Canada's competitive position, businesses are looking for a new generation of
leaders - ones who combine an engineering background, excellent management training,
and experience working in industry. The Skoll Program will produce graduates with
top-flight management skills, total comfort with new and emerging technology,
and the interpersonal and team skills needed to succeed. With the establishment
of the Skoll Program, the University of Toronto is addressing these challenges
and dramatically decreasing the time required for students to gain these skills.
The Skoll Program enables students to complete a BASc, a professional experience year (PEY), and an MBA consecutively.
In addition to training a new generation of business men
and women, academic leaders in the program will conduct leading-edge research.
They will provide a global perspective on the issues facing our economy, and offer
leadership to businesses and governments as Canada grapples with the challenges
presented by the advent of emerging technologies. The Jeffrey Skoll BASc/MBA Program
will enable U of T staff and students to contribute to some of the world's most
innovative thinking, teaching, and research at the intersection of engineering
and business.