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Institute for Management and Innovation

Professional graduate school of the University of Toronto Mississauga From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Institute for Management and Innovation (IMI) is a institute at the University of Toronto for multidisciplinary graduate education on its Mississauga campus. Established in 2013, it is an extra-departmental unit (EDU) of the University of Toronto Mississauga housed in the Innovation Complex which sees more than 2,300 students yearly.[1][2]

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IMI hosts a unique set of master's programs in a range of interdisciplinary fields through the School of Graduate Studies. Degrees offered include a Master of Biotechnology (MBiotech), Master of Forensic Accounting (MFAcc), Master of Management of Innovation (MMI), Master of Management and Professional Accounting (MMPA), Master of Science in Sustainability Management (MScSM), and Master of Urban Innovation (MUI).[3]

The institute also hosts the Master of Science in Biomedical Communications (MScBMC) degree, unique in Canada, in partnership with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine's Institute of Medical Science. The two-year program based in the Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex is one of only four of its kind in the world.[4]

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History

The institute was founded in 2013 as a centre for professional degree programs on the university's Mississauga campus, which have historically been based on the St. George campus. Its establishment coincided with the opening of the four-storey Innovation Complex, a CA$29.7 million expansion of the Kaneff Centre under the leadership of UTM principal Deep Saini.[5][6]

IMI is set to participate in the inaugural Canada Climate Week Xchange (CCWX) in 2025.[7]

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Initiatives

ICUBE

The Institute for Management and Innovation hosts ICUBE UTM, a start-up incubator that is part of the University of Toronto Entrepreneurship network.[8] ICUBE sponsors pitch competitions with the City of Mississauga and awards funding for UTM students, which have supported notable businesses including the food sustainability company Just Vertical and fundraising platform Micharity.[9][10]

Rankings

Although not exclusively attributed to the Institute for Management and Innovation, the University of Toronto ranked first in Canada and 33rd in the world for business and management studies by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.[11] U of T similarly ranked first in Canada and 24th in the world for business, economics, and management by Times Higher Education's World University Rankings by Subject 2025.[12]

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