Gallery: International Business University (IBU) Ottawa Campus Grand Opening
Dr. Alastair Summerlee (IBU Ottawa), Ken Doyle (Tech-Access Canada), Dr. Lynn Casimiro (Collège La Cité), Dr. Asima Vezina (IBU), Honourable Nolan Quinn (Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security), Kelly Daize (Kanata North Business Association), and MPP George Darouze (Carleton constituency) celebrating the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Pat Laflamme.
International Business University (IBU) marked a significant milestone in its growth with the grand opening of its Ottawa campus. As Ontario’s first independent, not-for-profit university exclusively dedicated to business education, it currently offers two flagship MBA programs in Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Global Business Management.
A key highlight was the signing of an academic pathway Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Collège La Cité, alongside the announcement of two new industry partnerships with Tech-Access Canada and Kanata North Business Association (KNBA).
The event brought together academic partners, industry stakeholders, faculty, students, and community members to mark an important moment for higher education in the National Capital Region.
Dr. Alastair Summerlee (IBU Ottawa), Marina MacLeod (IBU Ottawa MBA student), Dr. Asima Vezina (IBU), Honourable Nolan Quinn (Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security), and MPP George Darouze (Carleton) at the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Tetiana Dodonova.Martin Racine (Collège La Cité), Dr. Lynn Casimiro (Collège La Cité), Dr. Alastair Summerlee (IBU Ottawa), and Dr. Frederic Thibault-Chabot (Collège La Cité) at the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Tetiana Dodonova.Dr. Asima Vezina (IBU), Clare Beckton (IBU Industry Advisory Council), Marvin Hough (Marvin Hough International Research & Analysis Ltd.), Dr. Alastair Summerlee (IBU Ottawa) at the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Tetiana Dodonova.Anastasia Stepanenko (IBU Ottawa) and Aliaksandra “Sasha” Karnaukhava (Ottawa Education Group) at the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Tetiana Dodonova.Ken Doyle (front left, Tech-Access Canada) and Kelly Daize (back left, Kanata North Business Association, speaking to MPP George Darouze) sign an academic pathway MOU with Dr. Asima Vezina (IBU) at the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Pat Laflamme.Dr. Pradeep Merchant (MCCM), Chinmoy Naik (High Commission for the Republic of India) and Harry Sharma (Ottawa Education Group) at the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Tetiana Dodonova.Ambassador Jose Victor V. Chan-Gonzaga (Republic of the Philippines) and Dr. Asima Vezina (IBU) at the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Tetiana Dodonova.Arushi Sharma (IBU Ottawa), Dr. Renata Thiébaut (IBU Ottawa), Brij Bali (IBU Ottawa), Carlos Duran (IBU Ottawa), Dr. Alastair Summerlee (IBU Ottawa), Dr. Asima Vezina (IBU), Leah McTiernan (IBU), Aliaksandra “Sasha” Karnaukhava (Ottawa Education Group), Andrée Paige (Ottawa Education Group), Harry Sharma (Ottawa Education Group), and Swarna Bakshi Saini (IBU) at the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Tetiana Dodonova.MPP George Darouze (left) and Honourable Nolan Quinn (back middle) with members of the first cohort of MBA students at IBU Ottawa Campus, gathered in celebration at the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Tetiana Dodonova.Michael Curran (Ottawa Business Journal), Dr. Pradeep Merchant (MCCM), Asima Vezina (IBU), Dr. Alastair Summerlee (IBU Ottawa), and Andrée Paige (Ottawa Education Group) at the grand opening of the International Business University Ottawa Campus, 979 Bank Street, Ottawa, April 30, 2026. Photo by Tetiana Dodonova.
