Sherbrooke, Quebec
The School of Management, officially known in French as the École de gestion, is the business school affiliated with the Université de Sherbrooke. Established in 1955, the institution is located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with a second major operational presence at the Longueuil campus in the Greater Montreal area. The school operates as an integral academic unit of the Université de Sherbrooke, providing undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education in various business and administrative disciplines. It serves a large student body through full-time, part-time, and executive education formats designed to meet the labor market requirements of Quebec and broader Canadian regions.
Accreditation and institutional recognition form a core component of the School of Management's operational framework. The business school holds international accreditation from AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), an academic standard achieved by a selective percentage of business programs worldwide. This accreditation covers its degree programs across multiple levels and requires adherence to strict criteria regarding faculty qualifications, curriculum structure, continuous improvement, and learning outcomes assessment. The institution’s programs are also aligned with various professional associations in Canada, allowing graduates to pursue professional designations in fields such as chartered professional accounting, human resources, supply chain management, and financial analysis.
The academic offerings at the School of Management span several foundational and specialized fields of business administration. At the undergraduate level, the school awards the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.A.A.), with concentrations in accounting, finance, marketing, human resource management, business intelligence, supply chain management, and international business. Specialized undergraduate certificates and micro-programs are also available for working professionals. Graduate education includes the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science (M.Sc.) in management fields, Master of Taxation, and specialized graduate diplomas (DESS). Additionally, the school offers doctoral studies (Ph.D.) in administration, focusing on research development in organizational sciences and management theory.
A defining structural element of the School of Management's educational delivery model is its commitment to cooperative education. Integrated with the Université de Sherbrooke's broader co-op system, the school enables students to alternate between academic study terms and paid professional work terms. This model allows students to gain practical industry experience in corporate, governmental, and non-profit settings prior to graduation. The co-op framework is supported by institutional partnerships with hundreds of regional, national, and international employers who host students for standard four-month work placements throughout the calendar year.
The physical infrastructure of the School of Management includes specialized academic and technological facilities distributed across its primary locations. On the Main Campus in Sherbrooke, the school utilizes modern lecture halls, collaborative study rooms, computer laboratories, and specialized finance facilities equipped with real-time market data tracking technology. The Longueuil campus facility caters largely to graduate students and professional learners, offering flexible evening and weekend scheduling within a modern high-density urban academic building. Both campuses provide access to the broader university ecosystem, including comprehensive library systems, academic support services, and research center facilities.
Research activity at the School of Management is structured around several dedicated research centers, chairs, and specialized laboratories. Faculty members conduct applied and theoretical research across diverse administrative domain areas, including sustainable development, taxation, organizational behavior, quantitative finance, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation in business processes. The institution hosts research chairs funded by public granting agencies and private sector partners, generating scholarly publications, policy papers, and industry applications. Research findings are routinely integrated into the academic curriculum to maintain instructional relevance against evolving economic trends.
The administrative and departmental structure of the school is organized into specific academic sectors to manage faculty, curriculum design, and discipline-specific research. Departments typically include accounting, finance, management, marketing, and quantitative methods/information systems. Each department employs full-time academic faculty holding doctoral degrees alongside adjunct professors and sessional lecturers drawn directly from executive roles in the business community. This balanced instructional workforce ensures that theoretical frameworks are complemented by applied industry knowledge across all degree tracks.
As a constituent unit of the Université de Sherbrooke, the School of Management operates within the public university system of Quebec. Instruction is delivered primarily in French, reflecting the linguistic character of the region, while selected graduate programs, executive offerings, and international exchange courses incorporate English-language materials and instructional modules. The school maintains international exchange agreements with peer institutions globally, facilitating student mobility and international study terms. Through its combination of professional accreditations, cooperative education integration, and specialized degree tracks, the school remains a major provider of management education in eastern Canada.
