Innovations That Inspire<\/a> initiative. The collaboration, Local Roots, Global Reach, allows students the opportunity to gain a global business perspective while addressing community issues during a co-op work term with a United Nations agency.<\/p>\nGoodman is the only Canadian business school recognized this year out of 24 initiatives from around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Goodman School of Business has embraced the call to create positive societal impact and it is our privilege to recognize Local Roots, Global Reach among the 2021 Innovations That Inspire initiatives,\u201d said Caryn Beck-Dudley, AACSB President and CEO.<\/p>\n
The program consists of a paid internship at a United Nations agency outside of Canada that is open to all Goodman undergraduate and graduate co-op students. Goodman students can work in any country that has a UN agency for an eight-month economic development work term.<\/p>\n
The partnership was motivated by Goodman\u2019s desire to provide learning opportunities that focused on sustainable development, local economic growth and impacting society in meaningful ways beyond the boardroom, said Goodman Dean Andrew Gaudes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe our school is truly contributing to a global need and that in itself is an award,\u201d said Gaudes. \u201cTo be recognized by AACSB, a respected organization which has accredited more than 900 business schools worldwide, provides a grace note on an already beautiful piece of work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Recent grad Ahmed Jawa (BBA \u201920) got to experience the impact of this partnership first-hand. During his work term with the United Nations Development Program in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, he evaluated the success of landmine removal projects, introduced silk production back to local farmers and promoted the rapid growth of modernized industrial projects.<\/p>\n
The work he did not only made a significant difference in Cambodia, but also changed him as a person.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe experience will grow you personally more than you can think,\u201d said Jawa, who now works as a Business Consultant at IBM. \u201cYou are never going to get a chance to work on projects that are this big and this valuable, not just for economic growth but also for the people. The societal impact changes you.\u201d<\/p>\n
As placements with UN organizations are typically unpaid internships, Goodman students are paid for their work through a collaboration with Brock\u2019s Co-op Education office and support from Goodman made possible by a legacy gift from the Goodman Family Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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