The Sauder School of Business is a business school at the University of British Columbia located in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, Canada. There are currently over 30,000 alumni in more than 70 countries. Originally named the UBC Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, the school was renamed on June 5, 2003 to the Sauder School of Business, coinciding with the donation of a $20 million endowment by Dr. William Sauder. The $20 million endowment was, at the time, the largest single private donation ever made to name a Canadian business school. The school provides diploma, bachelor, masters, MBA, Ph.D. and Executive Education programs. These include: The Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia is a leading academic business school. Located in Vancouver, rated by the Economist Intelligence Unit as the world's top city in its 2009 global liveability rankings, the school draws from the internationalism of the city and its Pacific Rim setting to provide a unique global business perspective. The school is situated in the heart of the UBC campus, home to forest, ocean and mountain vistas.