 Diploma programs in Accounting and Business Administration are also offered by the Lazaridis School.Originally the "School of Business & Economics," it was renamed in September 2015 after Mike Lazaridis, co-founder of Research In Motion, and former Chancellor of the University of Waterloo.The re-branding followed a 2015 announcement of his pledge of $20-million for a new technology-focused management institute at the business school.