The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management just got even more attractive to the next generation of talent, thanks to a generous gift for new, game-changing real estate programming.University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management just got even more attractive to the next generation of talent, thanks to a generous gift for game-changing real estate programming.
The David Feldman Centre will essentially embed and strengthen real estate teaching within the MBA and Rotman Commerce programs at the Rotman School. It will combine U of T’s strengths in real estate, urban economics, and other adjacent fields to deliver executive training, workshops, and public events that prepare students to be exceptional leaders within the industry.
“I hope this activity within Rotman will help people who are going in the business school for other programs too,” says Strange. “I don’t think Rotman is alone in, historically, not putting a lot of real estate in the required parts of curriculum. The required partspretty busy, but – like most business schools – we teach finance, but we don’t teach the housing market even though it’s the biggest asset market in Canada.
“I think one of the best things about the University of Toronto and Rotman is the incredible academic leadership that’s here; we’re leaders in the country,” says Christoffersen. “One of the benefits of the University is access to experts in diverse areas. The ability to tap into experts in different domains that are related is really beneficial, both from a teaching perspective, but also a research perspective.
Strange echoes the sentiment. “We’re incredibly grateful for David Feldman and his family – this absolutely is transformational for us,” says Strange. “We take very seriously the responsibility on our end to achieve the goals we are aiming for, which are to educate people, do great research, and speak to external stakeholders.”