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Custom MBA for TELUS

2 years, 1 amazing experience.
 
The award-winning MBA for TELUS is a custom MBA in Strategic Leadership developed by the Gustavson School of Business for telecommunications client, TELUS.
Students in Cohort 4 of the MBA for TELUS pose while on a trip
Students in cohort 4 of the MBA for TELUS

Purpose

This unique program is designed for emerging TELUS leaders. The goal is to offer an incredible educational opportunity to team members, while building a culture of innovation and an internal leadership pipeline for TELUS.

Get ready to accelerate your career with an incredible cohort of peers from TELUS teams across Canada.

This is a custom program. Participants are TELUS team members who are nominated to UVic, by TELUS.

At TELUS, we are deeply committed to advancing the development of our team members and encouraging a passionate engagement in life-long learning. This highly regarded educational program empowers our student leaders across TELUS with executive skill sets and leadership attributes to drive vital innovations to fruition, contributing markedly to TELUS’ success.

 

Format

The MBA for TELUS is a 2-year, part-time program with a series of residencies in Victoria, BC and one as part of an international trip. This format allows students to continue working full-time, while offering an immersive connection with their peers and professors. Residencies take place in person every 4 months, with 7 in total.

You'll learn through case studies, assignments and capstone projects built with TELUS in mind.

In the years that the program is offered, each cohort begins in October.

Recognition & milestones

2015: MBA for TELUS welcomes 1st cohort
2017: additional cohorts committed
2018: 1st cohort graduates
2018: program named one of AACSB’s Innovations that Inspire
2018: European Foundation for Management Development – Excellence in Practice, silver award
2018: QS Reimagine Education Bronze award for Best University - Employer Partnership
2023: 5th cohort begins

Participant perspectives

The MBA for TELUS exceeded my expectations by consistently giving me opportunities to apply new frameworks and concepts directly to work each day. This allowed me to retain these valuable skills and also influence others in the organization through sharing my learnings. Additionally, the MBA for TELUS allowed me to grow my network of leaders across the organization which has allowed for strong career and social connections that will boost my leadership long into the future.

Committed to developing talent

For organizations committed to building leadership capacity within their business or industry, a custom MBA offers them the opportunity to support growth, professional development and specialized areas of knowledge within the workforce.

Custom MBAs help organizations develop talent and foster a culture of innovation and lifelong learning. Select employees get equipped with the hard skills to lead, while learning the industry-specific information needed to excel at the office.

Organizations see benefits in innovation and applied learning across all areas of work.

Learn more

Connect with our office to learn more:

custommba@uvic.ca