Graduates of the 2023 MMCCU class
This year marks 20 years since the launch of the International Centre for Co-operative Management’s (ICCM) flagship Master of Management, Co-operatives and Credit Unions program. Today, ICCM has grown to offer a suite of online, part-time graduate programs, short courses, a credit union leadership program, international co-op study tours and special topics webinars.
Since their creation, ICCM’s education programs have engaged more than 1,100 co-operative professionals in over 360 organizations from 41 nations. Additionally, ICCM is acknowledged as a global leader in co-operative research, which has culminated in symposia, books, journal articles and reports.
Read the 2023 ICCM Impact Report
On September 21 and 22, 2023, more than seventy founders, faculty, staff, students, alumni, partners and friends gathered at Saint Mary’s University to mark ICCM’s 20-year anniversary. This event focused on learning, networking, visioning and celebrating and featured:
A day of storytelling, reflexivity, visioning and knowledge-sharing;
Local co-operative tours with Glitter Bean Café Co-operative, Bus Stop Theatre Co-operative, Healthy Minds Cooperative and Halifax Circus Co-operative;
A harbour boat tour and networking social;
Convocation ceremony for the 2023 class followed by an evening of revelry.
“During my time with ICCM, I can see the impact of our work within the co-operative sector,” says Karen Miner, ICCM Managing Director and Adjunct Professor. “We have built a global network of partners, been meaningfully involved in key areas of research, and provided a wide spectrum of education opportunities for working professionals. We continue to innovate and adapt to meet the needs of co-operative enterprises of all sizes, types, sectors, and locations. Marking 20 years is a significant achievement.”
ICCM exists to elevate the global co-operative sector through education and research that is by, for and about co-operatives.