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The Lazaridis School of Business and Economics is one of the most prestigious and selective schools in Canada. We teach our students to think for themselves, ensuring they can adapt to a world of ever-growing complexity. Our alumni are making a difference in the world – and you can, too.
We have more than 6,000 students enrolled in our full- and part-time undergraduate, graduate, and diploma programs, making us one of the largest business and economics schools in Canada.
The Lazaridis School has an extraordinary community of alumni, professors, staff, friends, and students. We support and highlight the hard work and dedication of our community by:
AACSB International (AACSB) accreditation provides a framework for quality assurance and continuous improvement in business education. Grounded in the AACSB Global Standards for Business Education™, accreditation recognizes schools that demonstrate a commitment to high-quality business education through strategic management, learner success and meaningful impact.
One of Canada's first business programs to earn this accreditation, the Lazaridis School has been an accredited member of AACSB since 2004.
Established in 1916, AACSB International (AACSB) is the world's largest business education alliance, connecting educators, learners and business to create the next generation of great leaders. With members in over 100 countries and territories, AACSB fosters engagement, accelerates innovation, and amplifies impact in business education.
Learn how AACSB and business schools from around the world are leading boldly in business education at aacsb.edu.
The Lazaridis School has strong connections with many professional organizations to help you explore different career pathways post-degree and achieve complex professional designations with additional requirements:
Opened in 2016, Lazaridis Hall is LEED Gold Certified and has earned numerous awards and international recognition. Thanks to the atrium's tremendous glass dome roof, the interior spaces of Lazaridis Hall are filled with natural light that bounces off the beautiful wooden features to create a warm and inviting space to learn and study in.
From our faculty, staff, students and alumni – thank you, Mike Lazaridis for investing in us.
Mike Lazaridis is internationally known for creating the ground-breaking BlackBerry smartphone, building BlackBerry into an $18-billion global business, and reshaping the global mobile communications industry.
He is currently a founding partner in Quantum Valley Investments, a Waterloo-based fund that focuses on the commercialization of breakthrough technologies in quantum information science and which seeks to support Waterloo Region’s growing reputation as the “Quantum Valley.”