Royal Bank of Canada is giving Montreal’s Concordia University a $1.5 million gift to support professorships at the John Molson School of Business, the bank said Thursday.

The professorships will focus on the study of derivatives, responsible organizations, work motivation, strategic relationship marketing and inter-organizational governance of information technology.

“This is an important investment in education by one of Canada’s top financial institutions,” Concordia president and vice chancellor Judith Woodsworth said.

Added Micheline Martin, president, RBC Royal Bank — Quebec, “The John Molson School is one of Canada’s foremost business faculties and is reputed for producing qualified graduates who can hit the ground running and meet the evolving challenges of both the national and international financial services industries.”

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