Institute for Management and Innovation

Institute for Management and Innovation

The Innovation Complex, home to IMI
Established	2013;13 years ago (2013)
Parent institution	University of Toronto Mississauga
Director	Shauna Brail
Academic staff	45
Location	Mississauga , Ontario , Canada
Website	utm.utoronto.ca/imi

The Institute for Management and Innovation (IMI) is an institute at the University of Toronto that serves as the home of professional graduate programs on its Mississauga campus. Established in 2013, it is an extra-departmental unit (EDU) of the University of Toronto Mississauga academic division and housed in the Innovation Complex. ^{[1] [2]}

IMI hosts unique multidisciplinary master's programs 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]

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 $29.7 million (CAD) expansion of the Kaneff Centre under the leadership of UTM principal Deep Saini. ^{[5] [6]}

IMI participated in the inaugural Canada Climate Week Xchange (CCWX) in 2025. ^[7]

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]

See also

• Rotman School of Management
• List of faculties and divisions of the University of Toronto

References

1. "City of Mississauga Signs Memo of Understanding with University of Toronto Mississauga for Future Collaborations". City of Mississauga. May 31, 2023.
2. "Director's Welcome". Institute for Management & Innovation (IMI). Retrieved November 10, 2025.
3. "Graduate Programs at IMI". Institute for Management & Innovation (IMI). Retrieved November 9, 2025.
4. Shouldice, Alison (November 18, 2016). "You need a science degree to tackle the art of medical illustration". Maclean's.
5. "New Institute for Management & Innovation launches at UTM". University of Toronto Mississauga News. June 11, 2014.
6. "Building regional innovation partnerships that work: The City of Mississauga". Canadian Science Policy Centre. September 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
7. "Ensogo, Master of science in Sustainability Management (MScSM) and Institute for Management and Innovation UTM, to Host Recharging Sustainability: The Strategic Role Of AI During Canada Climate Week Xchange". The Globe and Mail. November 14, 2025.
8. Mhlanga, Mduduzi (March 25, 2019). "ICUBE UTM celebrates entrepreneurship". The Medium.
9. Kolluru, Srivindhya; Nicholls, Sheri (September 8, 2019). "A guide to U of T's incubators and accelerators". The Varsity.
10. "Mississauga's Partners in Entrepreneurship". IDEA Mississauga. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
11. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Business & Management Studies". QS Top Universities. March 12, 2025.
12. "World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Business and Economics". Times Higher Education. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

External links

Official website

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